CS540 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CS540, Fall 2021, Section 002
Department of Computer Sciences
University of Wisconsin–Madison
| Date | Topic | Reading materials | Assignments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Sept 9 | Welcome and Course Overview | Python Crash Course (self-study), Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Sept 14 | Probability | Slides | HW 1 Released | ||
| Thursday, Sept 16 | Linear Algebra and PCA | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Sept 21 | Statistics and Math Review | Slides | HW 1 Due, HW 2 Released | ||
| Thursday, Sept 23 | Introduction to Logic | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Sept 28 | Natural Language Processing | Slides | HW 2 Due, HW 3 Released | ||
| Thursday, Sept 30 | Machine Learning: Introduction | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Oct 5 | Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning I | Slides | HW 3 Due, HW 4 Released | ||
| Thursday, Oct 7 | Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning II | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Oct 12 | Machine Learning: Linear Regression | Slides | HW 4 Due, HW 5 Released | ||
| Thursday, Oct 14 | Machine Learning: K-Nearest Neighbors & Naive Bayes | Slides, Extended reading on MLE and Naive Bayes | |||
| Tuesday, Oct 19 | Machine Learning: Neural Network I (Perceptron) | Slides | HW 5 Due, HW 6 Released | ||
| Thursday, Oct 21 | Machine Learning: Neural Network II | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Oct 26 | Machine Learning: Neural Network III | Slides | |||
| MIDTERM EXAM October 28 | |||||
| Tuesday, Nov 2 | Machine Learning: Deep Learning I | Slides | |||
| Thursday, Nov 4 | Machine Learning: Deep Learning II | Slides | HW 6 Due, HW 7 Released | ||
| Tuesday, Nov 9 | Review and discussion on Neural Networks and Deep Learning | Slides | |||
| Thursday, Nov 11 | Search I: Un-Informed search | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Nov 16 | Search II: Informed search | Slides | HW7 Due; HW8 Released | ||
| Thursday, Nov 18 | Search III: Advanced Search | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Nov 23 | Games - Part I | Slides | HW8 Due; HW9 Released | ||
| Thursday, Nov 25 | Happy Thanksgiving! (No class) | ||||
| Tuesday, Nov 30 | Games - Part II | Slides | |||
| Thursday, Dec 2 | Reinforcement Learning I | Slides | HW9 Due; HW10 Released | ||
| Tuesday, Dec 7 | Reinforcement Learning II | Slides | |||
| Thursday, Dec 9 | Review on Games and Reinforcement Learning | Slides | |||
| Tuesday, Dec 14 | Ethics and Trust in AI | Slides | HW10 Due | ||
| FINAL EXAM: Main Session Dec 20 2:45-4:45pm CT, Makeup Session Dec 23 2:45-4:45pm CT | |||||
| Please help fill in the course evaluation (Dec 1 - Dec 15). Explicit incentive: some details about the final exam if the participation rate reaches 50%/75%/95% | |||||