Front Cover; Advances in Computers, Volume 18; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Image Processing and Recognition; 1. Introduction; 2. Digitization; 3. Coding and Approximation; 4. Enhancement, Restoration, and Reconstruction; 5. Segmentation; 6. Representation; 7. Description; 8. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Recent Progress in Computer Chess; 1. Introduction; 2. After Stockholm; 3. Tree-Searching Techniques (Modifications to the Minimax Algorithm); 4. Chess-Specific Information in Chess Programs; 5. Endgame Play; 6. Speed Chess

18. Semantic Partitioning19. Technical English; 20. Learning and Mastery; 21. Text File Compression; 22. Top-Down Design in Prose; 23. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Current Trends in Computer-Assisted Instruction; 1. Introduction; 2. CAI in Elementary and Secondary Education; 3. CAI in Postsecondary Education; 4. Current Research; 5. The Future; References; Chapter 5. Software in the Soviet Union: Progress and Problems; 1. Introduction; 2. A Survey of Soviet Software; 3. Systemic Factors; 4. Software Technology Transfer; 5. A Summary; References; Author Index; Subject Index