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CSE 415: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
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The University of Washington, Seattle, Winter 2009
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Regular Meetings: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
12:30-1:20, normally in MGH 231. Certain days are reserved for
laboratory sessions in another room.
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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:
Emily Wang
(Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 AM, and Thursdays 1:30-2:30 PM in CSE 518)
Email: a m e l i e (at) u (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.
The leading versions of Python at this time are 2.4, 2.5, and 3.0. We will be using Python 2.5. Note that version 3.0 is not backwards compatible with the others.
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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On Monday, January 12, 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.
The January 21
worksheet
will be collected in class on Monday, January 26.
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