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	Definition of Heuristic (computer science)
		Here, a heuristic is a function, $h(n) defined on the nodes of a search tree, which serves as an estimate of the cost of the cheapest path from that node to the goal node.$
		Heuristics improve the efficiency of search algorithms by reducing the branching factor from $b to (ideally) a low constant b*.$
		When the word heuristic is used in rule-based language processing (stemming), pattern recognition (the features are heuristics) or image processing, it is often used to refer to the rules themselves and practitioners often use the word to mean ad hoc.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Heuristic_(computer_science) (775 words)

	heuristic - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		A heuristic is a replicable method or approach for directing one's attention in learning, discovery, or problem-solving.
		In computer science, besides the common use as rule of thumb (see heuristic), the term heuristic has two well-defined technical meanings.
		Heuristic algorithms Two fundamental goals in computer science...
	encarta.msn.com /heuristic.html (179 words)

	Computer Science
		The Computer Science major has been designed to provide the student with a broad background in science and humanities and to provide an understanding of fundamental principles of computing and modern computing technology.
		Each Computer Science major is assigned a Departmental Advisor who assists the student in formulating educational goals and who monitors the student's subsequent progress in an academic program.
		Satisfactory completion of the computer science breadth requirement by the end of the third quarter in graduate residence at UCR (Students must complete Computer Science 120A, 140A-140B, 150A, 161, 163, 181, 182, and Mathematics 113 or 131 or their equivalents with grades of "B" or better if they have not already taken these courses.
	www.students.ucr.edu /9596catalog/Computer.html (2797 words)

	Computer Science
		In addition to the general requirements for admission to the graduate school, students applying for this program are expected to have knowledge of two higher languages, data structures, algorithm analysis, computer organization and architecture, and two additional senior level computer science courses in systems and/or applications.
		A bachelor's degree in a high quality computer science program or satisfactory completion of the Advanced GRE in computer Science may be substituted for some or all of the subject area admission requirements.
		Exceptional undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte may be accepted into the Master of Science in Computer Science and begin work toward a graduate degree before completion of the baccalaureate degree.
	www.uncc.edu /gradmiss/2004GradCatalog/ComputerScience-04-05Catalog.htm (3215 words)

	Heuristic Summary
		In computer science, a heuristic is a technique designed to solve a problem that ignores whether the solution can be proven to be correct, but which usually produces a good solution or solves a simpler problem that contains or intersects with the solution of the more complex problem.
		Heuristics are intended to gain computational performance or conceptual simplicity potentially at the cost of accuracy or precision.
		Heuristics and artificial intelligence in finance and investment — The use of heuristics and AI techniques in finance and investment.
	www.bookrags.com /Heuristic (1522 words)

	Computer Science Department - Brigham Young University
		Alumni from the BYU Computer Science Department who are currently employed at Microsoft have come together to create an endowed mentorship, which will benefit current and future computer science students.
		Brian Price, a doctoral candidate in the BYU Computer Science Department is making headlines with his research in the field of image vectorization. His latest findings were recently published in the proceedings of the Pacific Graphics Conference, held in Taiwan.
		Kristine Perry will defend her thesis on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 10:00am in the CS Conference Room (3365 TMCB). The title of her thesis is "Heuristic Weighted Voting," an abstract of her research is given. Her advisor is Dr. Tony Martinez.
	www.cs.byu.edu (345 words)

	Computer Science
		From science to the humanities, computing is at the center of interdisciplinary scholarship and research.
		Computer Science at Wheaton falls into three categories: (1) a major, (2) a minor or (3) an interdisciplinary major (see Mathematics and Computer Science).
		To major in Computer Science, the department strongly recommends that students achieve at least a C+ average in the first two Computer Science courses and that the first two Math courses be completed by the second year.
	www.wheatonma.edu /Catalog/Comp (2055 words)

	Computer Science
		Computer science is the study of computer systems, including the architecture of computers, development of computer software, information processing, computer applications, algorithmic problem-solving, and the mathematical foundations of the discipline.
		Computing facilities for undergraduates are maintained by both the University Computing Center and the Department of Computer Science.
		Computer science majors may apply for admission to a special program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree at the end of the fourth year and a Master of Science degree at the end of the fifth year.
	naples.cc.sunysb.edu /CAS/ubdepts0305.nsf/pages/cse (2527 words)

