Turtle geometry the computer as a medium for exploring mathematics artificial intelligence by harold abelson 1986 07 09 harold abelsonandrea disessa books amazonca. Turtle geometry the mit press series in artificial intelligence includes index 1 geometry study and teaching 2 computer assisted instruction i disessa andrea joint author ll title id series mit press series in artificial intelligence qa462a23 1981 isbn 0 262 01063 1 5160078 80 25620. Turtle geometry computer as a medium for exploring mathematics the mit press series in artificial intelligence by abelson 1981 01 01 abelson books amazonca. Turtle geometry presents an innovative program of mathematical discovery that demonstrates how the effective use of personal computers can profoundly change the nature of a students contact with mathematics. Turtle geometry presents an innovative program of mathematical discovery that demonstrates how the effective use of personal computers can profoundly change the nature of a students contact with mathematics using this book and a few simple computer programs students can explore the properties of space by following an imaginary turtle across the screen the concept of turtle geometry grew