Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

7

Learning Procedures

KEYWORDS

procedure

problem solving

triangular table

learning of operators

theorem proving

macro-operator

production system

learning of production rules

generalization

specialization

common generalization

maximal common generalization

paired-associate learning

indexing

learning of programs

bugs

generating programs

goal regression

In this chapter we will explain methods of learning procedures for transforming information, such as operators in problem solving, production rules, and computer programs. Representations of these procedures not only are more complex than those of concepts but also have a deep relation to inference methods. Therefore, learning procedures require different methods than learning concepts. In this ...