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CS440
CS440 -
-Introduction to
Introduction to
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Lecture #1
Lecture #1
8/26/08
8/26/08
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Administrivia
Administrivia
Textbook: S. Russell and
Textbook: S. Russell and
P.
P. Norvig
Norvig.
. Artificial
Artificial
Intelligence: A Modern
Intelligence: A Modern
Approach
Approach. Prentice Hall,
. Prentice Hall,
2003, 2nd edition. ISBN:
2003, 2nd edition. ISBN:
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0-
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13-
-790395
790395-
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Get to know this book. It will be your friend.
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Administrivia
Administrivia (II)
(II)
Web Site:
Web Site:
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–The class web site is
The class web site is
www.cs.colostate.edu/~cs440
www.cs.colostate.edu/~cs440
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–All lectures posted there (after presentation)
All lectures posted there (after presentation)
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–All homework assignments posted there
All homework assignments posted there
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–Important
Important “
“news
news”
”bulletins
bulletins
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–Anonymous feedback page
Anonymous feedback page
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Administrivia
Administrivia (III)
(III)
Contact information
Contact information
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–Instructor: Bruce A. Draper
Instructor: Bruce A. Draper
Office: 236 USC
Office: 236 USC
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–This will change to 442 CSB
This will change to 442 CSB
Office Hours: TBD
Office Hours: TBD
Phone: 491
Phone: 491-
-7873 (hard to reach me this way)
7873 (hard to reach me this way)
Email:
Email: [email protected].edu
(much easier)
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–Teaching Assistant: Jason Remington
Teaching Assistant: Jason Remington
Email:
Email: jason.remington.ta@gmail.com
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Administrivia (IV)
(IV)
Workload
Workload
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–Two Exams: one midterm, one final.
Two Exams: one midterm, one final.
Final is Tuesday, Dec. 16
Final is Tuesday, Dec. 16th
th, 11:20am
, 11:20am-
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1:20pm
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–Three programming assignments
Three programming assignments
All solo
All solo
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–Two (
Two (re)written
re)written assignments
assignments
Graded both on content and style
Graded both on content and style
Each written assignment has three parts
Each written assignment has three parts
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–An initial written assignment
An initial written assignment
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–A critique of a colleague
A critique of a colleague’
’s written assignment
s written assignment
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–A rewritten assignment
A rewritten assignment
All three parts will be graded
All three parts will be graded
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Administrivia
Administrivia (V)
(V)
Grading
Grading
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–Final: 25%
Final: 25%
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–Midterm: 15%
Midterm: 15%
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–Programming Assignments: 40%
Programming Assignments: 40%
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–Written Assignments: 20%
Written Assignments: 20%
Curving
Curving
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–Yes, grades are curved
Yes, grades are curved
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–During the semester you get numeric scores and
During the semester you get numeric scores and
class histograms; curve is applied at the end
class histograms; curve is applied at the end
