University of Minnesota
CSci 5512: Artificial Intelligence II
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Schedule*   

This is an approximate schedule. It will be updated as the class progresses.

Week
Week Of
Topics
Lecture Materials
Readings
Exams Due
1 Sept. 6
Introduction: HI!
Recorded Lectures (DUO login)
9/7
9/9
No readings
 
 
2 Sept. 13
Uncertainty (review?)
9/14
9/16
Ch. 13
 

3 Sept. 20
Probabilistic reasoning, exact
9/21
9/23
Ch. 14-14.4
 
4 Sept. 27
Probabilistic reasoning, approximate
9/28
9/30
Ch. 14.4-14.7
 
Homework 1, Thursday Sept. 30 at 11:55 P.M.
5 Oct. 5
Probabilistic reasoning over time
10/5
10/7
Ch. 15-15.3

6 Oct. 11
Probabilistic reasoning over time
10/12
10/14
Ch. 15.3-15.5
 
Homework 2, Thursday Oct. 14 at 11:55 P.M.
7 Oct. 18
Simple decisions
10/19
Ch. 16
Midterm 1, Thursday Oct. 21
Covers chapters 13-15 previous year exam
8 Oct. 25
Complex decisions
10/26
10/28
Ch. 17.1-17.3
 

9 Nov. 1
Complex decisions
11/2
11/4
Ch. 17.4-17.6
 
Homework 3, Thursday Nov. 4 at 11:55 P.M.
10 Nov. 8
Learning from examples
11/9
11/11
Ch. 18.1-18.5, 18.10
 
11 Nov. 15
Learning from examples
11/16
11/18
Ch. 18.6-18.7
Homework 4, Thursday Nov. 18 at 11:55 P.M.
12 Nov. 22
Learning from examples
11/23
No class 11/25
Ch. 18.8-18.9

13 Nov. 29
Learning probabilistic models
11/30 - Test day
12/2
Ch. 20
Midterm 2, Tuesday Nov. 30
Covers chapters 16-18
previous midterm

14 Dec. 6
Reinforcement learning
12/7
12/9
Ch. 21
 
15 Dec. 13
Extra topics
12/14
TBA
Homework 5, Tuesday Dec. 14 at 11:55 P.M.
inTreeSample.csv
16 Dec. 20
Finals
 
 
(Nothing) Project due Wednesday Dec. 22 at 11:55 P.M.