University of Minnesota
CSci 4511W: Artificial Intelligence
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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 Jan. 15
Introduction: HI!
1/16
1/18 Particles.java
Ch. 1-2
 
 
2 Jan. 22
Agents, Problem Solving and Search
1/23
1/25 nqueens.py
Ch. 2-3
 

3 Jan. 29
Search and Heuristics
1/30
2/1
Ch. 3-4
 
HW 1, Sunday Feb. 4
Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 11:55 P.M.
4 Feb. 5
Other search algorithms
2/6
2/8
Ch. 4
 
Writing 1, Sunday Feb. 11 at 11:55 P.M.
5 Feb. 12
Game playing
2/13
2/15
Ch. 5

HW 2, Sunday Feb. 18 at 11:55 P.M.
6 Feb. 19
Game playing
2/20
2/22
Ch. 17.5
 
 
7 Feb. 26
Constraint satisfacation
3/1 Ch. 6
Midterm 1, Tuesday Feb. 27
Covers chapters 1-4
previous year exam
Writing 2, Sunday March 4 at 11:55 P.M.
writing2sample.zip
8 March 5
Propositional logic
3/6
3/8
Ch. 7
 
HW 3, Sunday March 11 at 11:55 P.M.
  March 14
Spring Break
 
 
 
 
 
9 March 20
First-order logic
3/20
3/22
Ch. 8
 
Writing 3, Sunday March 25 at 11:55 P.M. writing3sample.zip
10 March 26
Inference in logic
3/27
3/29
Ch. 9
 
HW 4, Sunday April 1 at 11:55 P.M.
11 April 2
More logic
4/3
4/5
Ch. 9
 
12 April 9
Planning
4/12 Ch. 10
Midterm 2, Tuesday April 10
Covers chapters 5-7 and 17.5
previous Midterm 2
Writing 4, Sunday April 15 at 11:55 P.M.
13 April 16
More planning
4/17
4/19
Ch. 10
 
HW 5, Sunday April 22 at 11:55 P.M.
14 April 23
Knowledge Representation
4/24
4/26
Ch. 12
 
Writing 5, Sunday April 29 at 11:55 P.M.
15 April 30
Extra topics & review
5/1
5/3
TBA
16 May 7
Finals Week
 
 
Final Exam,
Tuesday May 8,
8:00am - 10:00am

Vincent Hall 16 (normal classroom)
previous final
Project due Friday May 11 at 11:55 P.M.
Sample projects with grade