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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, Fall 2012, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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==== 4 October 2012 ====
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In the fall semester of 2012, 6.034 will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 to 11. 
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Most, but not all of Professor Winston's lectures will be on Monday and Wednesday. 
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On most, but not all Fridays, you will learn about what is happening in the field right now from someone who is doing work right now in an area related to the Monday and Wednesday lectures.
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Examinations will cover material from the traditional lectures as well as the right-now lectures.  It will be extremely difficult to field questions on the right-now material if you do not attend the right-now lectures because the material is not yet in textbooks or, in many cases, published papers.
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Tutorials will meet weekly on Monday and Tuesday.  On the first day of class, you will fill out a form that will enable us to assign you to a tutorial.
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There will be no recitations; you should ignore what the registrar has scheduled.
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== News ==
== News ==
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==== 19 November 2012 ====
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Quiz 3 will be returned in tutorials Monday and Tuesday.  Thresholds are:
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|Problem 2 Support Vector Machines
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|Total
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==== 27 October 2012 ====
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Quiz 2 will be returned in tutorials Monday and Tuesday.  Thresholds are:
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==== 26 October 2012 ====
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All discussion sessions, going forward, will be in 5-134.
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==== 10 October 2012 ====
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<tr><td>By popular demand, the [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/sleep.pdf sleep slides]  are on line.  Also, [http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/staff/profiles/sbarry.html Susana (Zan) Barry], from MIT Medical, attended the lecture today.  She specializes in stress reduction and relaxation, eating, nutrition, and body image concerns, and sleep health, so she is eager to see any of you who need help in any of those dimensions, [http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/programs/sleep.html sleep] in particular.
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==== 4 October 2012 ====
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Professor Gerald J. Sussman will give the first <i>right now</i> talk of the semester tomorrow, 5 October, describing his ongoing research on his propagator programming paradigm.
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The rest of the quizzes will include questions on right-now talks.  We anticipate that you will not have difficulty with these questions if you show up and pay attention. 
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We also anticipate that you will have difficulty if you do not attend and pay attention because the material is not in textbook form and in many cases is not in concise written form.
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We anticipate, but will not necessarily be limited to, right now quiz questions similar to the questions that appeared on the Quiz 5, Problem 3 part of the 2011 final, which was given in connection with the single guest lecture in 2011.
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Experimentally, Professor Winston will meet with students interested in discussing Professor Sussman's talk at 3-4pm in room 4-231.  This is an optional offering that will be continued or expanded to additional times depending on demonstrated interest.
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==== 1 October 2012 ====
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==== 16 September 2012 ====
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[[Lab 1]] is released.
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==== 5 September 2012 ====
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[[Lab 0]] is released.  Click on Labs link above.
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If you were unable to give us a [[media:FormsT.pdf | tutorial scheduling form]], please fill out and bring to 32-251 as soon as practicable.  If you can bring it today, you will be in the initial assignment list.
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We inadvertently scheduled the first quiz for Yom Kippur.  For students celebrating the Jewish Holiday, the quiz will be scheduled for Friday, 28 September.
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==== 4 September 2012 ====
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Registrar promises to schedule final by 5:00 PM on September 20, 2012.
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==== 3 September 2012 ====
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==== Python ====
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The official language of 6.034 is Python for a variety of reasons having little to do with the strengths and weaknesses of the language.  We expect a focused weekend with any of the many Python books would be adequate preparation.  See, for example, the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/285856/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_1_5_last Amazon list].
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* [http://diveintopython.org Dive into Python] is a well-recommended book that is available online. It's written for experienced programmers who just don't know Python yet. It's meant to quickly take what you already know about other languages and explain how Python does them.
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* Notes that have been used in 6.00 has been expanded into a book called ''Think Python''. It's [http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ online]. It is targeted at people who have not programmed much or at all.
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* Another choice is the O'Reilly book ''Learning Python''. MIT has a subscription to O'Reilly, so anyone with an MIT IP address can read the book [http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596513986/ online].
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==== 28 August 2012 ====
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We are considering substantial changes in the organization of the subject for this coming semester.  In particular, we are considering alternatives to traditional recitation sections and our 6.034-specific "mega recitations."  We will announce our conclusions here soon.
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== News ==
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==== Subject suggestions for Spring 2012 ====
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Alas, many fewer than usual AI subjects will be offered this spring, and status of some is still unknown.  Check back here from time to time as updates will occur, potentially, up through the end of registration day.
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All these are the subjects PHW would particularly mention if you were to go ask him for recommendations.
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6.945 Large-scale Symbolic Systems, definitely cancelled, as Professor Sussman has been called to service in MITx.
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6.868J The Society of Mind, waiting for information on status, as Professor Minsky taught subject already in the fall, an anomaly.
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9.520 [http://www.mit.edu/%7E9.520/ Statistical Learning theory], new subject, Professor Poggio et al., not for the mathematically timid.  Poggio's interests are centered on understanding biological intelligence, particularly vision.
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MAS S60 [http://web.media.mit.edu/~havasi/MAS.560/ Special Topics: Practical Natural Language Processing], Dr. Havasi.
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6.xxx aka 6.803/6.833, [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.803/index.html The Human Intelligence Enterprise], PHW, lotteried, current P approximately 0.5.  Two sections, both taught by PHW, first meeting and lottery on Wednesday, 8 February, contrary to incorrect listing somewhere that the subject will meet on Monday, 6, February.
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And then, not exactly at the AI center of gravity, but interesting and student friendly...
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6.049J Evolutionary Biology: Concepts, Models and Computation, Professor Berwick.  Alas, Professor Berwick is not teaching his natural language subject this spring.  If you can't take his evolution subject, be sure to go to Tattersall's guest lecture anyway, which will be announced on this web site as soon as date is fixed.
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15.668, People and Organizations, Professor Kochan, immediate past Chair of the Faculty.  All about how to be productive, and useful, in your first job by learning negotiation, leadership, and teamwork skills.  A good complement to aspects of 6.xxx, but more business oriented.
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You can examine your final in 32-251 throughout IAP.
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Clarification: Lectures are on Monday and Wednesday 10-11.  Megarecitation is on Friday, 10-11, also in 10-250.  Per message below, no megarecitation during first week.
Clarification: Lectures are on Monday and Wednesday 10-11.  Megarecitation is on Friday, 10-11, also in 10-250.  Per message below, no megarecitation during first week.
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* [http://diveintopython.org Dive into Python] is a well-recommended book that is available online. It's written for experienced programmers who just don't know Python yet. It's meant to quickly take what you already know about other languages and explain how Python does them.
 
