810:161 Artificial Intelligence

Fall 2007

Instructor: Ben Schafer

Check here frequently for announcements, assignments, changes to the schedule, etc.

Date Before Class Summary Notes Assignments
8/20   Session 1

 
8/22 Complete HW0 Session 2 Due : HW0
8/24 Read Turing Paper Session 3  
8/27 Read Chapters 1 and 2 Session 4  
8/29 Read Kurzweil Paper and complete HW1 Session 5 Due : HW1
8/31 Read Chapter 3 Session 6  
9/3 Labor Day    
9/5 Read Chapter 4 Session 7  
9/7   Session 8 Due : RP: Reading Research Literature
9/10   Session 9 Assign : HW2
9/12   Session 10  
9/14   Session 11  
9/17 Read Chapter 5 Session 12  
9/19 Read Chapter 6 Session 13  
9/21   Session 14 Due : HW2     Assign: HW3
9/24 Read Chapter 7 Session 15 Self Study Question Set #1
9/26   Session 16  
9/28   Session 17 Due : RP: Abstract Proposal
10/1   Session 18  
10/3 Skim Chapter 9 focus on forwards and backwards chaining (9.3) Session 19  
10/5 Reach Chapter 8 (Focus on 8.1-8.3 and 8.8-8.10, skim the rest) Session 20 Due : HW3   Assign HW4

Self Study Question Set #2
10/8   Session 21  
10/10   Review Session Due: HW4
10/12     Exam #1 (Chapters 1-7 with bits of 8 and 9 as indicated above)
10/15 Read the details of the Post Exam Activity Post Exam Activity day 1  
10/17 Answer Key built by you Post Exam Activity day 2  
10/19 Read Chapter 10 Session 22  
10/22   Session 23  
10/24     Guest Lecture in Class AND Attend AI Seminar at 3:30 PM
10/26   Session 24  
10/29 Read Chapter 11 Session 25 Assign HW5
10/31   Session 26  
11/2   Session 27 Due HW5
11/5 Read Chapter 12 Session 28  
11/7   Session 29  
11/9 Read Chapter 14.1-14.8 Session 30 Due: Peer Review Draft
11/12 Read Chapter 15 Session 31  
11/14 Read Chapter 16 Session 32 Self Study Question Set #3
11/16   No class Due: Reviews (eval form)
11/26   Session 33  
11/28   Session 34 Self Study Question Set #4
11/30   Session 35  
12/3 In-Class Exam #2 (learning and planning)    
12/5 Conducting a Turing Test of sorts Session 36 Due : Final RP (note the new due date for this)
12/7   Session 37  
12/11 FINAL EXAM, 10:00-11:50 (Tuesday)

***Given in Wright 112***