Cyc 101 Tutorial
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The Cyc 101 Tutorial is a self-paced online course that
introduces the learner to Cyc concepts, such as representing
knowledge in a Cyc Knowledge Base and creating Cyc-based
applications. Each lesson takes 10-20 minutes to complete
and is made up of slides containing speaker notes that
roughly parallel what an instructor would say if these
slides were presented in a classroom.
The bottom of each slide contains links to related resources,
including related lessons, related sections of the OpenCyc OE Handbook,
and entries in the glossary and the vocabulary pages.
Get to the lesson format of your choice by clicking the appropriate link:
- View the lesson in your browser (click the lesson name)
- Print slides with speaker notes (click [ pdf ])
- Download the PowerPoint file for a lesson (click [ zip ])
- Download all PowerPoint files.
If you choose to view the lesson in your browser, navigate between slides by clicking
on the left and right arrows at in the center of the bottom of the screen. Click on the
icon in the lower right corner of the screen to view as "Full Screen Slide Show".
Once in this view, right-click to navigate between slides or return to previous view.
Tutorial Contents
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KB Browser Interface Overview
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Foundations of Knowledge Representation in Cyc
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Predicates and Denotational Functions
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Errors in Representing Knowledge
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Survey of Knowledge Base Content
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OE Example: Events and Roles
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Writing Efficient CycL: Some Concrete Suggestions
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Inference in Cyc
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