Solving CsPs Solving CSPs involves some combination of 1. Constraint propagation eliminates values that cant be part of any solution 2. Search explores valid assignments Arc Consistency Arc consistency eliminates values of each variable domain that

by Andreas Hoffman Introduction This jumpstart shows you the basics of getting Scheme started, running simple programs, that the Scheme installed in the 16.410 computer lab is the Windows vers Ban On simple editing and debugging, and exiting out of Scheme. The jumpstart is oriented towards Windows installations, but can be adapted for Unix and other installations. Note Please note that this jumpstart will give you only the most rudimentary skills in Scheme

24.00: Problems of Philosophy Prof. Sally Haslanger November 7, 2001 Freewill IlI: Libertarianism I. Recap: Compatibilism v. Incompatibilism Hard determinism is the view that determinis is true and that because of this freedom is an illusion. The libertarian agrees with the hard determinist that freewill is incompatible with determinism, but disagrees about which claim should be rejected. The libertarian holds that we have free will, but this is only because determinism is false-free acts occur and are undetermined. The hard determinist and the libertarian are both incompatibilists. Soft determinism, also known as compatibilism, maintains that determinism is true, but also that determinism is

October 22, 2001 Personal IdentityⅢ . Review soul criterion and body criterion Soul criterion: x is the same person as y iff and y have the same soul. Problems: i)There is no way to establish body-soul correlations; and no way to establish personality correlations. So soul criterion doesn't make sense of our practices of recognizing and identifying people ii)We have no special access to souls, so even in our own case we can't be sure it's the same soul \inside\ us whenever we are conscious. ii) The problem of identity is \pushed back\: what is it for person-stage x to have the same soul as person-stage y? What makes for sameness of souls? Body criterion: x is the same person as y iff x and y have the same living human body

Evidentialism(Clifford): \It is wrong abways, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence\ (p.113) Pragmatism(James): Faced with a genuine choice about what to believe, and where evidence does not decide the matter, we are free to decide it however we want. Oour passional nature not only lawfully may, but must, decide an option between propositions, whenever it is a genuine option that cannot by its nature be decided on intellectual grounds. (127) In the relevant cases, we are not

The Ontological argument The Question(and framework for answers) Does God exist? (We will be assuming a philosophical/theological conception of God as a perfect being-this god's perfections include: omnipotence, omniscience, and perfect goodness. Theist: Yes. God exists

Introduction 1-2 Definition of a Fluid Fluid mechanics: the behavior of The solid object will no change fluids at rest and in motion inside the a closed container A fluid is a substance that deforms continuously under the application The liquid will change its shape of a shear(tangential) stress no to conform to that of the matter how small the shear stress container and will take on the may be

Ground system design Col John Keesee 6/17/2004 Lesson objective The student will Be able to list the functions performed by a space systems ground support system 2. Know factors in ground station design 3. Know components of ground station

Similarity of regulation between eukaryotes and prokaryote 1. Principles are the same: signals, activators and repressors, recruitment and allostery, cooperative binding 2. Expression of a gene can be regulated at the similar steps, and the initiation of transcription is the most pervasively regulated step

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