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Learning by recording cases is:
- First stop of analogical reasoning
- First stop of learning
Exercise: Block World I

Learning by Recording Cases

- tie Shoe lace: New shoe laces -> retrieve memory about tieing shoe laces before -> apply the solution from memory.
- Programming:
- medical diagnosis:
Case Retrieval by Nearest Neighbor

Calculate distance from objects, the object with the smallest distance to the problem, is the solution.
Exercise: Retrieval by Nearest

Exercise: Recording Cases in Real Life

- the new problem is to find the route from Q to the arrow pointed destination.
- D is the correct answer since it starts close to Q and ends close to the arrow
Nearest Neighbor for Complex Problems

When there are K dimensions of elements, the formula needs to be generalized.
Limitation of the method:
- in real life, N can be really large
- the nearest method might be the great solution.
Assignment 6

recap

related cognition
Memory supports to the answer.
emphasize the importance in
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