@inproceedings{3816beb572894497941c5c88568af442,
title = "Spatial reasoning in comparative analyses of physics diagrams",
abstract = "Spatial reasoning plays a critical role in STEM problem solving. Physics assessments, for example, are rich in diagrams and pictures, which help people understand concrete physical scenarios and abstract aspects of physical reasoning. In this paper we describe a system that analyzes sketched diagrams to solve qualitative physics problems from a popular physics textbook. Causal models describing each problem are formulated via visual and conceptual analyses of the sketched diagrams. We use a combination of qualitative and quantitative reasoning to solve vector addition, tension, and gravitation ranking problems in the introductory chapters of the book.",
keywords = "Spatial reasoning, conceptual physics, diagrammatic reasoning, qualitative reasoning, spatial problem solving",
author = "Chang, {Maria D.} and Wetzel, {Jon W.} and Forbus, {Kenneth D.}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-11215-2_19",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319112145",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "268--282",
booktitle = "Spatial Cognition IX - International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2014, Proceedings",
note = "International Conference on Spatial Cognition IX, Spatial Cognition 2014 ; Conference date: 15-09-2014 Through 19-09-2014",
}