• Homework assignment 11. Due on December 9, 2004.
• The solutions for homeworks 9 and 10 were updated to address a subtle issue about observability of outcome. Please have a look at the revised version. Contact Tomas if you have questions.
• The final exam is scheduled for December 14, 2004 at 1:00-3:00pm in 5129 Sennot Square. The exam is:
  • closed-book;
  • cumulative;
  • a CS prelim exam (for CS graduate students).

An ever-growing collection of links to related material is found here.

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:   undergraduate level AI (CS 1571 or equivalent) or the permission of the instructor
 

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 to obtain the new (green color cover) edition.
 

• Lectures                           10 %
• Homework assignments    45%
• 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.

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.

All the work in this course should be done independently. Collaborations on homeworks are not permitted. Cheating and any other antiintellectual behavior, including giving your work to someone else, will be dealt with severely. If you feel you may have violated the rules speak to us as soon as possible.

Please make sure you read, understand and abide by the Academic Integrity Code for the Faculty and College of Arts and Sciences.

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.