CARPS, A Program Which Solves Calculus Word Problems

Abstract

A program was written to solve calculus word problems. The program CARPS (Calculus Rate Problem Solver), is restricted to rate problems. The overall plan of the program is similar to Bobrow's STUDENT, the primary difference being the introduction of "structures" as the internal model in CARPS. Structures are stored internally as trees. Each structures is designed to hold the information gathered about one object.