Fall
2008: Thursday 7:00pm - 9:45pm, SCITECH356
Instructor: Dongsheng Che
Telephone: 570-422-2731
Office Hours: Monday & Tuesday, 10:00am–12:00 pm, Thursday,
10:00-11:00 a.m. or by email appointment
Office Location: Room 330, Science
& Technology Building
Email: dche@po-box.esu.edu
To
provide a broad introduction to the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The course is appropriate
both for nonspecialists who wish to acquire a general
understanding of the field, and for students preparing for more advanced
courses or research in Artificial Intelligence.
Familiarity
with first-order logic, basic graph representations and algorithms, complexity
and programming.
Goals
of the Artificial Intelligence field; Core topics of AI, including search,
knowledge representation, reasoning, planning and learning.
· Artificial Intelligence: A Modern
Approach, Russell and Norvig, Prentice-Hall, second
edition, 2003. (Required)
· "Introduction to
Evolutionary Computing", Eiben and Smith.
Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003
· GA software packages from the CMU Artificial Intelligence repository
· Web archived version of the GA source codes at GALIST archives
· Homework Assignments: 30 %
· Midterm Examination: 20 %
· Final Examination: 30 %
· Term Project: 20 %
The above distribution is only tentative and may change later. The instructor
will announce any changes.
All homework answers need to be typed or word-processed. Homework must be turned in
by the assigned deadline. Late homework will not be accepted. Rare exceptions
may be made by the instructor only under extenuating circumstances and in
accordance with the university policies.
All work submitted is to be completed
individually (unless indicated as a group assignment), and is to be the sole
product of your own efforts. Group work is to be the sole product of members of
the group. Any perception of anything to the contrary or that violates the
spirit of the Student Code of Conduct will be handled accordingly. This policy
is very specific on what constitutes Academic Misconduct and provides a range
of very unpleasant possible outcomes, should a violation be suspected. I encourage
you to become familiar with this policy. Please refer to the relevant sections
of the Student Code of Conduct for more information (http://www3.esu.edu/studentlife/sh/codeofconduct.asp)
Regular class attendance is required though class attendance
may not be used in the final determination of grades. Students are required to
attend class during the regularly scheduled tests and the final exam unless
prior arrangements have been made.
Last
modified: November 20, 2008.