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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Prof. Patrick Winston.
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<!-- == '''Welcome to the 2015 Edition of 6.034'''== -->
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===New opportunity in 2016===
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The 2016 edition of 6.034 will offer an optional 3-unit add-on set of lectures given by Professor Robert C. Berwick. This addition will supplement the main lectures and recitations because it will focus on the science side of 6.034, addressing long-standing scientific questions and biological intelligence, rather than existing tools for building applications.  Evolution and  human language will be emphasized.  Before registration day, we will explain here exactly when and where the supplement will meet and how you can indicate your interest.
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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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What they meant to say is that 6.034 has had outstanding TAs.  Among them is head-TA
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Jessica Noss, the 2016 winner of the EECS Carlton E.  Tucker Award for outstanding
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teaching as a graduate-student teaching assistant.
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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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* [[Reference material and playlist | What material will be on the quiz?]]
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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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* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
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* [http://piazza.com/mit/fall2015/6034 Piazza]
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* '''NEW:''' [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/sigmoid/ Grade Calculator]
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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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== News ==
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=== September 5, 2006 ===
 
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Based on discussions with students from previous years, we are introducing several changes
 
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==== Quizzes and evaluations ====
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===June 2016===
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This year, we will have 4 quizzes instead of 2, so as to both reduce time pressure and
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The final will be organized into parts corresponding to the quizzesIf you have a bad day
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on one of the quiz days, you can make up for it on the final, as we propose to give you  
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the higher of the two grades.
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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 10-250Most, 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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All quizzes and the final are open book, open notes, open problem sets and solutions,  
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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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open everything, except for computers.
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==== Tutorials and recitations ====
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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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Thursdays and Fridays.  In addition, this year we are introducing the concept of a
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</td></tr><tr><td>Lectures: </td><td>To introduce most of the material and provide the big picture
 
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</td></tr><tr><td>Tutorials: </td><td>To provide help with the homework and assess understanding
 
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</td></tr><tr><td>Mega recitation: </td><td>To demonstrate how to work problems of the kind that tend to show up on the quizzes
 
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</td></tr><tr><td>Regular recitations </td><td>To introduce some of the material, answer questions, provide additional
 
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==== Times and places of recitations and tutorials ====
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== '''What should I take after 6.034?'''==
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We will ask you to fill out a schedule form in the first lecture so that we can make
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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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| 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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| 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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| Brian Williams || 16.410J/16.413J || Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making
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| Gerald Sussman || 6.946 || Classical mechanics: a computational approach
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====Subjects associated with the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines====
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of class, the week of September 4.
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==== