For details about the various items below, visit the corresponding pages:
We will not be covering every chapter in the textbook. In each chapter we do cover, only certain portions of them constitute the assigned readings. The list of all readings can be found on the Reading assignments page. In addition, each chapter mentioned below links to the corresponding entry on the Reading assignments page. The Assignments page is equally important; it lists all the assignments you are to do and hand in. There are typically two exercises from the book that you are to do every week.
Week 1 - Monday, Wednesday, January 5, 7
Introduction to course. What I will do. What you will need to do.
Readings, assignments, exams, your project.
Reading: All course website pages.
Follow the instructions you find there, especially in regard to signing up for the course mailing list.
Failing to sign up for the mailing list by Monday the 12th will cause you to lose 2 points from your semester grade!
Lectures: Course overviews #1 and #2.
Week 2 - Monday, Wednesday, January 12, 14
Reading: Chapters 1 and 2 (Agents).
Lectures: Course overviews #3 and #4.
Week 3 - Wednesday, January 21 (Monday the 19th is the ML King holiday)
Reading: Chapter 3 (Search)
Lecture: Chapter 3
Week 4 - Monday, Wednesday, January 26, 28
Reading: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 (Informed search)
Lectures: Chapter 3 and 4
Initial project plan due: Wednesday, January 28
Week 5 - Monday, Wednesday, February 2, 4
Reading: Chapter 5 (Constraints) and Chapter 7 Propositional logic
Lectures: Chapter 5 and 7
Week 6 - Monday, Wednesday, February 9,11
Quiz, Monday, February 9th: Covering chapters 1 through 4
Topic: 1st order logic and inference
Reading: Chapter 8 1st order logic, Chapter 9 inference
Week 7 - Wednesday, February 18 (Monday the 16th is the Presidents' Day holiday)
Topic: Logic and Knowledge Representation. Chapters 8 and 9
Week 8 - Monday, Wednesday, February 23, 25
Topics for Monday and Wednesday: Uncertainty - Chaps 13, 14
No classes March 2, 4 - Spring Break
Week 10 - Monday, Wednesday, March 9, 11
Topic/Reading: Chapter 16 - Decisions
MIDTERM EXAM, WEDNESDAY MARCH 11th
Week 11 - Monday, Wednesday, March 16, 18
Topic/Reading: Chapter 18 - Learning
Mid-semester project due: Monday, March16
Week 12 - Monday, Wednesday, March 23, 25
Topic/Reading: Chapter 22 - Natural Language Processing
Week 13- Monday, Wednesday, March 30, April 1
Topic/Reading: Chapter 24 - Perception, Chapter 25 - Robotics
Project final draft version due (optional): Monday, March 30
Week 14 - Monday, Wednesday, April 6, 8
Project presentations Monday, if not done, the rest on Wednesday
Last class - Monday, April 13
Review for the Final Exam
Final version of project due: Friday, April 17
by 4pm by email or to my office or lab WVH 450/460 WVH or 202 WVH
Final Exam - April 21th - 8am