Contents

• Announcements/Messages
• Textbooks
• Background
• Course Schedule and Projects
• Grading Policy

Messages:

12/9: Don't forget to pick up Test #2. You will have 48 hours to complete it from the time you pick it up.

11/20: The written assignment is now available.

11/18: A link to the Common LISP Reference Manual on line.

11/11: Note major change to Project 3. The sample data is now available as well, and the deliverables have been updated.

11/10: Project 3 is due 11/17. Sample data will be ready tonite.

11/7: The project deadline has been extended. Stay tuned for the new due date and the sample data.

10/15: Project 3 is available.

10/14: Connect-4 tournament results are in!

10/13: The schedule has been updated to reflect new test and project 3 dates.

9/19: URSI Symposium by Dr. Murray Campbell, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Deep Blue: The IBM Chess Machine. Friday 9/19 at 3:00 in the Villard Room.

9/18: The due date of Project 2 is Friday, Oct 3.

9/16: Project 2 is available.

9/12: MCL Listener sessions from class now available.

9/10: Project 1 sample data available.

9/3: Project 1 is available below.

Textbooks:

Russell, Stuart and Norvig, Peter. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. Prentice Hall, 1995. [AI]

Shapiro, Stuart. Common LISP: An Interactive Approach. Computer Science Press, 1992. [CL]

Background:

AI is a field which overlaps many other disciplines, delving into the very roots of Computer Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Neurobiology, Cognitive Science, etc. Due to the enormous breadth of the field, it is not possible even to glimpse a significant portion of it in one semester. This won't prevent us from trying, however.

Schedule:

Week	Topic	Chapters	Assignment
9/1	LISP	CL 1-20	Project #1 Assigned
9/8	LISP	CL 21-31	Project #1 Due
9/15	Intro, Search	AI 1-4	Project #2 Assigned
9/22	Game Playing	AI 5
9/29	Knowledge Representation: Logic	AI 6-7	Project #2 Due
10/6	Knowledge Representation: Logic	AI 9
10/13	Knowledge Representation: Expert Systems	AI 8	Project #3 Assigned
10/20	Fall Break
10/27	Knowledge Representation: Frames and Semantic Nets	AI 10	Test #1 Assigned: Mon Due: Wed
11/3	Knowledge Representation: Applications
11/10	Planning	AI 11-13
11/17	The Frame Problem	AI pp 207, handouts	Project #3 Due Essay Assigned
11/24	Uncertainty	AI 14-15	Essay Due Project #4 Assigned
12/1	Learning	AI 20	Test #2
12/8	Last Class		Project #4 Due

Grading:

10%:	Programming Project 1
15%:	Programming Project 2
15%:	Programming Project 3
15%:	Programming Project 4
15%:	Take-Home Test 1
15%:	Take-Home Test 2
15%:	Essay

Collaboration on the Essay, Projects, and Tests is permitted, however what you turn in must be your own work. Blatant copying will result in a zero grade.

The Essay and Projects are due on Fridays (the week is indicated in the schedule above) at noon. The late penalty for Projects and the Assignment is 20% per day, with the weekend counting for one day.

Tests will be handed out on Monday and due before class on Wednesday. Tests will not be accepted late.