COSC 4368: Artificial Intelligence Programming, spring 2018
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General Information |
Instructor: Ricardo Vilalta
(r.vilalta.us@ieee.org)
Office: MRE (Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering) Bldg., Room 203C
Telephone: (713) 743-3614
Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Class room: CBB Bldg., Room 108
Meeting Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 - 2:30 PM.
Textbook: Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach
by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig. 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2010.
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Information TAs (Teacher Assistants) |
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Raymond Sutrisno |
Mahsa Shafaei |
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Office: MRE Building, room 203B Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:00-1:00 PM Email: raymond |
Office: PGH Building, room 350 Office Hours: Fridays 2-3:00 PM Email: mshafaei |
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Course Description |
Artificial Intelligence is the study of how to embed intelligent behavior in machines. The field is relatively young (since middle 20th century) and it is not until recently that it has experienced an increase in maturity as seen by a more rigorous and formal approach to its methodology. In this course, we will cover fundamentals aspects of artificial intelligence in a broad and general fashion. The class will be self-contained (i.e., I will not assume any previous knowledge). Main topics include problem solving, knowledge and reasoning using first order logic, planning, uncertain and probabilistic reasoning, learning, and robotics.
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Grading |
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Graded Work |
Weight |
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2 Midterm Exams |
60% |
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Homework |
20% |
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Project |
20% |
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Calendar |
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Dates to remember |
Events |
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January 17 |
First day of classes |
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March 7 |
1st Midterm Exam |
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March 12, 14 |
No Class (Spring Holiday) |
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April 25 |
2nd Midterm Exam |
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May 4 |
Final Project Due |
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Note: There is no final exam in this course. |
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Schedule |
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Dates |
Topic |
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January 17 |
Introduction |
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January 22, 24 |
Problem Solving |
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January 29, 31 |
Logical Agents |
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February 5, 7 |
First-Order Logic |
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February 12, 14 |
Probabilistic Reasoning |
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February 19, 21 |
Planning |
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February 26, 28 |
Making Decisions |
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March 7 |
1st Midterm Exam |
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March 12, 14 |
Spring Holiday -- No Class |
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March 19, 21 |
Machine Learning I |
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March 26, 28 |
Machine Learning II |
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April 2, 4 |
Machine Learning III |
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April 9, 11 |
Reinforcement Learning |
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April 16, 18 |
Perception and Robotics |
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April 25 |
2nd Midterm Exam |
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May 4 |
Final Project Due |
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Files for Downloading and
Additional Class Information |
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