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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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== '''Welcome to the 2014 Edition of 6.034'''==
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* Calendar coming soon
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===Road map:===
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To see how 6.034 outcomes relate to the outcomes of other subjects in the Course 6 curriculum, see the graphical display in the [http://6004.mit.edu/gmap/public.html?focus=6.034 6.034 Curricular Goals Map]
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===Logistical stuff:===
* [[Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions]]
* [[Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions]]
* [[Grading and collaboration policy]]
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* [[Staff | Staff email addresses]]
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* [[Calendar]]
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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/ Dylan's AI Demonstrations]
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/sigmoid/ Dylan's Grade Calculator]
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===2014 Surveys:===
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/2014polls/Workload.pdf End of term workload survey] 
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/2014polls/FrancisChen.pdf Francis Chen's confidence survey, Executive Summary]
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== News ==
== News ==
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=== 9 December 2014 ===
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We are holding final review sessions this Thursday and Friday, 11am-3pm in 34-301.  There will be one hour for each of the eight core topics, following [[Office_Hours#Final_Review_Sessions | this schedule]].
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=== 7 December 2014 ===
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We have released the promised grade calculator.  See reference stuff above.
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=== 5 December 2014 ===
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Quiz 4 will be returned in tutorials next Monday and Tuesday. Alternatively, you can pick up your quiz from Prof. Winston's office when he is in. Thresholds are:
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|style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Adaboost || ≥ 45 || ≥ 41 || ≥ 36
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Bayesian Inference || ≥ 45 || ≥ 42 || ≥ 36
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| style="text-align:left;" |Total || ≥ 90 || ≥ 83 || ≥ 72
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|style="text-align:left;" | Spiritual and right-now || ≥ 5 || ≥4 || ≥3
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=== 11 November 2014 ===
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Quiz 3 will be returned in tutorials next Monday and Tuesday. Alternatively, you can pick up your quiz from Prof. Winston's office. Thresholds are:
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|style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Neural nets || ≥ 43 || ≥ 38 || ≥32
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Support vector machines || ≥45 || ≥41 || ≥35
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| style="text-align:left;" |Total || ≥ 88 || ≥79 || ≥67
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|style="text-align:left;" | Spiritual and right-now || ≥ 5 || ≥4 || ≥3
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=== 19 October 2014 ===
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Quiz 2 will be returned in tutorials on Monday and Tuesday. Thresholds are:
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|style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Nearest neighbors & identification trees || ≥ 45 || ≥40 || ≥35
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Constraint satisfaction problems || ≥43 || ≥37 || ≥31
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| style="text-align:left;" |Total || ≥ 88 || ≥77 || ≥66
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=== 12 October 2014 ===
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Some students have asked where to find solutions to the first quiz. Solutions to this year's exams are made available in the quiz archive, along with the previous year's exams. In particular, here are the solutions to the first quiz: [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/2014s1.pdf] .
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=== 8 October 2014 ===
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As was announced in lecture, there will be no tutorials next week.  In place of tutorials on Tuesday, October 14, there will be office hours from 10 AM to 9 PM.  Details can be found on the Office Hours page.
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=== 2 October 2014 ===
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A new, Java 8, version of the Demonstration package has just been released.  See Demonstrations, above.
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=== 28 September 2014 ===
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Quiz 1 will be returned in tutorials on Monday and Tuesday. Thresholds are:
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|style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Rule-based systems || ≥ 35 || ≥30 || ≥25
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Search || ≥52 || ≥46 || ≥38
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| style="text-align:left;" |Total || ≥ 87 || ≥76 || ≥63
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===23 September 2014===
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Note that there is an in-class examination on Friday, 26 September.  If your family name is in the A-L range, you will take the exam in Walker, 50-340.  Else, you will take it in 10-250.
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===18 September 2014===
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The final has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 9:00 to 12:00 noon in Johnson-Track.
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===3 September 2014===
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Next lecture is Monday, 8 September (no class on Friday, 5 September).  Tutorials begin on Monday.  If you have not filled out a tutorial availability form, fetch one from the plastic bin outside Professor Winston's office (32-251), fill it out, and put it back in marked place.
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Rules of engagement are now explained in [[Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions]].
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=== In preparation ===
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'''If you wish to take the subject, but have not yet signed up,''' please go through the add ritual as soon as practicable, so we can ask the department for more help.
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Mega-recitations occur on Fridays at 10 AM, the same time slot that is occupied by lectures on Mondays and Wednesdays.
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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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In the fall semester of 2014, 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 many, 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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In the fall of 2009, the official language of 6.034 will be Python for a variety of reasons having little to do with the strengths and weaknesses of the language.  We expect a 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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* At the other end of the spectrum, the text that was used in 6.00 has been expanded into one 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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6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
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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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Contents

