Artificial Intelligence (CS/EE 710)
homepage:
tigger.cs.uwm.edu/~cs710
Spring 2008, Tues 5:30 – 6:45 pm (as scheduled), EMS W 110 and online via D2L
Dr. Susan McRoy
mcroy @ uwm.edu
Office hours: T-Th
3-4 EMS 1275, 229 - 6695
Required texts:
Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach , 2nd Edition by Russell and Norvig, Prentice Hall, 2003.
Recommended texts:
A lisp reference book such as the following:
ANSI Common Lisp by Paul Graham, Prentice Hall, 1995.
For more information, here is a link to a list of lisp books:
http://www.paulgraham.com/booklinks.html
Course objectives:
In this course, we will consider how to solve complex real world problems by creating computable models and techniques for searching them. The course will cover all the fundamental topics of AI: problem solving, search, heuristic methods, and knowledge representation as well as more advanced areas such as natural language processing and machine learning.
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Grading Scheme:
Online exercises and quizzes (14 %), 3
programming assignments (36 %), a term project (15%) , a midterm
(15%) and a final (20%).
The final exam is 5:30 – 7:30 pm
May 13, 2008.
Links to useful Websites:
Textbook code: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~russell/code/doc/overview.html
An Introduction to Common Lisp (a set of resources and references)
A Java Simulation of A Water Jugs Problem (with a theoretical discussion)
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