| Unit 1 |
Intelligent Agents |
Assignment: read chapters 1 and 2 in the text. Watch these three Video Lectures that give an introduction to the field of Artificial Intelligence and to different types of intelligent agents. Do problem 2.4 and email me the solutions. Here is problem 2.4: For each of the following activities, give a PEAS description of the task environment and characterize it in terms of the properties listed in Section 2.3.2. - Playing soccer. - Exploring the subsurface oceans of Titan. - Shopping for used AI books on the Internet. - Playing a tennis match. - Practicing tennis against a wall, - Performing a high jump. - Knitting a sweater. - Bidding on an item at an auction.Email the homework to me by July 21. (2 points extra for ratings) |
| Unit 2 |
Solving Problems using Search |
Assignment: Read chapter 3 and sections 4.1 and 4.2 in the text. Search Homework 1 is due July 26. Email this homework to me. (2 points extra for ratings) Search Homework 2 is due July 28. Email this homework to me. (2 points extra for ratings) The videos to watch for this unit are:
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You must take the online exam on July 30 between 12 noon and 8pm. It is open book and open note.
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| Unit 3 |
Game Playing Programs |
Assignment: Read chapter 5 in the text. Games Homework 1 is due August 4. Email the homework to me. (2 points extra for ratings) Watch this video. |
| Unit 4 |
Constraint Satisfaction Problems |
Assignment: Read chapter 6 in the text. Watch the videos and do exercises 6-1 and 6-5 and email the homework to me by August 8. (2 points extra for ratings) Watch these two videos: Video 1 Video 2 Here are more advanced materials for anyone interested in studying this topic further: Lecture on Constraint Programming. Advanced Lecture Video from IAS. Consistency Based CSP Solver. Video Lecture on Phase Transitions in CSPs. More video lectures on phase transitions. |
| Unit 5 |
Logic |
Assignment: Read chapters 7 and 8 in the text. Do Logic Homework 1 and it to me by August 12. (2 points extra for ratings) Video lectures on Logic (watch only the first two videos). For those interested in investigating automated logic, here's an excellent first-order theorem prover and a higher-order logic theorem prover. |
| Unit 6 |
Probability and Bayes Rule |
Assignment: Read chapter 13 and sections 14.1 and 14.2 and watch the three videos below. Then do exercises 13-8 and 14-4 and email the answers to me by August 17. (2 points extra for ratings) Watch these three videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 |
| Unit 7 |
Learning |
Assignment: Read sections 18.1 through 18.3 in the text. Learning Homework 1 is due August 22. Watch these videos: Overview of Machine Learning Decision Trees |
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You must take the online final exam between August 23 at 12 noon and August 24 at 8pm. It is open book and open note. |