	Computer Science
		Computer Science and Engineering B.S. The computer science and engineering curriculum at UCLA provides the education and training necessary to design, implement, test, and utilize the hardware and software of digital computers and digital systems.
		Computer Science B.S. The computer science curriculum is designed to accommodate students who want professional preparation in computer science but do not necessarily have a strong interest in computer systems hardware.
		Computer science is in large measure concerned with information processing systems, their applications, and the corresponding problems of representation, transformation, and communication.
	www.cs.ucla.edu /csd/academics/Computer_Science.html (5783 words)

	Computer Science Course Roster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Systematic study of data structures encountered in computing problems; structure and use of storage media; methods of representing structured data; and techniques for operating on data structures.
		C106 Introduction to Computers and Their Use (3 cr.) An introduction to computers and their use in information systems,: use of standard application programs; foundations of information systems design and development; survey of programming languages, Satisfies the basic computer literacy requirement.
		Elements of computer architecture, and design and construction of hardware systems, emphasizing combination of components to form systems, and applications of general principles of computing to digital implementation.
	www.ius.edu /ComputerScience/Courses.htm (2294 words)

	CogSci 108b: Heuristic Search
		Obviously the measure of goodness, and the assessment of a heuristic technique, is going to be relative to the domain, and to the specific job that problem solving is going to be applied to in that domain.
		The "heuristic" value associated with each state is the total cost of the sequence of operators that led to the state.
		That is: The heuristic estimate of the distance from the state to the goal must be less than or equal to the actual minimal distance from that state to the goal.
	cogsci.ucsd.edu /~batali/108b/lectures/heuristic.html (2776 words)

	Big ideas in Computer Science and Engineering
		Computations may be distributed among many communicating agents, often reducing the time necessary to compute a result.
		Computer science deals with how we construct languages to describe computations, and how we make them convenient for human use.
		The practical limit to the useful size of a computer system (or at least, the size of the function efficiently supported by a computer system) is almost always human comprehension, not the physical capacity required.
	www.seas.upenn.edu /~andre/general/computer_science.html (1862 words)

	Graduate Computer Science
		The Master of Science with a major in Computer Science is designed to prepare graduate professionals who can apply the necessary knowledge of computing to information requirements of organizations in business, government, industry and education.
		The Master of Science degree is offered under two options to meet the needs of two distinct groups of graduate students with interest in furthering their knowledge of computing.
		Differences in computing needs in typical organizational groups of modern society are studied and a framework for additional study in computing is established, including a brief introduction to computer programming.
	www.tamucc.edu /catalog/archives/Catalog98/graduate/gcompt.htm (2352 words)

	heuristic - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		Computer Science Relating to or using a problem-solving technique in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program.
		A rule of thumb, simplification, or educated guess that reduces or limits the search for solutions in domains that are difficult and poorly understood.
		Unlike algorithms, heuristics do not guarantee optimal, or even feasible, solutions and are often used with no theoretical guarantee.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/heuristic (375 words)

	Graduate Computer Science
		The degree requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of which at least 30 hours must be in computer science, including a three semester hour graduate applied research project and a formal written technical report of the project.
		Upon admission to the MS degree program in computer science, and prior to enrollment in any course the student must contact the graduate degree coordinator in the computer science department to have a degree plan completed.
		An applied research project in computing from problem definition to implementation in an area of particular interest to the student that relates to the course of study.
	catalog.tamucc.edu /archives/Catalog99/graduate/gcompt.htm (1990 words)

	CS -- Computer Science
		An overview of the discipline of computer science, examples of careers, the history of computing and experience with elementary computing tools are included.
		It will introduce students to the issues in computer and biological vision, to models of belief representation and modification, architectures for percept processing and reasoning, machine learning for vision, neural networks, path planning, intelligent localization based on visual cues, and to forward and inverse kinematics, intelligent grasping, and the integration of perception and action.
		This course provides graduate students in computer science and in other fields of science and engineering with experience of parallel and distributed computing.
	www.uky.edu /Registrar/bull0203/courses/cs.html (3449 words)

