Common Graphics Misconceptions

Common misconceptions perpetuated.

Morton and others (15) have recently investigated the prevalence of some common misconceptions in sport exercise science students to assess current teaching strategies. Those authors provided students with 10 multiple-choice questions and indicated the “correct” answers in their article. I take issue with two of the “correct” answers provided, as they seem to me to perpetuate misconceptions rat...

Common misconceptions about Lyme disease.

Lyme disease, infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, is a focally endemic tick-transmitted zoonosis. During the 3 decades since the responsible spirochete was identified, a series of misconceptions and misunderstandings have become widely prevalent, leading to frequent misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. Persistent misconceptions concern the reliability of available diagnostic tools, the si...

Some Common Misconceptions of Malaria

Some Common Misconceptions of Malaria

Common Misconceptions Concerning Heuristic Search

This paper examines the following statements about heuristic search, which are commonly held to be true: More accurate heuristics result in fewer states being expanded by A* and IDA*. A* expands fewer states than any other equally informed algorithm that finds optimal solutions. Any admissible heuristic can be turned into a consistent heuristic by a simple technique called . In search spaces wh...