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* In the middle is the O'Reilly book ''Learning Python''. MIT has a subscription to O'Reilly, so anyone with an MIT IP address can read the book [http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596513986/ online].
 
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# The final will be held in <b>Johnson</b> on <b>Wednesday December 15th</b> from <b>1:30-4:30pm</b>.  As usual, any notes, paper or books are allowed, as well as a calculator; no laptops or other means of communication during the exam. 
 
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Reference_material_and_playlist Reference reading material] relevant to the quiz is posted here.  You should also try the Java [[Demonstrations]] for Boosting and SVM to get familiar with the behavior of the algorithms studied.    Lastly, here are some [https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhqhm2bq_111czn7fsfx TA-prepared Notes] on some of this section's main topics that you may find helpful.
 
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/2010s1.pdf Solutions] have been posted.
 
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=== Monday, 27 September ===
 
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Quiz 1 will be on Wednesday in class.  It is open notes but no laptops or cell phones as usual.  Additional [http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Reference_material_and_playlist reference] material for the search and rule based systems have been posted.  In addition, here are some [https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhqhm2bq_105f7zbgtfg notes] the TAs have prepared.  Last minute TA office hours will be held in 34-302 from 6:10-7:10pm on Tuesday.  Bring problems.
 
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=== Sunday, 26 September ===
 
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Lab_2 Lab 2] on Search is released.  It is due the evening of Friday, October 8th at midnight.  Looking over lab 2 and working on it early may give you additional hands-on experience with search concepts, and can help you master the material for Quiz 1.
 
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=== Saturday, 18 September ===
 
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Lab_1 Lab 1] on Rule-based Systems is released.  It is due the evening of Friday, September 24th at midnight.  The dates for all lab releases are also available from the [[Labs]] page.
 
