Introduction to AI (COMP-424)
Winter 2010

News

The solution to homework 3 is here.

The solution to homework 4 is here.

Solutions to the first 5 problems on the midterms are posted here

The final exam is taking place Monday April 19 2010, 9am-12pm. It is a closed-book exam, covering lectures 1-18. Here are some sample questions, which you can try to solve. The format is similar to the midterm, and the questions are also similar to the homeworks. Here are the answers as well, but it is best if you try on your own first.


General Information

Where: Trottier 0070.

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:05-11:25am.

What: We will cover selected topics in Artificial Intelligence. We will study modern techniques for computers to make good (in some cases optimal) decisions that are applicable throughout an enormous range of industrial, civil, medical, financial, robotic and information systems. We will not attempt to cover the entire range of AI sub-areas in detail, but will survey several key themes.


Instructor

Doina Precup
School of Computer Science
Office: McConnell Engineering building, room 111N (left from elevators)
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30am-12:30pm and Friday, 2:30-3:30pm. Meetings at other times by appointment only
Phone: (514) 398-6443
E-mail: dprecup@cs.mcgill.ca


Teaching assistants (tentative)

Monica Dinculescu
Office Hours: Thursday 2:30pm-3:30pm, McConnell room 108

Arthur Guez
Office Hours: Monday 9:30am-10:30am, McConnell room 112

Bob West
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00pm-3:00pm, McConnell room 111

TA e-mail: cs424@cs.mcgill.ca