Welcome to the 2014 Edition of 6.034

Road map:

To see how 6.034 outcomes relate to the outcomes of other subjects in the Course 6 curriculum, see the graphical display in the 6.034 Curricular Goals Map

Logistical stuff:

Reference stuff:

  • Labs (also known as "problem sets")

2014 Surveys:




News

9 December 2014

We are holding final review sessions this Thursday and Friday, 11am-3pm in 34-301. There will be one hour for each of the eight core topics, following this schedule.

7 December 2014

We have released the promised grade calculator. See reference stuff above.

5 December 2014

Quiz 4 will be returned in tutorials next Monday and Tuesday. Alternatively, you can pick up your quiz from Prof. Winston's office when he is in. Thresholds are:

Thorough understandingAdequate understanding Needs work
Problem 1: Adaboost ≥ 45 ≥ 41 ≥ 36
Problem 2: Bayesian Inference ≥ 45 ≥ 42 ≥ 36
Total ≥ 90 ≥ 83 ≥ 72


Thorough understandingAdequate understanding Needs work
Spiritual and right-now ≥ 5 ≥4 ≥3

11 November 2014

Quiz 3 will be returned in tutorials next Monday and Tuesday. Alternatively, you can pick up your quiz from Prof. Winston's office. Thresholds are:

Thorough understandingAdequate understanding Needs work
Problem 1: Neural nets ≥ 43 ≥ 38 ≥32
Problem 2: Support vector machines ≥45 ≥41 ≥35
Total ≥ 88 ≥79 ≥67


Thorough understandingAdequate understanding Needs work
Spiritual and right-now ≥ 5 ≥4 ≥3

19 October 2014

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

Thorough understandingAdequate understanding Needs work
Problem 1: Nearest neighbors & identification trees ≥ 45 ≥40 ≥35
Problem 2: Constraint satisfaction problems ≥43 ≥37 ≥31
Total ≥ 88 ≥77 ≥66


Thorough understandingAdequate understanding Needs work
Spiritual and right-now ≥ 5 ≥4 ≥3

12 October 2014

Some students have asked where to find solutions to the first quiz. Solutions to this year's exams are made available in the quiz archive, along with the previous year's exams. In particular, here are the solutions to the first quiz: [1] .

8 October 2014

As was announced in lecture, there will be no tutorials next week. In place of tutorials on Tuesday, October 14, there will be office hours from 10 AM to 9 PM. Details can be found on the Office Hours page.

There will be no office hours on Wednesday, October 15 due to quiz grading.

2 October 2014

A new, Java 8, version of the Demonstration package has just been released. See Demonstrations, above.

28 September 2014

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

Thorough understandingAdequate understanding Needs work
Problem 1: Rule-based systems ≥ 35 ≥30 ≥25
Problem 2: Search ≥52 ≥46 ≥38
Total ≥ 87 ≥76 ≥63

23 September 2014

Note that there is an in-class examination on Friday, 26 September. If your family name is in the A-L range, you will take the exam in Walker, 50-340. Else, you will take it in 10-250.

18 September 2014

The final has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 9:00 to 12:00 noon in Johnson-Track.

3 September 2014

Next lecture is Monday, 8 September (no class on Friday, 5 September). Tutorials begin on Monday. If you have not filled out a tutorial availability form, fetch one from the plastic bin outside Professor Winston's office (32-251), fill it out, and put it back in marked place.

Rules of engagement are now explained in Frequently asked questions.


If you wish to take the subject, but have not yet signed up, please go through the add ritual as soon as practicable, so we can ask the department for more help.

June 2014

In the fall semester of 2014, 6.034 will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 to 11. Most, but not all of Professor Winston's lectures will be on Monday and Wednesday. On many, 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.

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.

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.

There are no recitations.

6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.

More details will emerge during the first lecture on Wednesday, 3 September 2014.

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