Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - CS 3361

Course Schedule - Winter 1998

Instructor: Todd Griffith

Date Topic Reading Activity
Week 1
Jan. 6Introduction to the Course
Jan. 8Introduction to AI Ch. 1P1 is assigned
Week 2
Jan. 13Intelligent Agents Ch. 2
Jan. 15Designing Agents I
Problem Solving Ch. 3, Ch. 4.1-4.2
Week 3
Jan. 20PlanningCh. 11.1-11.4
Knowledge, Rules, Ch. 10.5-10.6
Rule-Based Problem Solving
Jan. 22Comprehension, Models Ch. 8.1-8.4P2 is assigned
Model-Based Problem Solving P1 program due
Week 4
Jan. 27Designing Agents II

Experience, Cases

P1 analysis due
Case-Based Problem Solving
Jan. 29Examination I
Week 5
Feb. 3 Problem Solving and Learning
Feb. 5Learning from Data Ch. 18P2 program due
Knowledge-Based Learning Ch. 21 P3 is assigned
Week 6
Feb. 10Designing Agents III P2 analysis due
VisionCh. 24.1-24.4
Feb. 12Vision- Understanding Ch. 24.5-24.6
Week 7
Feb. 17LanguageCh. 22.1-22.4
Feb. 19Language - Understanding P3 program due
P4 assigned
Week 8
Feb. 24 Designing Agents IV

Knowledge Representation

P3 analysis due
Memory Organization
Feb. 26Examination II
Week 9
Mar. 3Inference and Control
Knowledge Systems
Mar. 5Advanced Topics - I Ch. 19.1-19.4
Analogy and Creativity
Week 10
Mar. 10Advanced Topics - II Ch. 20.1-20.2,20.8 P4 program due
Reflection and Self-Adaptation
Mar. 12Advanced Topics - III
Philosophical Issues Ch. 26P4 analysis due
Finals Week
Mar. 20Final Exam: Friday 11:30am-2:20pm