MAGIC PAPER - AN ON-LINE SYSTEM FOR THE MANIPULATION OF SYMBOLIC MATHEMATICS

Abstract

The report describes the preliminary version of the MAGIC PAPER system. Through a conversational interaction, the system aids the scientist, engineer or mathematician as he performs symbolic operations on linear algebraic equations. The user begins by entering his initial equations and conditions through a mathematical keyboard. As he types these equations, they are displayed on a flicker-free scope in standard mathematical notation. Using a push-button control panel and a light pen, he may select expressions and operations which are to be performed on them. If the operation is legal, the system generates a new equation which is then added to the scope display. With the basic set of operations, the user may create new operators which can then be added to the system. He can also introduce special notational conventions. The user has considerable control which enables him to personalize the system to meet his own particular needs. (Author)

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1966
Accession Number
AD0643313

Entities

People

  • Dale E. Jordan
  • Ellen J. Wax
  • Lewis C. Clapp
  • Robert S. Wolf

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Consoles
  • Control Panels
  • Corporations
  • Data Science
  • Equations
  • Keyboards
  • Light Pens
  • Linear Algebraic Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Numbers
  • Push Buttons
  • Transcendental Functions
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Linear Algebra