| Week | Date | Topics | Notes | Assignments | Quizzes |
| 1 | Oct 23
Tues |
Overview of course
Mechanics of course GOFAI |
Notes1a | Purchase Reader | Quiz0 Q0 Answers |
| 1 | Oct 25
Thurs |
Game Playing Programs
Game Tree search Minimax strategy Turing Test video Gomoku Checkers Backgammon Chess |
Notes1b | Start Readings 1 & 3 | |
| 2 | Oct 30
Tues |
Discussion of Reading 1
T.T. page Loebner Prize Alice | Notes2a |
Note on
Reading 1 Reading 1: Quiz | Quiz1
Q1 Answers |
| 2 | Nov 1
Thurs |
Discussion of Reading 3
Bridge Turing Test for chess? Natural Language Understanding Deep Blue AltaVista SysTrans |
Notes2b |
Reading 3 Quiz Reading 1: Reaction due |
Quiz3
Q3 Answers |
| 3 | Nov 6
Tues |
Discussion of Reading 2
Block's HLT Excerpts from 2001: A Space Odyssey |
Notes3a |
Note on Reading 2
Reading 2: Quiz Reading 3: Reaction due |
Quiz2
Q2 Answers |
| 3 | Nov 8
Thurs |
[No class -- JOR in D.C.] | |||
| 4 | Nov 13
Tues |
Discussion of Reading 4
Learning: the very possibility Cyc & Lenat Critical review of Cyc |
Notes4a | Reading 4: Quiz
Reading 2: Reaction due |
Quiz4
Q4 Answers |
| 4 | Nov 15
Thurs |
Discussion of Reading 5 (Churchlands)
Learning Neural Networks (NNs) Clustering Handwriting applet NNs: toy example Brain facts NETTALK |
Notes4b | Reading 5: Quiz
Reading 4: Reaction due |
Quiz5
Q5 Answers |
| 5 | Nov 20
Tues |
Learning in NNs Backpropagation Optical Char Recognition Genetic Programming (Intro.) Final Excerpts from 2001: A Space Odyssey |
Notes5a | Reading 5: Reaction due | |
| 5 | Nov 22
Thus |
[Thanksgiving] | |||
| 6 | Nov 27
Tues |
Discussion of Reading 6 (Levy)
genetic-programming.org Learning Blackjack Biomorphs GenBebop Genetic Art |
Notes6a | Reading 6: Quiz | Quiz6
Q6 Answers |
| 6 | Nov 29
Thurs |
Discussion of Reading 7 (Mitchell)
Data Mining Bongard Problems Knowledge Discovery Scientific Discovery Graffiti |
Notes6b | Reading 7: Quiz
Reading 6: Reaction due |
Quiz7
Q7 Answers |
| 7 | Dec 4
Tues |
Discussion of Reading 8 (Brooks)
Lego Mindstorms Tilden's Insectoids Aibo |
Notes7a |
Paper
topic via email Reading 8: Quiz Note on Reading 8 Reading 7: Reaction due |
Quiz8
Q8 Answers |
| 7 | Dec 6
Thurs |
Discussion of Reading 9 (Moravec)
Cool Robot of the Week Braitenberg Vehicles |
Notes7b | Reading 9: Quiz
Note on Reading 9 Reading 8: Reaction due |
Quiz9
Q9 Answers |
| 8 | Dec 11
Tues |
Discussion of Reading 10 (Sipper)
Artificial Life A-Life and Computer Viruses Cellular Automata Conway's Life Floys Genesis Karl Sims' Creatures |
Notes8a | Reading 10: Quiz
Reading 9: Reaction due Paper: Instructions |
Quiz10
Q10 Answers |
| 8 | Dec 13
Thurs |
No class (Paper Consultations) |
Reading 10: Reaction due | ||
| Exam Period | Dec 21 | Paper due |