The Assistant Mathematician: An Interactive Graphic Programming Language,

Abstract

The paper describes an experimental interactive graphics system called The Assistant Mathematician (TAM). TAM is a prototype computational aid for non-programmers, particularly engineers or scientists, that uses ordinary two-dimensional mathematical notation as its language. The system includes an arithmetic interpreter, incorporating an extensive set of arithmetic operators on constants, variables, and arrays, that accepts hand-printed graphic (two-dimensional) input from a data tablet and supplies two-dimensional output via a projection display system. TAM is one of a class of potential interactive graphics systems using natural language to improve man-machine communication. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 07, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749067

Entities

People

  • Jean M. Saylor

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arithmetic
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Display Systems
  • Graphics
  • Interactive Graphics
  • Language
  • Natural Languages
  • Programming Languages
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Computer Science.