Bram Lab Projects and Code Improvements
Explore the research and programming projects at Bram Lab (Blab) including LEGUP, argument diagrams, Wumpus World, and more. Find opportunities to enhance existing Java code and add puzzles for both front-end and back-end development. Dive into the world of argument diagrams showcasing various logical conclusions.
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Research/Programming Projects Bram lab (Blab)
Projects LEGUP Argument Diagrams Wumpus World HASS Pathways Monty Hall
Step 1: Make a change to the board (place light bulb(s) or indicate that some square(s) do(es) not contain a lightbulb Step 2: Indicate Justification (rule) The record of your proof : Board states Dead end Inferences Still correct Feedback on whether your inference was correct Incorrect solution
Code Lots of existing code! Java Github Working, but can use lots of improvements and additions Some small, some big Some front-end, some back-end Add puzzles Lots of options here, but you ll have to get a grasp on the existing code and organization
Argument Diagrams I don t (1) hate cheerleading just because (2) it s about as safe as porcupine-juggling. I also hate it because (3) it s dumb. (4) The Velcroed-on smiles. (5) The bizarre arm movements stolen from the Navy signalmen s handbook. (6) The same cheers done by every troupe in every state. 4 5 6 2 3 1 - Letter to the Editor
Argument Diagrams II Argument diagrams can also show intermediate conclusions: (1) The past does not exist, and (2) neither does the future. Hence, (3) only the present exists. However, (4) during the present there can be no lapse of time, since (5) the present is always instantaneous. Therefore, (6) time does not exist. 1 + 2 5 3 + 4 6 -David Hume
Trump directed White House and various other Committees and individuals to defy subpoenas for documents and testimony The subpoenaed documents and testimonies are necessary for the investigation into the abuse of power claims With the quid pro quo Trump put his personal political interests before national interests Trump tried to pressure Ukrainian officials into a quid pro quo + + Trump abused his power to the level of a high crime Trump obstructed justice to the level of a high crime President who commits high crime should be removed from office Trump committed a high crime + Trump should be removed from office
Impeachment should be rare or else it becomes political weapon [Starr} The Government Accountability Office determined it was a crime Standards for impeachment should be clear Standards for impeachment should be high There are really terrible things a president can do besides treason and bribery [Dershowitz] High Crimes only means things very much like treason and bribery Trump did not commit treason or bribery What Trump did is not a crime + If it is not a crime, it is not a High crime + What Trump did does not rise to level of removal from office
Argument Diagram Project Interface (online?) to create argument diagrams Edit: add, delete, move nodes Save and load Text or numbers (if numbers, need legend) Dependent or independent Other features: Objections: indicate objections (and reasons behind them) to premises and to inferences Grounds: indicate the basis/source/ground of ultimate premises (common knowledge, personal observation, authority, etc.) Evaluation: indicate perceived strength of premises and inferences No existing code
Example Cottage cheese will help you to be slender, youthful, and more beautiful. Enjoy it often. No it doesn t 0.3 C.C makes you youthful C.c. helps you become slender C.C. makes you beautiful It tastes awful 1.0 0.9 -0.1 You should enjoy Cottage cheese 0.3*1.0+0.9*(-0.1)= 0.3-0.09=0.21
Hunt the Wumpus Breeze!
Hunt the Wumpus Nothing!
Hunt the Wumpus Pit!
Hunt the Wumpus Stench!
Hunt the Wumpus Nothing!
Hunt the Wumpus Wumpus!
Hunt the Wumpus Glitter!
Hunt the Wumpus Stench!
Hunt the Wumpus Gold!
Hunt the Wumpus Got the Gold!
Hunt the Wumpus Got back safely!
