POSE: A Language for Posing Problems to a Computer A language, POSE, is described which is a drastic departure from the FORTRAN/ALGOL type, though it does utilize FORTRAN formula and logic representations (and actually contains FORTRAN VI as a subset). With the new language, the user need only describe his problem in "equation-like" form. The method of solution is automatically provided in conjunction with the translation from equation form to computer instruction. In this way the POSE language user can solve difficult computational problems (like the solution of differential equation) without requiring a knowledge of numerical methods or the intricacies of computer subroutine logic. Essentially all clerical operations now required for FORTRAN programming have been automated so that the POSE programmer need not be concerned with these details. CACM May, 1967 Schlesinger, S. Sashkin, L. CA670504 JB February 28, 1978 10:53 AM 1602 5 1602 1602 5 1602 1602 5 1602 1781 5 1602 123 6 1602 196 6 1602 919 6 1602 990 6 1602 1007 6 1602 1046 6 1602 1131 6 1602 1139 6 1602 1140 6 1602 1149 6 1602 1198 6 1602 1215 6 1602 1223 6 1602 1265 6 1602 1303 6 1602 1323 6 1602 1358 6 1602 1366 6 1602 1421 6 1602 1460 6 1602 1462 6 1602 1463 6 1602 1467 6 1602 1468 6 1602 1477 6 1602 1491 6 1602 1496 6 1602 1531 6 1602 1535 6 1602 1565 6 1602 1601 6 1602 1602 6 1602 1613 6 1602 1614 6 1602 1626 6 1602 1641 6 1602 1787 6 1602 1788 6 1602 205 6 1602 224 6 1602 249 6 1602 288 6 1602 316 6 1602 381 6 1602 398 6 1602 11 6 1602 404 6 1602 410 6 1602 463 6 1602 464 6 1602 483 6 1602 3184 6 1602 3188 6 1602 584 6 1602 600 6 1602 680 6 1602 691 6 1602 763 6 1602 799 6 1602