Instructor: Rob Hasker (414-277-7326)
Office hours: See my home page: https://faculty-web.msoe.edu/hasker/
| Textbooks: | Required: Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents, Poole and Mackworth |
| – Available for free at https://artint.info/2e/html/ArtInt2e.html | |
| Optional: Artificial Intelligence Illuminated, Ben Coppin, ISBN 0763732303 | |
| Optional: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Stuart Russel, Peter Norvig ISBN 0136042597 |
Course Description:
The objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of
artificially intelligent systems. Topics covered include knowledge
representation, problem solving using search and the agent framework. The
role of AI in engineering and computing systems is presented, and students
complete exercises that develop skills in applying AI tools and languages
to real-world problems.
Prereq: CS 2852, CS 2300, and (MA2310 or MA1830)
Format: 2 lecture hours, 2 lab hours, 3 credits
Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
Grading:
| Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labs | 30% | ||
| Quizzes & exercises: | 20% | ||
| Midterm: | 20% | ||
| Final Exam: | 20% | ||
| Final Group Project: | 10% | ||
| Total: | 100% |
The MSOE grading scale will be used, though higher grades may be awarded to individual students if it increases fairness. In addition, successfully demonstrating mastery of course outcomes is a prerequisite for a passing grade. This includes being successful on the final exam and, in some cases, completing assignments even if they are worth zero points.
Most materials will be available on my class web
site, https://faculty-web.msoe.edu/hasker/ai-cs2400/
or in Canvas. For instance, quizzes will be in Canvas but links to notes
will be on the website. I will also communicate to the class on
Teams; it is critical you enable notifications for the Teams
entries for this class. Many announcements will be made that way and no
other. I may also use email at times. I expect you to check for electronic
communications at least once a day.
My office hours are listed as "drop-in" times to emphasize that you do not have to have an appointment to come see me. You can come other times as well! I am always glad to help students with challenges. I do expect you to have spent a few minutes checking for answers on the class website and Teams before requesting help, but absolutely would rather you ask for help than spend hours trying to find solutions on your own.
Lab solutions which do not run or which do not produce some correct output will be worth 0 points. However, you can get partial credit for partially working solutions. Estimate how long the lab will take, and if it takes much longer then it is definitely time to see your instructor!
Unless otherwise announced, late solutions will be penalized 2% per day for the first week. Solutions submitted more than one week late will be worth zero points unless there is advance arrangement due to extenuating circumstances. Unless you have written permission, all assignments must be submitted before Monday of finals week. Note that quizzes and exams have a due date and you will not be able to submit after that due date.
Assignments are individual unless we explicitly state otherwise. It is OK to look at another student's code with them to help them fix an error, but it is not OK to have a copy of another student's code at any time or in any form. Note that making a repository public enables cheating and violates campus policy. Electronic tools will be used to identify plagiarism, and students guilty of either copying or "loaning" out their code will be penalized.
Code will be graded for both correctness and meeting standards.
Missed quizzes cannot be made up, but at least one of the lowest quiz or exercise scores will be dropped.
Do not skip class! If you do happen to miss, be sure to check for new materials and get the notes you missed from a friend before the next class period. You are responsible for anything missed! If you need to be excused from class for MSOE activities or religious observances, be sure to me know in advance. If you're sick, it's obviously not a good idea to come to class. This includes days on which there are exams; just be sure to contact me as soon as you can get to a phone or computer.
Using phones and laptops during class to check social media, write papers, etc. is a form of missing class!
Strongly consider taking hand-written notes for this class. The slides omit many details on purpose. Note the campus printers will easily scan documents so you can organize your notes electronically.
Do not record or distribute video or audio of lectures without my permission.
When an exam is missed, I will determine whether to give you a make-up exam or increase the weight of the other exams. All students must take the final exam to receive a passing grade in the course unless the student has been excused in advance.
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Failure to wear a facial covering in class or laboratory will result in your faculty member requiring you to leave class and not return until you have secured a facial covering for yourself. Failure to comply with your faculty member’s instructions will result in immediate referral to and action from the Office of the Dean of Students. Failure to comply with this policy will be handled according to the Student Code of Conduct and may result in sanctions, up to and including expulsion. The university strongly encourages all students to keep an extra and clean facial covering on their person at all times and strongly discourages students from borrowing and lending others their facial coverings.
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For students with documented disabilities, chronic medication conditions and mental health concerns: MSOE provides services to make reasonable accommodations available. If you are a student who requires or anticipates the need for accommodations, please contact Student Accessibility Services Office at 414-277-7281, by email at moureau@msoe.edu, or in person at K250 to discuss appropriate accommodations and eligibility requirements.