CSC242: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Spring 2011
Introduces fundamental principles of artificial intelligence,
including heuristic search, automated reasoning, handling uncertainty,
and machine learning. Presents applications of AI techniques to
real-world problems such as understanding the web, computer games,
biomedical research, and assistive systems. This course is a
prerequisite for advanced AI courses.
Class
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00pm - 3:15pm, CSB601
Instructor
George Ferguson
<ferguson at cs dot rochester dot edu>
Teaching Assistants
Walter Lasecki
<wlasecki at cs dot rochester dot edu>
Ben Hopkins
<benjamin dot hopkins at rochester dot edu>
Josh Pawlicki
<joshua dot pawlicki at rochester dot edu>
Karl Jang Sun Lee
<jangsun dot lee at rochester dot edu>
Textbook
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 3rd ed.,
by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-604259-7.
This book and previous editions are on reserve in Carlson Library.
Syllabus
The course will cover most of the material in most of Chapters 1 through 21 of
AIMA, as well as additional material on AI topics and
applications. Evaluation will include approximately four assignments
involving both writing and programming, a midterm, and a final exam.
Detailed syllabus (subject to
change--official version is on Blackboard!)
Upper Level Writing
Students may elect to use this course to fulfill their Upper Level
Writing requirement. Please see the Computer Science Department
requirements for Upper Level Writing. You must inform the instructor
of your intention at the start of the term. You can satisfy the
requirement using your written answers to assignments or by writing an
additional paper. Your writing on the assignments and any additional
work must total at least 25 pages and involve feedback and
revision. Note that this means that you must submit drafts of your
writing before the assignment is due and then revise them for it to
count towards your ULW. Simply having written 25 pages over the term
will not satisfy the requirement.
Last updated: 3 Jan 2011