CSCI 364 Schedule

Week Date Topic Reading (Not Required) Assignment
1 Oct 4 Hello, CSCI364! Questionnaire
(Due Oct 11)
Oct 6 What is AI? Chapter 1
Oct 8 What is AI? Chapter 1
2 Oct 11 Search Problems 3.1-3.3 Anonymous Checkin Survey
Oct 13 Search Algorithms (BFS) 3.4
Oct 15 Search Algorithms (DFS and UCS) 3.4
3 Oct 18 Heuristic Search 3.5-3.6 HW1: Search
(Due Oct 27 29)

Reflective Journal Entry #1
(Due Oct 29 31)

Reflective Journal Entry #2
(Due Oct 29 31)
Oct 20 LRTA* 2.1.2 (MAS Book)
Oct 22 Local Search 4.1
4 Oct 25 Genetic Algorithms 4.1 Group Project
(Initial Information)

Reflective Journal Entry #3
(Due Nov 3)
Oct 27 Constraint Satisfaction Problems 6.1
Oct 29 Constraint Satisfaction Problems 6.1
5 Nov 1 Constraint Propagation 6.2 HW2: CSPs
(Due Nov 15)

Anonymous Checkin Survey
Nov 3 Backtracking Search for CSPs 6.3
Nov 5 Discussion Day 1: Ethical Dilemmas Readings
6 Nov 8 Utility Theory 16.1-16.4 Group Formation
(Due Nov 8)

Reflective Journal Entry #4
(Due Nov 17)

Reflection Journal Entry #5
(Due Nov 17)
Nov 10 Probability and Markov Chains
Nov 12 Markov Decision Processes 17.1, 4.3.2
7 Nov 15 MDP Planning 17.2 HW3: MDPs
(Due Dec 6)

Anonymous Checkin Survey
Nov 17 MDP Planning
Nov 19 Multiarmed Bandits Introduction to
Multi-Armed Bandits
Fall Break
8 Nov 29 Multiarmed Bandits Group Project Proposals
(Due Nov 19 29)

Reflective Journal Entry #6
(Due Dec 10)

Reflection Journal Entry #7
(Due Dec 10)
Dec 1 Reinforcement Learning 21.1, 21.3
Dec 3 HW3 Design
9 Dec 6 Reinforcement Learning HW4: Reinforcement Learning
(Due Dec 15)

Anonymous Checkin Survey
Dec 8 Deep Reinforcement Learning
Dec 10 Discussion Day #2: Augmented Reality Readings
10 Dec 13 Deep Reinforcement Learning HW5: Critters!
(Due Jan 5 15)

Reflection Journal Entry #8
(Due Dec 22)
Dec 15 POMDPs 17.4
Dec 17 POMDPs + Game Theory 17.5 (AI Textbook)
3.1-3.4.1, 4.1 (MAS Textbook)
11 Dec 20 Game Theory Anonymous Checkin Survey
Dec 22 Adversarial Search 5.1-5.2
Christmas Break
12 Jan 3 Group Project Day Group Project Checkin
(Due Jan 5)

Reflection Journal Entry #9
(Due Jan 15, Ext. Jan 19)
Jan 5 Social Choice 9.3-9.4 (MAS Textbook)
Jan 7 Social Choice Game Day Voting Worksheet
13 Jan 10 Multiagent MDPs + Group Presentations and Reports Discussion Group Project Implementations
(Due Jan 15, Ext. Jan 23)
Jan 12 Critter Tournament!
Jan 14 What is AI?
Final Project
Due Sunday January 23 at 4:00 PM