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CSE 415: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
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The University of Washington, Seattle, Winter 2008
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Regular Meetings: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
12:30-1:20, as follows:
- Mondays in Loew 102
- Wednesdays in Loew 102
- Fridays in MGH room 044
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Instructor: Steve
Tanimoto (Office Hours: Mondays and Fridays 3:00-4:00 in CSE 638).
Email: t a n i m o t o (at) c s (dot) w a s h i n g t o n (dot) e d u
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Teaching Assistant:
Cynthia Matuszek
(Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 in CSE 216 and Thursdays 2:30-3:30 also in CSE 216.)
Email: c y n t h i a (at) c s (dot) w a s h i n g t o n (dot) e d u
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Announcements:
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Welcome to CSE 415! This quarter,
we will be using the Python programming language. Python
has been gaining popularity for a variety of different kinds
of programming, including artificial intelligence programming.
Many programmers like its simple syntax based in part on
indentation rather than the use of parentheses. Like the
traditional AI language Lisp, Python provides good support
for list processing, functional programming,
automatic memory management, and interactive
development. High-quality Python tools are freely available on the World
Wide Web. Students taking CSE 415 do not need to have any prior
experience with Python. The course will cover the essentials
of Python during the first week.
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Please meet with the instructor to discuss possible project
topics during the week of January 28. You can meet during
office hours or sign up for another time. Here's the
schedule
so far.
The second movie night will be Monday, February 4. We plan to
watch "War Games" which is a story about computers learning so
efficiently that they become particularly dangerous. Parts of this
movie were shot in Seattle. Showtime is 7:30.
On Monday, January 14, all members of the class are invited to
"movie night". We will have a showing of a film related to
artificial intelligence.
Members of the class may bring a guest.
Start time: 7:30 PM. The screening will take place
in the Gates Commons on the 6th floor of the Paul Allen
Center for Computer Science and Engineering.
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Please participate in the first project ideas survey.
It is available
here. It will be open until Friday, January 18 at 5:00 PM.
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Final project presentations will be scheduled on
two days: March 12 and March 20.
In order to allot the March 20 time to presentations
and in order to make more student time available
to complete the projects, there will not be a
final examination.
However, there will be
a second examination, similar in format to the
midterm exam, on March 14.
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