Ernesto Arias / Gerhard Fischer Fall 97, Information Society Course

Assignment 2

due: September 15th in class

Read chapter 3 in the book by Simon!

  1. Summarize (on half a page) what you consider the most important issues discussed in the chapter


  2. Solve the puzzle

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Compare your solution to the example given in the article.

Find more parsings of the sentence

"I saw the man on the hill with the telescope!"


Read Chapter 4 in the book by Simon!

  1. Summarize (on half a page) what you consider the most important issues discussed in the chapter!


  2. Do an analysis of a knowledge domain with which you are familiar with (e.g., programming, using a high-functionality application such as Word, Excel, etc. in analogy to the analysis of chess given by Simon
    1. how many chunks do you have?
    2. enumerate these chunks and describe one or two!
    3. of what nature are these chunks?