Reading Assignments

Assigned May 05, 2000 (optional): Science Magazine article on Bayes (http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/286/5444/1460)
Assigned May 02, 2000:
Chapter 16 ( 05/01 and 05/03 , 05/05) of Russell & Norvig of the second edition only: read sections 16.1, 16.2, 16.4 (excluding variable elimination).
Both chapters 15 and 16 (previously 14 and 15, respectively) draft copies are on 2-hours reserve in the library with the title "CS 540
Readings" and the call number Q335 C540 G31 2000.
Assigned April 26, 2000:

Chapter 14 of Russell & Norvig (I have made some changes to the slides from Prof. David Page see www.cs.wisc.edu/~cs731-1)

(in the 2nd edition, the respective chapter is 15; the draft will be reserve in the library from May 01.
Russell has gave me permission to distribute to the students but has asked for you not to distribute it)
Assigned April 19, 2000:
Chapter 11 (4/21, 4/24) of Russell & Norvig (also read again 7.6)
 
Assigned March 29, 2000: (3/31 , 4/3 , 4/5 , 4/7 , 4/10 , 4/14)
Chapters15 and 16 of Nilsson's book
Chapter 7 of Russell & Norvig
 
Assigned March 01, 2000:
Chapter 6 (3/8 , 3/11, 3/20, 3/22) of Russell & Norvig
chapters 13, 14 of Nilsson's book
Assigned February 28, 2000: (chapters 3, 4 and 5 slides were based on Jim Gast lecture slides (www.cs.wisc.edu/~jgast/cs540.html))
Chapter 5 of Russell & Norvig
Assigned February 21, 2000:
Chapter 4 (except 4.3) of Russell & Norvig
Recommended (optional): chapters 7,8, 9 of Nilsson's book
Assigned February 14, 2000:
Recommended (optional): Pages 108 (section 4.6.5) - 116 of Mitchell's book
Chapters 2, 3 of Russell & Norvig (start reading them, we will begin chapter 3 on February 16).
Assigned January 31, 2000:
Chapter 19 (except 19.6) of Russell & Norvig (start reading it, we will begin on February 4).
 Assigned January 24, 2000:
Chapters 1 and 18.2, 18.3 and 18.4 of Russell & Norvig.