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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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== '''Welcome to the 2015 Edition of 6.034'''==
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* Use 6.034-staff@mit to contact us.
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* [[Calendar]]
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===We are pleased to note ...===
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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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===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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* [[Demonstrations]]
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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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===Reference stuff:===
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* [[Calendar]]
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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
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* [[Tutorials]]
 
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* Recitations are as scheduled and assigned by the registrar: Thursday recitations in 24-407 and Friday recitations in 26-210.
 
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
 
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== News ==
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* [[Demonstrations]]
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=== September 11th ===
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/ Dylan's AI Demonstrations]
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Our email list is incomplete and does not include, for example, late-registering students, so if
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
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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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accommodate students who want to take both 6.142 and 6.034.
 
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We will have either tutorials or open office hours on Monday,
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Note that the current TA mailing list is 6.034-2015-support at mit.edu.
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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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Lab 0 is now available.
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/sigmoid/ Dylan's Grade Calculator]
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Please '''do''' bring a laptop to the mega-recitation tomorrow, if you have one.
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* [http://logical.ai/6.034/ Quiz archive]
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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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===2014 Surveys:===
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[http://doodle.com/tptv9y2bu8qxt6hi Give us your tutorial availability] please.
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/2014polls/Workload.pdf End of term workload survey] 
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There will be no regular recitations this week. There is a mega-recitation, however.
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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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The slides (missing from lecture today) are now [http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall09/images/6.034-lecture-1.pdf available].
 
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==== Mega-recitations ====
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* [[TA Notes | Notes]] on most of the primary topics
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Mega-recitations occur on Fridays at 10 AM in 10-250, the same time slot that is occupied by lectures on Mondays and Wednesdays.
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* [[Recitation Handouts]]
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* [[Objectives and desired outcomes | Statement of objectives and desired outcomes]]
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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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==== Times and places of recitations and tutorials ====
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Note that the TA address is: 6.034-2013-staff@mit.edu
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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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===June 2015===
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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 languageWe expect a focused weekend with any of the many Python books would be adequate preparationSee, 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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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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Alternatively, you can follow one of the suggestions of Rob Speer, head 6.034 TA in 2008:
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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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* [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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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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* 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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More details will emerge during the first lecture on Wednesday, 3 September 2014.
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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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