Browsing Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) by Author "Abelson, Hal"

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    • Amorphous Computing 

      Abelson, Hal; Beal, Jacob; Sussman, Gerald Jay (2007)
      The goal of amorphous computing is to identify organizationalprinciples and create programming technologies for obtainingintentional, pre-specified behavior from the cooperation of myriadunreliable parts that are arranged ...

    • A Glossary of LOGO Primitives 

      Abelson, Hal; Adams, Jim (1974-12-01)
      This is a brief description of the primitives in PDP 11 LOGO. It is intended to provide a quick reference for users who are already familiar with LOGO basics. For a more detailed and comprehensive description of LOGO, ...

    • LOGO Manual 

      Abelson, Hal; Goodman, Nat; Rudolph, Lee (1974-12-01)
      This document descibes the LOGO system implemented for the PDP 11/45 at the M.I.T. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. The "system" includes not only the LOGO evaluator, but also a dedicated time-sharing system which ...

    • Teacher's Guide for Computational Models of Animal Behavior 

      Abelson, Hal; Goldenberg, Paul (1977-04-01)
      This is an experimental curriculum unit which suggests how the computational perspective can be integrated into a subject such as elementary school biology. In order to illustrate the interplay of computer and non-computer ...

    • The Creation of OpenCourseWare at MIT 

      Abelson, Hal (2007-05-19)
      This paper traces the genesis of the MIT OpenCourseWare project from its initial strategic precursors in 1999 and 2000, through its launch in 2001 and its subsequent evolution. The story told here illuminates the interplay ...