Using the Method of Fibres in Mecho to Calculate Radii of Gyration
Alan Bundy, Lawrence Byrd · Psychology Press eBooks · 2014
This chapter describes recent developments in the Mecho project. The aim of the project is to build a computer program, Mecho, which solves Mechanics prob lems stated in English, in order to understand how it is possible for experienced mathematicians to form a formal specification of a problem (e.g. equations) from an informal specification (e.g. English sentences). We hope that building this computer program will serve as a vehicle for gaining a detailed understanding of the processes involved, and that this enhanced understanding will suggest im provements in the teaching of Mechanics. A summary of the project can be found in (Bundy, Byrd, Luger, Mellish, Milne, & Palmer, 1979).