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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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* Recitations: Thursdays 11,noon in 36-156; Thursdays 1,2,3pm in 24-407; and Fridays 1,2,3pm in 26-210.
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== News ==
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===We are pleased to note ...===
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=== Thursday, October 8 ===
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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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Because of the confluence of a Monday holiday and family weekend in the same week, the schedule next week is highly unusualAs indicated on the calendar, there will be lectures on Tuesday and FridayAlso, there will be no megarecitation next week, because of insufficient accumulation of material to cover.
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What they meant to say is that 6.034 has had outstanding TAsAmong them is head-TA
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Jessica Noss, the 2016 winner of the EECS Carlton ETucker Award for outstanding
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teaching as a graduate-student teaching assistant.
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Lab 3 is out (short but difficult):
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===Road map:===
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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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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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* [http://goo.gl/forms/5Q6X53fNrE Suggestion Box]
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGU5NkkzdGdsLWpITnZxQlJ6UHdDUUE6MQ Suggestion Box] (old)
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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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===Reference stuff:===
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The Quiz tomorrow is in 10-250 and starts at 10am sharp.  Open book, open notes, but no computers of any kind.
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Thursdays 11am 36-156
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
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== News ==
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Professor Teller's subject, 6.142, has moved to an 11am start time to
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In the fall semester of 2016, 6.034 will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 to 11
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in 10-250. Most, but not all of Professor Winston's lectures will be on Monday and
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Wednesday. On many, but not all Fridays, you will learn about what is happening in the
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field right now from someone who is doing work right now in an area related to the
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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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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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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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6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
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Lab 0 is now available.
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More details will emerge during the first lecture on Wednesday, 7 September 2016.
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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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== '''What should I take after 6.034?'''==
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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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For 6.034 alums looking for related subjects, we recommend the following, as of
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31 January 2016.  There may be additions through registration day.
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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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====Subjects by Right Now Lecturers, Spring====
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| Gerald Sussman || Propagator networks || 6.945 || Large-scale symbolic systems
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| Ed Boyden || Enlarging brain tissue || 20.309 || Biological instrumentation and software
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| Julie Shah || Getting people on the same page || 16.35 || Real time systems and software
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| Pawan Sinha et al.|| The vision of the newly sighted || 9.012 || Cognitive science
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| Patrick Winston || Understanding stories || 6.803/6.833 || The Human Intelligence Enterprise
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.803/index.html 6.803/6.833 home page].
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| Brian Williams || 6.834J/16.412J || Cognitive Robotics
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| Barzilay-Jaakkola-Kaelbling || 6.036 ||Introduction to Machine Learning
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| Berwick and Bartel || 6.049J ||  Evolutionary Biology: Concepts, Models and Computation
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6.036 could be called Computational Statistics.  It is not about perception, cognition,
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or action, but it is a valuable subject that everyone should take.
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| Robert Berwick || 6.863 || Natural Language and the Computer Representation of Knowledge
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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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====Subjects associated with the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines====
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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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[http://cbmm.mit.edu/education/courses Many subjects] are taught, Spring and Fall, by faculty associated
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Contents

We are pleased to note ...

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

What they meant to say is that 6.034 has had outstanding TAs. Among them is head-TA Jessica Noss, the 2016 winner of the EECS Carlton E. Tucker Award for outstanding teaching as a graduate-student teaching assistant.

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:




News

June 2016

In the fall semester of 2016, 6.034 will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 to 11 in 10-250. 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, 7 September 2016.

What should I take after 6.034?


For 6.034 alums looking for related subjects, we recommend the following, as of 31 January 2016. There may be additions through registration day.

Subjects by Right Now Lecturers, Spring

Instructor Right Now Talk Number Title
Gerald Sussman Propagator networks 6.945 Large-scale symbolic systems
Ed Boyden Enlarging brain tissue 20.309 Biological instrumentation and software
Julie Shah Getting people on the same page 16.35 Real time systems and software
Pawan Sinha et al. The vision of the newly sighted 9.012 Cognitive science
Patrick Winston Understanding stories 6.803/6.833 The Human Intelligence Enterprise

Note that 6.803/6.833 is a lotteried subject, oversubscribed. See 6.803/6.833 home page.

Other subjects of note, Spring

Instructor Number Title
Brian Williams 6.834J/16.412J Cognitive Robotics
Barzilay-Jaakkola-Kaelbling 6.036 Introduction to Machine Learning
Berwick and Bartel 6.049J Evolutionary Biology: Concepts, Models and Computation

6.036 could be called Computational Statistics. It is not about perception, cognition, or action, but it is a valuable subject that everyone should take.

Other subjects of note, Fall

Instructor Number Title
Robert Berwick 6.863 Natural Language and the Computer Representation of Knowledge
Brian Williams 16.410J/16.413J Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making
Gerald Sussman 6.946 Classical mechanics: a computational approach


Subjects associated with the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines

Many subjects are taught, Spring and Fall, by faculty associated with the Center for Brains Minds and Machines.

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