Csci 425/555
Artificial Intelligence
Course description: Introduction to artificial intelligence. Problem spaces and problem-solving techniques. Knowledge representation. Introduction to expert system. Implementation of systems with appropriate software tools. Students required to analyze, explore, question, reconsider and synthesize old and new knowledge and skills. Independent study required.
No duplicate credit for Csci 555 and Csci 425.
Prerequisites: Csci 281 and Math 185, or permission of department head.
Text: Artificial Intelligence Structures and Strategies for Complex Problem Solving, 3rd edition, by George F. Luger and William A. Stubblefield, Addison Wesley, 1999.
Other reading and reference materials may be used, as the instructor deems necessary.
Course material
Course material will include the following topics:
| Topic | Approx. time |
|---|---|
| AI: History and Applications | ~ 1 week |
| Predicate Calculus | ~ 2 weeks |
| Structures and Strategies for State Space Search | ~ 2 weeks |
| Heuristic Search | ~ 2 weeks |
| Control and Implementation of State Space Search | ~ 2 weeks |
| Knowledge-Intensive Problem Solving | ~ 1 week |
| Reasoning with Uncertainty or Incomplete Information | ~ 1 week |
| Knowledge Representation | ~ 1 week |
| Introduction to Lisp and/or Prolog | ~ 1 week |
Assessment
The Semester score for the course will be calculated by using the weights (%) indicated below:
| Weight (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | Semester average | Tests | ______ % |
| Assignments | ______ % | ||
| _________ | ______ % | ||
| 25% | Final exam grade |
The Semester letter grade in the course will be assigned according to the scale below:
| Semester grade | Semester score |
|---|---|
| 90–100 | A |
| 80–89 | B |
| 70–79 | C |
| 60–69 | D |
| 0–59 | F |
Notes:
- If a student has an average of less than 60% on programming assignments, then a semester grade of F will be assigned in this course.
- In cases of an excused absence, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the final exam in lieu of a make-up test.
- In the case where a student's score on his final exam indicates exceptional achievement above and beyond that indicated by the semester average, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the value of the final exam in computing the semester grade.
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