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=== Wednesday, 15 September ===
 
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If you currently still do not have a [[Recitations]] and/or [[Tutorials]] assignment please email Yuan (yks) with the times that work best for you.  Even if you don't plan to attend, it's good to sign up to receive announcements and extra material from your Recitation instructors and TAs.
 
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=== Tuesday, 14 September ===
 
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Many of the online tester submit issues have been resolved by a recent fix to the key.py file that you are asked to download.  If you have been having trouble submitting, please download a new key.py file from [https://6.034.scripts.mit.edu:444/fall10/tester/ https://6.034.scripts.mit.edu:444/fall10/tester/] and replace the one you currently have.  Please let us know if you still have problems.
 
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Thanks to Jelle for discovering the fix!
 
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=== Monday, 13 September ===
 
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We have assigned you to a regular recitation if we received your form.  In the usual 3.091 chaos, some forms may have gone missing.  If you are not on the assignment list above, fetch a form from us on Wednesday, fill it out, and make sure it gets into the hands of a TA.
 
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=== Saturday, 11 September ===
 
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Your tutorial assignment is available via the link above.
 
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We have to start over on recitation assignments because of a miscommunication with the registrar.  Scheduling forms similar to the one you filled out for tutorial assignment will be handed out in Monday's lecture.
 
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=== Friday, 10 September ===
 
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Lab_0 Lab 0] is available from the "Labs" link above.  It is Due Friday, September 17th.
 
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MegaRecitation Files are available [[MegaRecitation Files|here]].
 
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=== Thursday, 9 September ===
 
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Although there are no regular recitations this week, there will be a mega-recitation in the usual 10 AM slot in 10-250.  Unlike most mega-recitations, which cover quiz problems, this one is a python review.
 
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=== Wednesday, 8 September ===
 
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If you did not get a tutorial scheduling form, you can get one from a supply just outside Professor Winston's office, 32-151.  Scheduling is proceeding, so return as soon as possible, to Professor Winston's office.
 
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Lecture are Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 AM in 10-250.  Mega-recitations occur on Fridays at 10 AM in 10-250, the same place and time slot that is occupied by lectures on Mondays and Wednesdays.
 
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'''There will <b>not</b> be any regular recitations this week; they will begin next week.
 
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==== Times and places of recitations and tutorials ====
 
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Please fill out the [http://doodle.com/tptv9y2bu8qxt6hi Tutorial scheduling form].  You will learn which tutorial you are in by email.
 
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Unexpectedly, the registrar supplied us with recitation time slots we can live with, so attend at the time and place you were assigned.
 
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=== Friday, December 18 ===
 
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=== Thursday, December 17 ===
 
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Friends,
 
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<li>Final examinations have been examined, and you can examine yours in my office on or after Monday, December 21. By institute rule, you cannot take your final away from the vicinity.
 
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<li>Alternatively, you can learn your grade via WEBSIS.  We will submit grades tomorrow, and they should be up early next week. 
 
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<li>Alas, you cannot get your grade any other way. By institute rules, we cannot give out grades by email or by telephone, nor can we post grades. In particular, if you go to the Undergraduate Office, and ask for your grade, you will drive the normally kind, courteous, and helpful Anne Hunter crazy with rage, which will be viciously directed at the 6.034 staff.
 
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| &ge; 82
 
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| &ge; 93
 
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| &ge; 82
 
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| &ge; 88
 
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| &ge; 80
 
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| &ge; 65
 
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| &ge; 84
 
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PHW
 
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=== Sunday, December 13 ===
 
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We of the staff would much appreciate your thoughts on the subject expressed via the
 
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[https://sixweb.mit.edu/student/evaluate/6.034-f2009 Underground guide].
 
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We would also appreciate notes downstream from those who find the 6.034 experience valuable after graduation.
 
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=== Saturday, December 12 ===
 
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* Sunday Dec 13 5-7pm    [1-132] (Yuan)
 
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* Monday Dec 14 4-6pm    [32-144?]  (Gremio)
 
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* Tuesday Dec 15 5-7pm    [32-144?]  (Olga & Yuan)
 
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We'll post a note if there is a room change.
 
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=== Wednesday, December 9 ===
 
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There will be no recitations or mega-recitations this Thursday and Friday. 
 
