Instructor:  Milos Hauskrecht
5329 Sennott Square, x4-8845
e-mail: milos_at_cs_dot_pitt_dot_edu
office hours: Tuesday 1:30-3:00pm
 

TA: Swapna Somasundaran
5422 Sennott Square
e-mail: swapna_at_cs_dot_pitt_dot_edu
office hours: Tuesday: 4:30-6:00pm, Thursday 3:00-4:30pm
 

Course description
Lectures
Grading
Homeworks
 

Announcements (check often)

• The final exam for the course is scheduled for Monday, December 11, 2006 at 12:00-1:50pm in 5129 Sennott Square.
• There are special (before final) office hours scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006:
  • Milos: Thursday, 2:00-3:30pm
  • Swapna: Thursday, 5:45-7:15pm
• Solutions to homework assignments:
  • Homework 1
  • Homework 2
  • Homework 3
  • Homework 4
  • Homework 5
  • Homework 6
  • Homework 7
  • Homework 8
  • Homework 9
  • Homework 10

• FYI:
  • Netflix prize

This course will provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques underlying the construction of intelligent computer systems. Topics covered in the course include: problem solving and search, logic and knowledge representation, planning, reasoning and decision-making in the presence of uncertainty, and machine learning.

Prerequisites:  CS 1501, CS 1502
 

Textbook:

Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig. Artificial Intelligence.  A modern approach. 2ed. Prentice Hall, 2002.
Note: The second edition of the book was published at the end of 2002. There are significant changes as compared to the first (1995) edition of the book. Please make sure you get the new (green color cover) edition.
 

• Lectures                           15 %
• Homework assignments    40 %
• Midterm                           20 %
• Final                                 25 %

There will be weekly homework assignments. The homeworks will include a mix of paper and pencil problems, and programming assignments. The assignments are due at the beginning of the class on the day specified on the assignment. In general, no extensions will be granted.

Collaborations. Collaborations on homeworks are not permitted. Cheating and any other antiintellectual behavior will be dealt with severely. If you feel you may have violated the rules speak to us as soon as possible.

Programming assignments. Knowledge of C/C++ language is neccessary for the programming part. C/C++ programs submitted by you should compile with g++ compiler under unix. Please see the rules for submitting programming assignments.

Students With Disabilities:
If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union, (412) 648-7890/(412) 383-7355 (TTY), as early as possible in the term. DRS will verify your disability and determine reasonable accomodations for this course.