CS 580 - Spring   2017

Introduction to  Artificial Intelligence – CRN:11354 – CS 580 - 001

Instructor:  Prof. Harry Wechsler wechsler@gmu.edu

Course Description – Principles and methods for knowledge representation, reasoning, problem solving, planning, heuristic search, reasoning, learning, probabilistic reasoning, and natural language processing and their application to building intelligent systems in a variety of domains. LISP, PROLOG, MATLAB, or

expert system programming language.

 

Prereq: CS 310 and CS 330

 

Main Topics: Problem Solving, Search, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Uncertainty and Probabilistic Reasoning, Machine Learning, Connectionism and Neural Networks, and Natural Language Processing. Additional topics time permitting: Deep Learning and Biometrics.

 

Time, Day, and Venue: W – Wednesday, 4:30 pm - 7:10 pm

Innovation Hall 208

Office Hours: W 3:15 – 4:15 pm or by appointment, ENGR 4448.

https://registrar.gmu.edu/calendars/spring-2017/

First day of classes: W, January 25, 2017

Spring break: week of March 13

Last day of classes: W, May 3

http://registrar.gmu.edu/calendars/spring-2017/final-exam/

FINAL Exam: W, May 10, 4:30 – 7:15 pm

Textbook: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Russell and Norvig (3rd ed.), Prentice Hall, 2010.
 
Textbook Website: http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/
 
Textbook Slides: http://aima.eecs.berkeley.edu/slides-pdf/

CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATIONS

Grading Composition (100 points)

·                     Homework – 15 % // late homework not accepted //

·                     GAME TEAM assignment DUE March 20, 2017 – 10 %

·                     CHOICE AI TEAM assignment DUE April 26, 2017 – 15 %

·                     Midterm – W, March 22, 2017 – 20 %

·                     (Cumulative) Final – May 10, 2017 – 40 %

 

Baseline for Grading Scale

http://www.fcps.edu/southcountyhs/sservices/gradescale.html

Computing Resources

http://labs.vse.gmu.edu/uploads/FacultyFAQ/StudentWelcome.pdf

Electronic Communications     

 

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Academic Integrity

You are expected to abide by the GMU honor code. Homework assignments and exams are individual efforts. Information on the university honor code can be found at

http://oai.gmu.edu/the-mason-honor-code/

Additional departmental CS information:

http://cs.gmu.edu/resources/honor-code/