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* Part 2 review: Friday  1-3pm
 
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* Part 3 review: Friday  3-5pm
 
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* Part 4 review: Friday  5-7pm
 
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* Part 5 review: Saturday 1-3pm
 
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=== Thursday, December 3 ===
 
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Quizzes have been graded and will be returned in recitation, then tutorial, then only from PHW's office.
 
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| &ge; 42
 
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| &ge; 35
 
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|Problem 2
 
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| &ge; 41
 
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| &ge; 35
 
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| &ge; 84
 
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| &ge; 71
 
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=== Wednesday, November 25 ===
 
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Lab 5 online testing still does not work --- we're in contact with the scripts team attempting a fix.
 
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Lab 4 grades are still 0s for everyone.  This will likely be resolved shortly after the Thanksgiving break.
 
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Enjoy your holiday!
 
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=== Saturday, November 14 ===
 
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New draft notes on boosting are now available via [[Reference material and playlist]] link. Also, a new version of the demonstration with improved GUI is available via [[Demonstrations]] link.
 
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=== Tuesday, November 10 ===
 
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall09/index.php?title=Tutorials Tutorials]
 
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=== Monday, November 9 ===
 
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Quizzes have been graded and will be returned in recitation, then tutorial, then only from PHW's office.
 
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|Problem 1
 
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| &ge; 43
 
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| &ge; 37
 
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|Problem 2
 
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| &ge; 33
 
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| &ge; 76
 
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| &ge; 62
 
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Note that the corresponding portion of the final is likely to include a straightforward neural net question and a problem that requires an understanding of mutation and crossover.
 
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=== Wednesday, October 21 ===
 
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Quizzes have been graded and will be returned in recitation, then tutorial, then only from PHW's office.
 
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|Problem 1
 
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| &ge; 45
 
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| &ge; 37
 
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|Problem 2
 
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=== Tuesday, October 20 ===
 
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The Quiz 2 tomorrow is in 10-250 and starts at 10am sharp. Open book, open notes, but no computers of any kind.
 
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It will cover Games and Constraint Satisfaction Problems.
 
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=== Sunday, October 12 ===
 
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Due to there being no Tuesday schedule, there will be an extra tutorial on Tuesday.
 
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=== Thursday, October 8 ===
 
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Because of the confluence of a Monday holiday and family weekend in the same week, the schedule next week is highly unusual.  As indicated on the calendar, there will be lectures on Tuesday and Friday.  Also, there will be no megarecitation next week, because of insufficient accumulation of material to cover.
 
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  http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall09/index.php?title=Lab_3
 
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Resubmit lab 2 if you did not download a new tests.py on Saturday and resubmit with it already.  Older submissions are invalid, and you're likely to have a zero on the lab, which you can check at https://ai6034.mit.edu:444/fall09/tester/
 
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=== Thursday, October 1 ===
 
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Quizzes have been graded and will be returned in recitation, then tutorial, then only from PHW's office.
 
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=== September 22nd ===
 
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Thursdays 11am 36-156
 
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Thursdays noon 36-156
 
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Thursdays  2pm 24-407
 
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=== September 15th ===
 
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There is a new [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/labs/lab0/tester.py tester.py] which lets you just run that module to do local tests, and if those succeed, to submit, all in one go.  If you're running up against the clock, remember to submit using either the command line or test_online() even if you don't pass the local tests though!  Partial credit is better than none.
 
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A short conversation about [[Mutation]]
 
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=== September 14th ===
 
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Note the addition of of a calendar, with locked down Quiz dates, along with a table of reference materials.  These will be integrated, once we figure out how.
 
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=== September 11th ===
 
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Our email list is incomplete and does not include, for example, late-registering students, so if
 
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you have not received email from us, please email the [[Staff]] and be sure
 
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to monitor our web page for announcements during the coming week.
 
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Professor Teller's subject, 6.142, has moved to an 11am start time to
 
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depending on whether the registrar can get rooms for us by then.
 
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The locations will be announced during lecture. 
 
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Preliminary tutorial assignments are now available: [[Tutorials]]
 
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The notes from today are available: [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/Mr1-basics.py] [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/Mr1-points.py] [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/Mr1-gotchas.py]
 
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=== September 10th ===
 
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Lab 0 is now available.
 
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Please '''do''' bring a laptop to the mega-recitation tomorrow, if you have one.
 
