CS 2400 - Artificial Intelligence

Spring 2020, Hasker

Materials

• Updated syllabus
  • For reference, the previous syllabus is still available.
• AI: Foundations of Computational Agents 2E (Textbook)
• Blackboard,      esubmit,      Python coding standard
• Lab Report Standard
• Notes,    Labs
• Sample Code

Schedule

Week 1

• Reading: artint.info/2e/html/ArtInt2e.Ch1.html: Chapter 1
• Day 1: Note 1: Intro
• Day 2: Quiz (on BB): Ch. 1, syllabus; Note 2: Search
• Lab 1: Current events

Week 2

• Reading: 3.1 through 3.5
• Day 1: Note 2a: State-space search
• Day 2: Note 2b: State-space search
• Lab: Exercise 1; Lab 2: DFS

Week 3

• Reading: 3.6, 11.1-11.3
• Day 1: Note 3a: Informed search
• Day 2: Note 3b: Game Playing
• Lab 3: Lab 3: BFS & IDS

Week 4

• Day 1: review of alpha-beta pruning, exercise 2
• Day 2: (no classes)
• Lab 4: Lab 4: A*

Week 5

• Reading (including all subsections): 5.1, 6.1, 6.2
• Day 1: Note 4a: logic and planning
• Day 2: midterm
• Week 5 lab period: Exercise 3

Week 6

• Reading: Ch 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5
• Day 1: Week 6a: NN Introduction, 6b: NN exercise
• Day 2: discussion based on 6b; view 6c: NN Inference and Structure
• Lab 6: see "Week 6 Lab" on Blackboard

Weeks 7-9: See Blackboard

Week 10:

• Day 1: discuss Final Review questions
• Day 2: final exam
• Lab: presentations