Detailed Syllabus (SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!)

Lectures | Topic(s) | Assignments
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I | Administration, Artificial Intelligence |
August 26 | Introduction RN 1 (pdf) |
August 28 | Intelligent Agents RN 2 (pdf) |
II | Problem-solving |
September 2, 4, 9 | Solving Problems by Searching RN 3.1-3.5 (pdf) | Homework 1 (assigned 9/4, due 9/11) Answer Key
September 11, 16, 18 | Informed Search and Exploration: I RN 4.1-4.2 (pdf) | Homework 2: paper: (assigned 9/16, due 9/23) NOTE: No late hw2s will be accepted, as the answer key will be released when hw2 is due (to potentially help with hw3) Answer Key Homework 3: programming (assigned 9/18, due 10/2)
September 18, 23 | Informed Search and Exploration: II RN 4.3 (pdf) |
September 25, 30 (Chenhai lectures), October 2 | Constraint Satisfaction Problems RN 5.1-5.3 (pdf) | Homework 4: paper (assigned 10/2, due 10/14) Answer Key
October 2, 7 | Adversarial search RN 6.1-6.3 (pdf) | Homework 5: paper and programming (posted 10/7, due to religious holiday for some, and fall break for all, for following two classes; paper due 10/16, programming due 10/21) Answer Key
III | Knowledge and reasoning |
October 7, 9 (Chenhai lectures), OCTOBER 14 (no class), 16 (class resumes), 21 | Logical Agents (propositional logic) RN 7.1-7.5 (pdf) |
October 21 | Midterm Review Scope/Format/Examples (pdf) |
October 23 | Midterm Exam (closed-book, NO makeups) Coverage: Chapters 2-6 |
October 28 | Propositional Logic (continued) | Homework 5 Redo: program (assigned 10/28, intent due 11/4, program due 11/11) Homework 6: paper (assigned 10/28, due 11/4) Answer Key
October 30 | First-Order Logic RN 8 (pdf) |
October 30, November 4, 6, 11 | Inference in FOL RN 9 (pdf) 11/4: Midterms will be returned | Homework 7: paper (assigned 11/4, due 11/11) Answer Key Homework 8: paper (assigned 11/11, due 11/18) - make sure you have the most recent version Answer Key
November 11, 13 | Knowledge Represention RN 10.3 - situation calculus (pdf) |
IV | Planning |
November 18, 20 | Planning RN 11.1-11.3 (pdf, pdf primarily for POP) | Homework 9: paper (assigned 11/18, due 11/25) Answer Key Homework 10: paper (assigned 11/20, due 12/04 - no late assignments can be accepted as the answer key will be made available on 12/04) Answer Key
V | Uncertain knowledge and reasoning |
November 25, December 2 | Uncertainty RN 13 (pdf) |
December 2, 4 | Probabilistic Reasoning RN 14.1-14.2 (pdf) | Sample Homework: paper (not assigned, but available for exam practice) Answer Key
December 4 | Final Review Scope/Format/Coverage (pdf) |
Thursday, December 11 10:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m (Pitt Exam Schedule) | Final Exam (closed book, NO makeups) |