CSE 630: Survey of Artificial Intelligence 1: Basic Techniques

Objectives

• Agent-based development paradigm
• Declarative Problem description
• Machine Learning
• Constructing solutions with Search and Planning
• Perception and action

Prerequisites

Textbook (Required)

Keeping up with the lecture schedule and assignments

• The course website is at: http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~dbyron/630 . The website contains a calendar showing the lecture and exam schedule and homework assignment due dates. You are expected to keep up with information posted on the webpage.
• You will be provided with an account on the CSE department's network to use to turn in assignments. Any programs you turn in must function correctly on the unix network.
• Announcements will be made in class whenever possilbe. If some urgent information needs to be communicated between class meetings, I will use the cse630 email group, so please subscribe to this group (instructions are on the course web page).

Policies and Class Conduct

1. Lectures
   • Lectures start promptly at the specified start time. If you arrive late, you may miss important announcements. Attendance at lectures is not mandatory.
   • Lectures will be constructed with the assumption that you have read the relevant sections of the textbook before coming to class.
2. Adherence to the schedule
   • Homework assignments:     No make-up or late homework assignments will be accepted (but you get to drop one grade from the final 4 homeworks).
     
   • Exams:    Students arriving late for an exam will not be admitted if another student has already left the room. Make-up exams: Students requesting to take an exam at a special time must provide significant documentation for their scheduling conflict, and must take the exam before the scheduled time.

3. Academic Honesty    Students are expected to know and abide by OSU's policy on academic integrity, located at http://oaa.ohio-state.edu/coam/code.html. Any work you submit, whether in a homework set or on an exam, must be your own creation, unless exclusions are explicitly described (for instance, CSE630 students may use code from the textbook's code repository with proper attribution). You may collaborate with other students to work out general principles and establish your knowledge of the material presented in the course, but you should not show your work to another student, receive a copy of work done by another student, or copy any work created by another student - whether a paper or electronic copy. All instances of suspected academic misconduct will be reported to the department chairperson and the Committee on Academic Misconduct. Violations of the student code of conduct often result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. The best way to avoid the temptation to cheat is to start on your assignments in time to ask for help from the instructor or grader. It is in your best interest to learn the material included on the homeworks in order to perform well on the exams. Don't jeopardize your GPA by flouting the standards of academic integrity expected of OSU students.

4. Accommodation for Disabilities     Students with disabilities are encouraged to discuss their needs with me as early in the quarter as possible. I am happy to make accommodations as long as you alert me to your requirements.

Assessment