Wumpus World Project Wumpus World Generator (online?) Make sure any generated world is solvable Set number of pits Set difficulty (how to measure that?) Virtual environment that allows user to test their algorithm/code Specific-purpose Wumpus-World-Algorithm environment (for the non-programmers) Virtual environment that interacts with user code User code will be written in Python uses standard input and output
New HASS Core HASS Inquiry (typically freshmen-only) 50+ HI courses HASS Pathway (3-course depth concentration) 46 Pathways
History Course 2 Course 3 Course 1 S F IHSS 1110 (?) Science, Technology, and Society CI S F STSH 4510 History of American Technology STSH 4420 History of Medicine 30 HI 12 ?? F IHSS 1320 A Century of Environmental Thought CI S IHSS 1570 War and Technology HI F STSH 4430 / STSS 4430 Drugs in History S STSH 4530 Global History of Science and Technology 6 10 HI S STSH 2500 American History F F IHSS 1410 Century of the Gene HI CI 5 IHSS 1960 Revolutions in Comparative Perspective HI 15 58 G 5 S STSH 4440 History of Mental Health S STSH 4720 / STSS 4720 Consumer Culture 7 F IHSS 1500 Human Rights in History CI IHSS 1960 Sociology of Inequality 12 13 ?? HI 20 HI 57
Literature and Creative Writing Courses 1, 2, and 3 At least one 4000 level course IHSS 1960 The American Dream CI F LITR 4150 Science and Fiction WRIT 2310 Creative Writing: Poetry CI COMM 2110 Writing for the Screen S S ?? 45 HI 38 10 CI IHSS 1960 Fiction from Film to the Internet HI CI S LITR 4230 Irish Literature LITR 2150 Modern and Contemporary Literature S WRIT 2320 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction CI S F ?? 15 F COMM 4320 Visual Poetics and Narrative 35 LITR 2110 Intro to Literature CI 19 F S 6 F LITR 2770 Women Writers CI 76 F WRIT 2330 Creative Writing: The Short Story CI S 10 S COMM 4780 Interactive Narrative SO F WRIT 1110 Writing in Context 35 LITR 2960 The Short Story CI 5 10/2=5 337/3=112 38
Living in a World of Data Course 1 Courses 2 and 3 S F F COMM 4690 Interface Design F F S ECON 4570 Econometrics IHSS 1200 Principles of Economics HI PHIL 2100 / PSYC 2100 Critical Thinking S IHSS 1140 Minds and Machines 8 HI 4 20 8 4 F S ECON 4270 Behavioral Economics S S F IHSS 1150 Genome and You HI PSYC 2310 Research Methods and Statistics I SU IHSS 1220 IT and Society HI 4 COMM 4880 Interactive Data Visualization 10 18 12 F S ECON 4220 Applied Game Theory 2 S IHSS 1960 Open Source: Art, Music, Culture HI IHSS 1160 Science and Scientific Misconduct F STSH 4520 / STSS 4520 Society by the Numbers 4 S PSYC 4350 Math Methods for Psychological Science HI COMM 4470 Information Design (has prereq) 3 F 16 10 4 4 30
Music Composition and Production Courses 2 and 3 Course 1 F F F F IHSS 1080 History of Jazz and Improv Music HI IHSS 1010 Exploring Music at Rensselaer CI S S ARTS 2020 Music and Technology I ARTS 4160 Music and Technology II 24 5 15 19 HI S S F ARTS 1380 ARTS 2380 Music and Sound I ARTS 4380 Music and Sound II F IHSS 1700 Songwriting Workshop Fundamentals of Music and Sound 25 15 38 38 HI Add 1 more course from this selection to the Pathway for a minor in Music F F IHSS 1710 Popular Music and Society IHSS 1960 Remixing in Digital Culture ARTS 2600 Ensemble Non- Linear S 15 3 HI 4/4=1 F S IHSS 1740 Western Music Appreciation F IHSS 1960 Technology and the Top Ten HI S ARTS 4700 Sound Recording and Production II ARTS 2700 Sound Recording and Production I F 20 4 12 27 75
Pathways Project Interface for picking Pathways and connections to other curricular choices Present Pathways in visual format Blocks Include prereq structures Tags (HI, CI, DI, Fall, Spring, ) Organize in Clusters Arts, Economics, Cognitive Science, C&M, STS, Interdisciplinary Course descriptions From Pathways to HI From HI to Pathways Pathways to Minors Requirements for Minor Make and save selection courses for Pathway Integrate with curriculum (4-year plan) (Dream: ) Integrate with SIS so selection = registration and plan goes into DegreeWorks Online? No existing code
Monty Hall problem 1 2 3 You are a contestant in the Monty Hall game show and have to pick one of 3 doors, behind one of which is the big prize. You pick door 1. Monty Hall, the game show host, then opens door 2, and reveals that the price is not behind door 2. He then offers you to switch to door 3. Should you switch?
Answer: It depends The answer depends on various factors: Was the prior chance of the prize behind the doors same for all doors, i.e. 1/3 for all three? Does Monty know where the prize is, or did he just randomly open one of the other doors that just happened to not contain the prize? Does Monty always open a door? How does Monty decide which door to open? Etc. See Wikipedia Page on Monty Hall for variants
Monty Hall Project Would like online graphical interface to play Monty Hall Different Monty s: Evil, angelic, ignorant, etc. one-shot Monty Hall or iterated Monty Hall. If iterated: Same settings every time? Give Monty intelligence to outwit the user? Collect data for Cognitive Psychology purposes No existing code
