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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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* [[Problem sets]]
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== '''Welcome to the 2015 Edition of 6.034'''==
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* [[Calendar]]
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* Tips for [[using DrScheme]]
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* [[Staff]]
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* [[Tutorial assignments]]
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* [[Recitation assignments]]
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* [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
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* [[Demonstrations]]
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== News ==
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=== November 22, 2006 ===
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===We are pleased to note ...===
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[[Problem set 5]], the last problem set in this course, has been released. It's due Wednesday, November 29.
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...that Bloomberg has listed 6.034 as among [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-11/five-of-the-best-computer-science-classes-in-the-country "Five of the Best Computer Science Classes in the U.S."]
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=== November 20, 2006 ===
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===Road map:===
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==== How you are doing ====
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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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See the newly clarified FAQ item describing how final grades are computed.
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===Logistical stuff:===
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==== Quiz 3 ====
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* [[Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions]]
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* [[Grading and collaboration policy]]
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* [[Staff | Staff email addresses]]
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* [[Recitations | Recitation assignments]]
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* [[Office Hours | Office Hours]]
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* [[Reference material and playlist | What material will be on the quiz?]]
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Quiz 3 has been graded.
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===Reference stuff:===
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Here's the grading breakdown to help you judge how you did:
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|1 (Nearest neighbors &amp; ID trees) || 50 || &ge; 42 || &ge; 34 || &lt; 34
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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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=== November 19, 2006 ===
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* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
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There will be no tutorials this week.  Enjoy the upcoming long weekend.
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=== November 15, 2006 ===
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* [[Demonstrations]]
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There <b>will be</b> a megarecitation this week, focused on support vector machine problems.
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=== November 14, 2006 ===
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As a reminder, Quiz 3 will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, November 15, from 11:05AM -11:55AM, in 32-123, where the lectures are held.  Past exams can be accessed
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034/Fall/Examinations/ right here].
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=== November 13, 2006 ===
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/ Dylan's AI Demonstrations]
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There will be an open session tonight, Monday, at 7:00 pm in 32-123, in connection with the material to be covered on Wednesday's quiz.  Not much will be presented; the purpose is mainly to answer questions and clear up confusions. 
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=== November 10, 2006 ===
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The calendar now provides access to revised neural net notes that are believed to be much clearer than the previous notes.  These new notes focus on relating the weight-adjustment formulas to neural net diagrams.
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=== November 8, 2006 ===
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
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Because Friday is a holiday the megarecitation, has become a quiz review, and will be held on Thursday, November 9, at 7pm, in 32-123.
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=== November 7, 2006 ===
 
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[[Problem set 4b]] is released.  It is due in one week.
 
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=== November 6, 2006 ===
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Note that the current TA mailing list is 6.034-2015-support at mit.edu.
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ps4.scm, called "question 3", which you are to ignore.
 
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Part 4b, which focues on neural nets, will be released this afternoon.
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before the quiz.  We thought it important to add 4b to 4a because it is
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highly likely that the next quiz will have a neural net problem.
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[[Problem set 4a]] has been updated with a new, more accurate public tester.
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/sigmoid/ Dylan's Grade Calculator]
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=== November 2, 2006 ===
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* [http://logical.ai/6.034/ Quiz archive]
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'''[[Problem set 4a]]''' is released, due Wednesday, November 8. Expect a part b in the next day or two.
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=== October 27, 2006 ===
 
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==== Problem set 4 postponed!  No Mega-Recitation tomorrow! ====
 
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Take a break -- you've earned it. There is no problem set this week.
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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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==== Problem set 3 ====
 
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Problem set 3 was re-graded. The original hidden tester had a flawed test case, and also didn't catch large problems with alpha-beta search. Updated grades have been sent out. (If you submitted late, your problem set hasn't been graded yet.)
 
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The problem set was scored out of 105, to reflect the 5 points from the game heuristic problem that were difficult to earn. The highest score was 102. Congratulations to all who earned that score by winning 7 out of 10 games.
 
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=== October 26, 2006 ===
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* [[TA Notes | Notes]] on most of the primary topics
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* [[Recitation Handouts]]
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* [[Objectives and desired outcomes | Statement of objectives and desired outcomes]]
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==== Quiz 2 ====
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Quiz 2 has been graded. You can pick up your quiz in recitation today or tomorrow.
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Note that the TA address is: 6.034-2013-staff@mit.edu
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=== October 12, 2006 ===
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Lectures for Oct 18 and Oct 23 have been swapped.  Calendar reflects change.
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=== October 12, 2006 ===
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'''[[Problem set 3]]''' has been released, covering constraint propagation and game search. It's due next Wednesday, October 18.
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=== October 11, 2006 ===
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Automatic grades for Problem Set #2 have been sent out.  If the email is blank, you did not submit anything for the pset.  If you submitted late, but did not email 6.034-tas, then do that now.  If you did not receive a grade, it is possible we don't know you're taking the class.  Send an email to 6.034-tas.
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=== September 28, 2006 ===
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In the fall semester of 2015, 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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[[Problem set 2]] is out. It's due Wednesday, October 4.
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We've now written up a [[problem set grading policy]], which tells you things like:
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Recitations (previously known as "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 recitation.
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* How to submit a problem set late (for a 25% penalty)
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* What GraderBot does
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6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
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6.034 never calculates class averages, because it is not graded on a curve. However, you can use this table to assess how you did on quiz 1.
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More details will emerge during the first lecture on Wednesday, 3 September 2014.
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[[Problem set 1]] has been graded, and the grades were e-mailed out by GraderBot. If you haven't received any grade e-mails yet, we might not know you're in the class, so [mailto:6.034-tas@mit.edu e-mail the TAs].
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Contents

Welcome to the 2015 Edition of 6.034

We are pleased to note ...

...that Bloomberg has listed 6.034 as among "Five of the Best Computer Science Classes in the U.S."

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")


Note that the current TA mailing list is 6.034-2015-support at mit.edu.


News

June 2015

In the fall semester of 2015, 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.

Recitations (previously known as "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 recitation.

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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