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Thinking with Diagrams

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Alan F. Blackwell

    1. Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction Thinking with Diagrams

    • Alan F. Blackwell
    Pages 1-3

  3. The Graphic-Linguistic Distinction

    • Atsushi Shimojima
    Pages 5-27

  4. Aligning Logical and Psychological Perspectives on Diagrammatic Reasoning

    • Keith Stenning, Oliver Lemon
    Pages 29-62

  5. Diagrammatic Reasoning: An Artificial Intelligence Perspective

    • Patrick Olivier
    Pages 63-78

  6. Cognitive Science Approaches To Understanding Diagrammatic Representations

    • Peter C.-H. Cheng, Ric K. Lowe, Mike Scaife
    Pages 79-94

  7. Cognitive Factors in Programming with Diagrams

    • Alan F. Blackwell, Kirsten N. Whitley, Judith Good, Marian Petre
    Pages 95-114

  8. Learning to Think and Communicate with Diagrams: 14 Questions to Consider

    • Paul Brna, Richard Cox, Judith Good
    Pages 115-134

  9. Thinking with Diagrams in Architectural Design

    • Ellen Yi-Luen Do, Mark D. Gross
    Pages 135-149
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This book provides an introductory overview of the rapid growth in interdisciplinary research into Thinking with Diagrams. Diagrammatic representations are becoming more common in everyday human experience, yet they offer unique challenges to cognitive science research. Neither linguistic nor perceptual theories are sufficient to completely explain their advantages and applications. These research challenges may be part of the reason why so many diagrams are badly designed or badly used. This is ironic when the user interfaces of computer software and the worldwide web are becoming so completely dominated by graphical and diagrammatic representations. This book includes chapters commissioned from leading researchers in the major disciplines involved in diagrams research. They review the philosophical status of diagrams, the cognitive processes involved in their application, and a range of specialist fields in which diagrams are central, including education, architectural design and visual programming languages. The result is immediately relevant to researchers in cognitive science and artificial intelligence, as well as in applied technology areas such as human-computer interaction and information design.

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  • Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK

    Alan F. Blackwell

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