Dan's Thoughts » feynman http://danboykis.com Thinking somewhat carefully Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:28:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha Sussman Thought Process http://danboykis.com/2008/07/sussman-thought-process/ http://danboykis.com/2008/07/sussman-thought-process/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:21:00 +0000 dan http://danboykis.com/2008/07/08/sussman-thought-process/ I found a great lecture by Gerald Sussman about thought processes and computers. I stumbled upon it when reading about the Feynman algorithm of solving problems.
The Feynman Algorithm:

1. Write down the problem.
2. Think real hard.
3. Write down the solution.

His talk about Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics reminds me of a quote by Knuth: "Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do."

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