Articial Intelligence

COEN 166/266 Syllabus

Santa Clara University Fall 2013
Instructor Mr. Joshua Conner jmconner@scu.edu Ofce Hours The instructor does not have an office at SCU. Office hours can be arranged by email or with the instruction in class. Class Web Page camino.scu.edu Course Description (From Bulletin) Philosophical foundations of Artificial Intelligence, problem solving, knowledge and reasoning, neural networks and other learning methods. Objectives To develop a broad understanding of the field of Artificial Intelligence. After completing this course, the student should have an understanding of the fundamental concepts of AI, including search strategies, logic-based systems, and machine learning. The student should also be able to describe different guiding approaches to AI, such as strong and weak AI and the arguments supporting and opposing each. Credits 4 Textbooks Russell, Stuart; Norvig, Peter. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Third Edition). ISBN 0136042597. (required) Dybvig, R. Kent. The Scheme Programming Language (Fourth Edition). ISBN 026251298X. (optional) Tentative Schedule Week 1: Class overview, Intelligent Agents Week 2: Traditional Search Week 3: Advanced Search Week 4: Logical Systems Week 5: Planning Week 6: Uncertainty Week 7: Machine Learning Week 8: Natural Language Processing Week 9: Vision and Robotics Week 10: History and Philosophy

Assignments There will be programming assignments on a regular basis to reinforce specific concepts. Assignments should be submitted to Camino before 4:00pm on the date due. Late assignments will be deducted 1% per minute late, up to a maximum late penalty of 50%. The following elements will be considered when grading assignments: - Correctness: Are the specified requirements met? - Design/organization: Is the code well organized and maintainable? - Coding style: Is a consistent and readable coding style used? - Comments: Are there adequate comments present to make the code understandable? Attendance Attendance will be taken at the start of class most days. While attendance and overall class participation will not be directly calculated into your grade, they will be considered when deciding the final class grading curve. Grading A students final grade will be composed of the following elements (weights are approximate): Homework 50% Quizzes 20% Final exam 30% Academic Integrity Students are expected to develop all homework independently. Collaborative work or any use of nonoriginal code requires the consent of the instructor and proper attribution in the source code.