CS540 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CS540 section 1, Fall 2021
Department of Computer Sciences
University of Wisconsin–Madison
| Date | Topic | Reading materials | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, Sept 14 | Course Overview | Slides, Python Crash Course (self-study) |
HW1 Released |
| Thursday, Sept 16 | Probability | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Sept 21 | Statistics and Linear Algebra Review | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW1 Due; HW2 Released |
| Thursday, Sept 23 | Introduction to Logic | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Sept 28 | Natural Language Processing | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW2 Due; HW3 Released |
| Thursday, Sept 30 | Machine Learning: Introduction | Slides, Slides With Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Oct 5 | Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning I | Slides, Slides With Quizzes and Notes | HW3 Due; HW4 Released |
| Thursday, Oct 7 | Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning II | Slides, Slides With Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Oct 12 | Machine Learning: Linear Regression | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW4 Due; HW5 Released |
| Thursday, Oct 14 | Machine Learning: K - Nearest Neighbors & Naive Bayes | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Oct 19 | Machine Learning: Neural Network I (Perceptron) | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW5 Due; HW6 Released |
| Thursday, Oct 21 | Machine Learning: Neural Network II | Slides, Slides With Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Oct 26 | Machine Learning: Neural Network III | Slides, Slides With Quizzes and Notes | |
| MIDTERM EXAM: Thursday, Oct 28 | |||
| Tuesday, Nov 2 | Machine Learning: Deep Learning I | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Thursday, Nov 4 | Machine Learning: Deep Learning II | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW6 Due; HW7 Released |
| Tuesday, Nov 9 | Review and Discussion on Neural Networks and Deep Learning | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Thursday, Nov 11 | Search I: Un-Informed search | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Nov 16 | Search II: Informed search | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW7 Due; HW8 Released |
| Thursday, Nov 18 | Advanced Search and Review on Search | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Nov 23 | Game I | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW8 Due; HW9 Released |
| Thursday, Nov 25 | Happy Thanksgiving! (No class) | ||
| Tuesday, Nov 30 | Game II | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Thursday, Dec 2 | Reinforcement Learning I | Slides, Slides With Quizzes and Notes | HW10 Released |
| Tuesday, Dec 7 | Reinforcement Learning II | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | HW9 Due |
| Thursday, Dec 9 | Review on Search, Games, and Reinforcement Learning | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | |
| Tuesday, Dec 14 | Ethics and Trust in AI | Slides, Slides with Quizzes and Notes | 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% | |||