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Course Outlines

Summer 2021 - CMPT 310 D100

Artificial Intelligence Survey (3)

Class Number: 3050

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Fri, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CMPT 225 and (MACM 101 or (ENSC 251 and ENSC 252)), all with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Provides a unified discussion of the fundamental approaches to the problems in artificial intelligence. The topics considered are: representational typology and search methods; game playing, heuristic programming; pattern recognition and classification; theorem-proving; question-answering systems; natural language understanding; computer vision. Students with credit for CMPT 410 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is a broad introduction to the techniques, methodology, and theory of Artificial Intelligence. Depending on time and class interest, the following topics will be discussed.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Topics

  • Meaning, goals, methods and languages of Artificial Intelligence.
  • Knowledge representation.
  • Inference in first order logic; logic programming.
  • Intelligent searching and planning.
  • Natural Language Understanding.
  • Game-playing.
  • Machine learning (e.g. neural networks, decision trees).
  • Philosophical foundations, ethical Issues, and future expectations.

Grading

NOTES:

Grading will be announced the first week of class.

Students must attain an overall passing grade on the weighted average of exams in the course in order to obtain a clear pass (C- or better).

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Reference Books

  • Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4th Edition), Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig, Prentice Hall, 2020, 9780134610993, Excellent book, well worth getting a copy.
  • Artificial Intelligence, Foundations of Computational Agents, 2nd edition, David Poole, Alan Mackworth, Cambridge University Press, 2017, 9781107195394, Free online from authors: http://artint.info/html/ArtInt.html

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2021

Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses.  Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).