General Information Course Id: COSC4368 Artificial Intelligence Programming Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Professor: Ricardo Vilalta (vilalta@cs.uh.edu) Classroom: CBB building, room #124 Office Hours: Mondays 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Telephone: (713) 743-3614

Schedule Dates Topic January 18 Introduction January 23   Schedule Dates Topic January 18 Introduction   January 23 Problem Solving January 30 Logical Agents February 6 First-Order Logic February 13 Probabilistic Reasoning February 20 Planning February 27 Making Decisions March 6 1st Midterm Exam March 13 Spring Holiday -- No Class March 20 Machine Learning I March 27 Machine Learning II April 3 Machine Learning III April 10 Reinforcement leaning April 17 Perception and Robotics April 24 2nd Midterm Exam May 1 Final Project Due

Textbook Textbook: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig. 3nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2010.   Additional Readings: Several other books on specific topics such as machine learning, logic, automated reasoning, planning, etc.

Grading 2 Midterm Exams 60% Homeworks 20% Project 20% There is no final exam   NOTE: PLAGIARISM IS NOT TOLERATED.

Grading Policy Points Grade 95-100 A 90-94.99 A- 86.66-89.99 B+ Less than 70.0 D

Dates to Remember Dates to remember Events January 18 First day of classes March 6 1st Midterm Exam March 13-18 No Class (Spring Holiday) April 24 2nd Midterm Exam Note: There is no final exam in this course.

How to Succeed in Class In case you miss a class, read the chapter corresponding to that class. Consult the TA during his office hours if you have questions. The exams will cover the material covered in class only, but it is important to read the textbook if some chapter is unclear. Exams should not be a problem if you have been following the classes and reading the textbook. Start home works early; you will have a hard time finishing your home works if you don’t start as early as possible.