CSE 327 AI Theory and Practice, Spring 2019
Professor Jeff Heflin
MW 2:35-3:50pm, BC 220
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Course Description
This course will provide a general introduction to Artificial Intelligence(AI). We will discuss what AI is, survey some of the major results in the field, and look at a few promising directions. In particular, we will seek answers to questions such as:
- How do you represent and reason with general-purpose knowledge?
- How can a robot or artificial agent formulate a plan to achieve a task?
- How can an agent make good decisions given uncertainty about its environment?
- How can an agent learn in order to improve its behavior or cope with unanticipated situations?
Our examination of these problems will focus on various data structures and algorithms that have been proposed as solutions.
For details about course content, grading, and assignments, see the class syllabus.
Textbook
Russell, Stuart and Peter Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (third edition). Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 2010. ISBN 0-13-604259-7
Office Hours
Mon. 1-2:30pm, Thr. 10:30am-12pm and by appointment in Mountaintop Building C, Room 232
Homework Assignments
Each of the homeworks will be made available here after they are
handed out in class. The online versions of the homework are in PDF format.
Readings
Your readings will be listed below as they are assigned. Unless otherwise specified, all readings are from our textbook, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach.
| Reading | Due |
|---|
| Read Sect. 1.1-2.3 (pp. 1-46) | 1/23 |
| Read Sect. 2.4-2.5 (pp. 46-59) | 1/28 |
Additional Class Materials
- Syllabus
- Contains information on course content, grading, assignments, and office
hours
- Supplemental Slides
- This directory contains the slides that I use in class. Note, these slides only cover part of the lecture, and should not be used as a substitute for it.