CS 5541 Calendar

Fall 2003
Date Topic or Reading Due
Mon Sep 1 Holiday
Wed Sep 3 Introduction to course; Overview, Philosophy: Ch 1
Fri Sep 5 Overview, Philosophy: Ch 1
Mon Sep 8 Overview, Philosophy: Ch 1
Python
Wed Sep 10 Python
Fri Sep 12 Python
Mon Sep 15

ABET Class Session

      Lab 1: Sep 16
Wed Sep 17

Python

Problems, Representations, & Agents: Ch 2

Homework 1
       
Fri Sep 19

Problems, Representations, & Agents: Ch 2

CS 5541 Study Questions: Review 1

 
Mon Sep 22 Quiz 1
Wed Sep 24

Case study 1: Verbmobil
German web site

Fri Sep 26 Problem Solving : Ch 3
Mon Sep 29 Problem Solving : Ch 3
      Lab 2: Sept 30
Wed Oct 1 Problem Solving : Ch 3
Informed Search: Ch 4
Fri Oct 3 Informed Search: Ch 4  
Mon Oct 6 Informed Search: Ch 4

Wed Oct 8

Informed Search: Ch 4
Game playing: Ch 6
Case study 2: Deep blue
IEEE Micro paper on Deep Blue

Homework 2
Fri Oct 10

CS 5541 Study Questions

 
Mon Oct 13 Quiz 2
      Lab 3: Oct 14
Wed Oct 15 Inference in Propositional Logic: Ch 7
Fri Oct 17 Inference in Propositional Logic: Ch 7  
Mon Oct 20 Inference in First-order Logic: Ch 8
Wed Oct 22 Inference in First-order Logic: Ch 8, Ch 9
Fri Oct 24 Decision trees: Ch 18 (Guest lecture: Rich Maclin)
Mon Oct 27

Wrap up: Ch 9
Wrap up: Decision trees: Ch 18
Programming in Scheme

Homework 3
Wed Oct 29 CS 5541 Study Questions
Programming in Scheme
 
Fri Oct 31 Quiz 3  
Mon Nov 3 Programming in Scheme
Tues Nov 4   Lab 4: Design due: Nov 4
Wed Nov 5

Programming in Scheme

 
Fri Nov 7

Programming in Scheme

Case study 3: SAIL robot

 
Mon Nov 10 Neural nets
Tues Nov 11   Lab 4: Complete program due: Nov 11
Wed Nov 12 Neural nets
Fri Nov 14 Neural nets  
Mon Nov 17

ANN Function Approximation

Wed Nov 19 ANN Function Approximation Homework 4 due
Fri Nov 21 CS 5541 Study Questions  
Mon Nov 24 Quiz 4  
Tues Nov 25   Lab 5 due
Wed Nov 26 Self-organizing maps  
Fri Nov 28 Thanksgiving holiday  
Mon Dec 1

 

Self-organizing maps

 
Wed Dec 3

Learning: Closing Remarks

 
Fri Dec 5 Iterative improvement methods: Ch 4/Winston Chapter  
Mon Dec 8 Iterative improvement methods: Ch 4/Winston Chapter
Tues Dec 9   Lab 6 due
Wed Dec 10

Case study 4: Entertainment (e.g., Sony AIBO ) & Humanoid robotics

Homework 5 due
Fri Dec 12 CS 5541 Study Questions  
Tue Dec 16 Final Exam, 2pm-3:55pm, Heller Hall 302