IntroductiontoArtificialIntelligenceCSE5290Section1

Fall2021TR3:30-4:45pm CrawfordBldg210

InstructorName:DebasisMitra

OfficeLocation:OlinEngineeringComplex350

OfficeHours:MW2-4pm

Phone:674-7737 Email:

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ClassURL:/~dmitra/ArtInt

CourseObjectives

Thestudentswillbeableto

Describeconceptsandtopicsinartificialintelligence.

Useproblem-solvingheuristicsandsearchalgorithmsintheanalysisofartificialintelligenceproblemsandalgorithms.

DesignofbasicAIalgorithmsinconstraintsprocessing,logicalreasoning,uncertaintyreasoning,ormachinelearning.

Developbasicdataanalyticsskill.

Improveteamskillsviagroupprojects.

RequiredTexts/Materials:S.RussellandP.Norvig,ArtificialIntelligence:ModernApproach.Pearson,thirded.,2010,andothermaterialsprovidedwithlectures.

RequiredTraining(ifapplicable):Datastructures,algorithmicparadigms,asymptoticratesofgrowth,complexityanalyses,andcodingskillinanyhigh-levellanguage.

TentativeGradingPolicy(includinglateworkpolicy):Take-homes/Quizzes(5-10):15%,Codingexercises/Project:45-50%,Exams(3-4)35-40%[Submitearly!AfewminuteslateforInternetconnectivity,etc.,maybeexcused,butdonottakechance.Latesubmissionswillbeprogressivelypenalized.Communicatewithmeinsuchcases,donotsitidleexpectingazero.]

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AnticipatedWeeklySubjectMatterandAssignmentSchedule:

WeeklyTopic

Assignment

Week1

CSbackground

Pre-reqquiz

Week2

Blindsearchalgorithms

Backgroundquiz

Week3

AIsearchalgorithms

Gradprojectsassigned

Week4

Localsearchalgorithms

Searchquiz

Week5

Gamesearchalgorithms

Week6

Logicandreasoning

LogicQuiz

Week7

First-orderlogic

Test-1

Week8

Probabilisticreasoninganduncertainty

Grad