Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2025 - CMPT 310 D200

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3)

Class Number: 4724

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Thu, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 11, 2025
    Mon, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

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

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A survey of modern approaches for artificial intelligence (AI). Provides an introduction to a variety of AI topics and prepares students for upper-level courses. Topics include: problem solving with search; adversarial game playing; probability and Bayesian networks; machine learning; and applications such as robotics, visual computing and natural language.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is a broad introduction to the techniques, methodology, and theory of Artificial Intelligence. Each topic will provide introductory foundations for coursework in future specialized courses.

Topics

  • Philosophical foundations, goals, and background of Artificial Intelligence
  • Calculus, probability, and linear algebra (elements as necessary for the course)
  • Machine Learning 
  • Intelligent agents (searching, planning, game playing)
  • Constraint satisfaction problems
  • Markov Decision Processes
  • Hidden Markov Models
  • Bayesian Networks
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Application areas (e.g. computer vision, natural language processing)
  • Ethical considerations and future outlook

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

REQUIRED READING:

  • Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4thEdition)
  • Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig
  • Prentice Hall
  • 2021

ISBN: 9780137505135

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

To learn more about the academic disciplinary process and relevant academic supports, visit: 


RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.