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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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===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:===
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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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* [http://goo.gl/forms/5Q6X53fNrE Suggestion Box] <!--jmn's 2015 edition-->
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGU5NkkzdGdsLWpITnZxQlJ6UHdDUUE6MQ Suggestion Box] (old)
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===Reference stuff:===
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* [[Problem sets]]
 
* [[Calendar]]
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* Tips for [[using DrScheme]]
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* [[Staff]]
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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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* [[Tutorial assignments]]
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* [[Recitation assignments]]
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* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
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* [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
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* [http://piazza.com/mit/fall2015/6034 Piazza]
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* [[Demonstrations]]
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/ Dylan's AI Demonstrations]
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
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Note that the current TA mailing list is 6.034-2015-support at mit.edu.
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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/sigmoid/ Dylan's Grade Calculator]
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* [http://logical.ai/6.034/ Quiz archive]
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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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* [[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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([[Index]])
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Note that the TA address is: 6.034-2013-staff@mit.edu
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Ignore the registrar's assignment.  Fill in this
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and put it in the plastic bin outside Professor Winston's office, 32-251.
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== News ==
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=== September 28, 2006 ===
 
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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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=== 18 November 2015 ===
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Quiz 3 will be returned in recitations next Monday and Tuesday.  After Tuesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office ([http://aurellem.org/6.868/32-251.jpg 32-251]) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. Thresholds are:  
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|1 (Search) || 50 || &ge; 37 || &ge; 30 || &lt; 30
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Neural Nets || ≥ 44 || ≥ 39 || ≥ 32
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|2A (Backward chaining) || 20 || &ge; 16 || &ge; 10 || &lt; 10
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Support Vector Machines || ≥ 45 || ≥ 41 || ≥ 34
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| style="text-align:left;" |Total || ≥ 89 || ≥ 80 || ≥ 66
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|2B.2 (Infinite loop) || 10 ||colspan=3| If you got this problem correct, consider it a bonus to the entire quiz.
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| style="text-align:left;" |Spiritual and right-now || ≥ 5 || ≥ 4 || ≥ 3
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=== September 27, 2006 ===
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You can pick up your graded quizzes in your recitation on Thursday or Friday, or at Prof. Winston's office (32-251).
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Quiz 3 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). Locations are the same as for Quiz 1:
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* Family name A-L: Walker, 3rd floor
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* Family name M-Z: 10-250
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=== 23 October 2015 ===
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Tutorial hours will be held on Tuesday this week.  Monday was a student holiday so Monday students can go to ANY Tuesday tutorial they can make.  The tutorials will be a quiz review for Wednesday's quiz.  Bring questions about material you're unsure about.
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The exam will cover the material learned so far in the course, which can be found at [[Calendar]].  Exam questions are quite like what you've seen in mega-recitation and tutorialsPast exams can be accessed at:
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Quiz 2 will be returned in recitations next Monday and TuesdayAfter Tuesday, you may pick up your quiz from [http://aurellem.org/6.868/32-251.jpg Prof. Winston's office] when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. Thresholds are:
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034/Fall/Examinations/]
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The terminology has changed over the past several years, and no previous 6.034 class has been in this format with four quizzes, so the mega-recitation still provides the best example problems for quizzes.
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| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / needs work
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Constraint Satisfaction Problems || ≥ 44 || ≥ 40 || ≥ 35
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: ID Trees & k-Nearest Neighbors || ≥ 45 || ≥ 40 || ≥ 35
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| style="text-align:left;" |Total || ≥ 89 || ≥ 80 || ≥ 70
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In particular, we will not use the terms "trigger" and "visited list" this year, the quiz will be shorter than previous years' Quiz 1, and it will of course only cover topics we've covered in the class so far.
 
