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Diagrammatic Representation and Reasoning

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Editors:
  1. Michael Anderson

    1. Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, USA

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  2. Bernd Meyer

    1. School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia

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  3. Patrick Olivier

    1. Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, UK

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Diagrams are essential in most fields of human activity. There is substan­ tial interest in diagrams and their use in many academic disciplines for the potential benefits they may confer on a wide range of tasks. Are we now in a position to claim that we have a science of diagrams-that is, a science which takes the nature of diagrams and their use as the central phenom­ ena of interest? If we have a science of diagrams it is certainly constituted from multiple disciplines, including cognitive science, psychology, artificial intelligence, logic, mathematics, and others. If there is a science of diagrams, then like other sciences there is an appli­ cations, or engineering, discipline that exists alongside the science. Applica­ tions and engineering provide tests of the theories and principles discovered by the science and extend the scope of the phenomena to be studied by gen­ erating new uses of diagrams, new media for presenting diagrams, or novel classes of diagram. This applications and engineering side of the science of di­ agrams also comprises multiple disciplines, including education, architecture, computer science, mathematics, human-computer interaction, knowledge ac­ quisition, graphic design, engineering, history of science, statistics, medicine, biology, and others.

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Views of Diagrams

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-5
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    2. Diagrams in the Mind?

      • Aaron Sloman
      Pages 7-28

    3. Knowing About Diagrams

      • Robert K. Lindsay
      Pages 29-46

    4. A Meta-Taxonomy for Diagram Research

      • Alan Blackwell, Yuri Engelhardt
      Pages 47-64

    5. Sketches as Mental Reifications of Theoretical Scientific Treatment

      • Daniela M. Bailer-Jones
      Pages 65-83

    6. The Fundamental Design Variables of Diagramming

      • Clive Richards
      Pages 85-102

  3. Cognitive Aspects of Diagrams

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-108
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    2. Psychological Perspectives on Diagrams and their Users

      • Alan F. Blackwell
      Pages 109-123

    3. Combining Semantic and Cognitive Accounts of Diagrams

      • Corin A. Gurr
      Pages 125-140

    4. Tactile Maps and a Test of the Conjoint Retention Hypothesis

      • Simon Ungar, Mark Blades, Christopher Spencer
      Pages 141-154

    5. Spatial Abilities in Problem Solving in Kinematics

      • Maria Kozhevnikov, Mary Hegarty, Richard Mayer
      Pages 155-171

    6. Graph Comprehension: The Role of Format, Content and Individual Differences

      • Priti Shah
      Pages 173-185

    7. Graphs in Print

      • Jeff Zacks, Ellen Levy, Barbara Tversky, Diane Schiano
      Pages 187-206

    8. The Role of Representation and Working Memory in Diagrammatic Reasoning and Decision Making

      • Jozsef A. Toth, C. Michael Lewis
      Pages 207-221

    9. Mechanical Reasoning about Gear-and-belt Diagrams: Do Eye-movements Predict Performance?

      • Leon Rozenblit, Michael Spivey, Julie Wojslawowicz
      Pages 223-240

    10. How do Designers Shift their Focus of Attention in their Own Sketches?

      • Masaki Suwa, Barbara Tversky
      Pages 241-254

  4. Formal Aspects of Diagrammatic Reasoning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-260
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    2. Diagrammatic Evaluation of Visual Mathematical Notations

      • Bernd Meyer
      Pages 261-277

    3. A Topological Framework for Modelling Diagrammatic Reasoning Tasks

      • Jean-Louis Giavitto, Erika Valencia
      Pages 279-295
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, USA

    Michael Anderson

  • School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia

    Bernd Meyer

  • Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, UK

    Patrick Olivier

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diagrammatic Representation and Reasoning

  • Editors: Michael Anderson, Bernd Meyer, Patrick Olivier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0109-3

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-242-6Published: 05 October 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0109-3Published: 27 June 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 584

  • Number of Illustrations: 64 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Applications of Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Logic

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