	Computer Science
		Computer science graduates are recruited heavily by technology and financial firms, primarily in the New York metropolitan area.
		Computing facilities for undergraduate students are maintained by both the University Computing Center and the Computer Science Department.
		For admittance to undergraduate computer science and information systems courses, students must have successfully completed the necessary prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher.
	naples.cc.sunysb.edu /Prov/ubdepts.nsf/pages/cse (2320 words)

	Computer Science
		This facility is used for courses and unsponsored research by computer science majors and first-year graduate students.
		A study of algorithms and systems that allow computers to find patterns and regularities in databases, to perform prediction and forecasting, and to improve their performance generally through interaction with data.
		Suitable as an introduction to biological perception for computer science and engineering students, as well as an introduction to computational vision for mathematics, psychology, and physiology students.
	www.yale.edu /bulletin/html/grad/cpsc.html (1222 words)

	APPENDIX A-3. Heuristic Guidelines for Expert Critique of a Web Site
		Heuristic usability reviews can be contrasted with evaluations that are conducted for the purposes of assuring compliance with a chosen design style or for verification and validation of site functionality.
		Because heuristic evaluations focus on the user interface design and likely user concerns, it is best if they are conducted by reviewers who are knowledgeable about industry best practices and current thinking in designing for ease of use.
		Heuristic evaluations can be conducted on very early stage prototypes, including paper mockups, as well as later stage electronic prototypes, with or without all of the "back end" functionality implemented.
	irm.cit.nih.gov /itmra/weptest/app_a3.htm (3143 words)

	Heuristic Rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A heuristic is a rule that provides a shortcut to solving difficult problems.
		Heuristics are used when you have limited time and/or information to make a decision.
		Heuristics are discussed in both computer science and psychology circles.
	c2.com /cgi/wiki?HeuristicRule (283 words)

	LMU Computer Science: Courses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A study of the philosophical and epistemological roots of computer science.
		Introduction to the study of computational complexity, including efficient algorithms for matrix multiplication and fast Fourier transforms, the classes P and NP, approximation algorithms, randomized algorithms and RP, parallel algorithms and NC.
		Topics in the theory and design of compilers and interpreters for high-level programming languages, including scanners and scanner-generators, contextfree grammars and pushdown automata, parser construction, code generation, syntax-directed translation, error analyzers and recovery, and optimization and data-flow analysis.
	cse.lmu.edu /computerscience/coursewebpages.shtml (865 words)

	heuristic - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		Phrases that include heuristic: christofides heuristic, move to root heuristic, gaze heuristic, heuristic algorithm, heuristic analysis, more...
		Words similar to heuristic: heuristically, heuristic program, heuristic rule, more...
	www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=heuristic (358 words)

	What is heuristic programming? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
		A branch of artificial intelligence, which uses heuristics -- common-sense rules drawn from experience -- to solve problems.
		Heuristic programming is characterized by programs that are self-learning; they get better with experience.
		Heuristic programs do not always reach the very best result but usually produce a good result.
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/h/heuristic_programming.html (87 words)

	CIS >> Programs >> Graduate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Master of Science in Computer Science emphasizes a general approach to the study of computing, including courses in artificial intelligence, operating systems, computer architecture, networking and communications, software engineering, graphics and image processing, data base systems, collaborative systems and theoretical areas.
		The MS program in Computer Science is an advanced degree intended to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to hold professional positions oriented toward the development and design of computer systems.
		It is also possible for students who obtain the MS degree in Computer and Information Sciences to teach in secondary schools (with the proper teacher certification) or community colleges.
	www.cis.temple.edu /programs/graduateMS.html (466 words)

	Amazon.com: "recognition heuristic": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Whole fast and frugal heuristics can themselves be combined by nesting one inside another.
		As an example, the recognition heuristic (see chapters 2 and 3) works on the basis of an elementary cognitive capacity, recognition memory,...
		I first use the most frugal heuristic my research group at the Max Planck Institute has studied for illustration: The recognition heuristic, which is an instance of a class of heuristics I call ignorance-based decision making.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/recognition-heuristic (581 words)

	David Furcy's home page
		University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Department of Computer Science, Oshkosh, WI Spring 2005
		Blackburn College, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Carlinville, IL Curriculum Vitae
		Formal description of and experiments with Knuth-Bendix-based theorem proving in Otter; M.S. thesis; Computer Science Department, University of Iowa ; July 1997
	www.uwosh.edu /faculty_staff/furcyd (410 words)

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