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Reminder: There will be an in-lecture quiz on Wednesday,September 27.  As always in 6.034, the quiz will be open book and open notes; bring anything you want within reason.  Laptops are not considered within reason.
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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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The [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/psets-f06/ps0 solutions to pset 0] and [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/psets-f06/ps1 solutions to pset 1] have been released.
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Quiz 2 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). If you were in Walker for the first quiz, you will be in 10-250, and vice versa.  Thus, locations are:
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=== September 19, 2006 ===
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=== 30 September 2015 ===
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An erratum has been added to [[Problem set 1]], clarifying some inconsistency in the use of the word "trigger".
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=== September 17, 2006 ===
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Quiz 1 will be returned in recitations next Monday and Tuesday.  After Tuesday, you may pick up your quiz from [http://aurellem.org/6.868/32-251.jpg Prof. Winston's office] when he is in. Thresholds are:
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Grades for PS0 have been e-mailed out.
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| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / needs work
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Rule-Based Systems || ≥ 35 || ≥ 31 || ≥ 26
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Search || ≥ 26 || ≥ 22 || ≥ 18
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(If you are listed on [[Tutorial assignments]] with an address that isn't @mit.edu, please [mailto:6.034-tas@mit.edu let us know] your Athena username. If you are a cross-registered student, you are supposed to be able to acquire an Athena username.)
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Quiz 1 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM).  Half of you will take the quiz in Walker, half in 10-250, enabling less crowded conditionsLocations:
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[[Problem set 1]] has been released.
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Final has been scheduled for Wednesday, 16 December, 9am-12pm, Johnson.
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Thursday recitation room assignments have been made.  Check the [[Recitation assignments]] page for where your section will meet.
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Good news! If you have been unable to submit labs through Windows, we have found a solutionThe source of the problem is Python versions 2.6.5 through 2.7.3. The recommended solution is to install a version of Python >= 2.7.4 or <= 2.6.4; we recommend the latest stable release, Python 2.7.10.  
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Some of the tutorials that meet on Monday have been assigned different rooms since yesterday.  Check the updated [[tutorial assignments]] page for permanent room assignments.
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=== 19 September 2015 ===
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The online tester for Lab 2 is now live!  If you have already downloaded the files for Lab 2, you will need to add a patch to lab2.py.  Simply copy all the lines from [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/labs/lab2/patch.txt patch.txt] and paste them at the bottom of your lab2.py file.  (If you have not yet downloaded Lab 2, the files in lab2.zip and online are already up-to-date as of 4pm today, so no need to patch.)
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Tutorials have been assigned. Check the [[tutorial assignments]] page for which one you're in.
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Recitations will be assigned by Wednesday.
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Second, we are trying to understand our tester's incompatibility with certain combinations of Windows and Python versions. If you have successfully or unsuccessfully submitted a lab on Windows, you can help us by telling us your Windows and Python versions using [http://goo.gl/forms/33pHVWlwIM this form], or by e-mail to jmn@.
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=== 16 September 2015 ===
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If you wish to try out the Genesis story understanding system, you can [http://groups.csail.mit.edu/genesis/ load it] using Java's Webstart feature.
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We have finished assigning recitation sections based on your preferences and have sent welcome e-mails to each section. If you have not received an e-mail, or if you would like to view/switch your recitation at any time, you can visit http://ai6034.mit.edu/recitation (certificates required).
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Contents

Welcome to the 2015 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")


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


News

18 November 2015

Quiz 3 will be returned in recitations next Monday and Tuesday. After Tuesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office (32-251) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / needs work
Problem 1: Neural Nets ≥ 44 ≥ 39 ≥ 32
Problem 2: Support Vector Machines ≥ 45 ≥ 41 ≥ 34
Total ≥ 89 ≥ 80 ≥ 66


Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / needs work
Spiritual and right-now ≥ 5 ≥ 4 ≥ 3


17 November 2015

Quiz 3 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). Locations are the same as for Quiz 1:

  • Family name A-L: Walker, 3rd floor
  • Family name M-Z: 10-250

23 October 2015

Quiz 2 will be returned in recitations next Monday and Tuesday. After Tuesday, you may pick up your quiz from Prof. Winston's office when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / needs work
Problem 1: Constraint Satisfaction Problems ≥ 44 ≥ 40 ≥ 35
Problem 2: ID Trees & k-Nearest Neighbors ≥ 45 ≥ 40 ≥ 35
Total ≥ 89 ≥ 80 ≥ 70


Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / needs work
Spiritual and right-now ≥ 5 ≥ 4 ≥ 3

20 October 2015

Quiz 2 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). If you were in Walker for the first quiz, you will be in 10-250, and vice versa. Thus, locations are:

  • Family name A-L: 10-250
  • Family name M-Z: Walker, 3rd floor

30 September 2015

Quiz 1 will be returned in recitations next Monday and Tuesday. After Tuesday, you may pick up your quiz from Prof. Winston's office when he is in. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / needs work
Problem 1: Rule-Based Systems ≥ 35 ≥ 31 ≥ 26
Problem 2: Search ≥ 26 ≥ 22 ≥ 18
Problem 3: Games ≥ 27 ≥ 23 ≥ 20
Total ≥ 88 ≥ 76 ≥ 64

29 September 2015

Quiz 1 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). Half of you will take the quiz in Walker, half in 10-250, enabling less crowded conditions. Locations:

  • Family name A-L: Walker, 3rd floor
  • Family name M-Z: 10-250

24 September 2015

Final has been scheduled for Wednesday, 16 December, 9am-12pm, Johnson.

23 September 2015

Good news! If you have been unable to submit labs through Windows, we have found a solution. The source of the problem is Python versions 2.6.5 through 2.7.3. The recommended solution is to install a version of Python >= 2.7.4 or <= 2.6.4; we recommend the latest stable release, Python 2.7.10.

19 September 2015

The online tester for Lab 2 is now live! If you have already downloaded the files for Lab 2, you will need to add a patch to lab2.py. Simply copy all the lines from patch.txt and paste them at the bottom of your lab2.py file. (If you have not yet downloaded Lab 2, the files in lab2.zip and online are already up-to-date as of 4pm today, so no need to patch.)

Second, we are trying to understand our tester's incompatibility with certain combinations of Windows and Python versions. If you have successfully or unsuccessfully submitted a lab on Windows, you can help us by telling us your Windows and Python versions using this form, or by e-mail to jmn@.

16 September 2015

If you wish to try out the Genesis story understanding system, you can load it using Java's Webstart feature.

13 September 2015

We have finished assigning recitation sections based on your preferences and have sent welcome e-mails to each section. If you have not received an e-mail, or if you would like to view/switch your recitation at any time, you can visit http://ai6034.mit.edu/recitation (certificates required).

You are welcome to attend multiple recitations if you like; in any case, we'll use your official recitation to return quizzes to you.

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, 9 September 2014.

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