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Download Python '''2.6''' from [http://www.python.org/download python.org] -- do not download 3.1, as it will be incompatible with some of the software we hand out.  This download also includes the IDLE program, which we will demonstrate tomorrow.
 
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=== September 9th ===
 
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[http://doodle.com/tptv9y2bu8qxt6hi Give us your tutorial availability] please.
 
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There will be no regular recitations this week.  There is a mega-recitation, however.
 
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The slides (missing from lecture today) are now [http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall09/images/6.034-lecture-1.pdf available].
 
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The first mega-recitation, on Friday, September 11th, will be a refresher on the Python programming language.
 

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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, Fall 2012, with Professor Patrick Winston.

Contents

4 October 2012

Logistical stuff:


Reference stuff:

  • Labs (also known as "problem sets")


News

19 November 2012

Quiz 3 will be returned in tutorials Monday and Tuesday. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding Adequate understanding Needs work
Problem 1 Neural Nets ≥ 44 ≥ 40 ≥ 33
Problem 2 Support Vector Machines ≥ 47 ≥ 42 ≥ 35
Total ≥ 91 ≥ 82 ≥ 68
 
Problem 3 (SRN) ≥ 5 ≥ 4 ≥ 3


27 October 2012

Quiz 2 will be returned in tutorials Monday and Tuesday. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding Adequate understanding Needs work
Problem 1 Constraints ≥ 44 ≥ 38 ≥ 31
Problem 2 Learning ≥ 47 ≥ 41 ≥ 34
Total ≥ 91 ≥ 79 ≥ 65
 
Problem 3 ≥ 4 ≥ 3 ≥ 2

26 October 2012

All discussion sessions, going forward, will be in 5-134.

10 October 2012

By popular demand, the sleep slides are on line. Also, Susana (Zan) Barry, from MIT Medical, attended the lecture today. She specializes in stress reduction and relaxation, eating, nutrition, and body image concerns, and sleep health, so she is eager to see any of you who need help in any of those dimensions, sleep in particular.

4 October 2012

Professor Gerald J. Sussman will give the first right now talk of the semester tomorrow, 5 October, describing his ongoing research on his propagator programming paradigm.

The rest of the quizzes will include questions on right-now talks. We anticipate that you will not have difficulty with these questions if you show up and pay attention. We also anticipate that you will have difficulty if you do not attend and pay attention because the material is not in textbook form and in many cases is not in concise written form.

We anticipate, but will not necessarily be limited to, right now quiz questions similar to the questions that appeared on the Quiz 5, Problem 3 part of the 2011 final, which was given in connection with the single guest lecture in 2011.

Experimentally, Professor Winston will meet with students interested in discussing Professor Sussman's talk at 3-4pm in room 4-231. This is an optional offering that will be continued or expanded to additional times depending on demonstrated interest.

1 October 2012

Quiz 1 will be returned in tutorials Monday and Tuesday. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding Adequate understanding Needs work
Problem 1 Rules ≥ 46 ≥ 40 ≥ 33
Problem 2 Search ≥ 43 ≥ 38 ≥ 31
Overall ≥ 89 ≥ 78 ≥ 64

16 September 2012

Lab 1 is released.

5 September 2012

Lab 0 is released. Click on Labs link above.

If you were unable to give us a tutorial scheduling form, please fill out and bring to 32-251 as soon as practicable. If you can bring it today, you will be in the initial assignment list.

We inadvertently scheduled the first quiz for Yom Kippur. For students celebrating the Jewish Holiday, the quiz will be scheduled for Friday, 28 September.

4 September 2012

Registrar promises to schedule final by 5:00 PM on September 20, 2012.

3 September 2012

There is no Friday lecture this week.

Python

The official language of 6.034 is Python for a variety of reasons having little to do with the strengths and weaknesses of the language. We expect a focused weekend with any of the many Python books would be adequate preparation. See, for example, the Amazon list.

Alternatively, you can follow one of the suggestions:

  • Notes that have been used in 6.00 has been expanded into a book called Think Python. It's online. It is targeted at people who have not programmed much or at all.
  • Another choice is the O'Reilly book Learning Python. MIT has a subscription to O'Reilly, so anyone with an MIT IP address can read the book online.


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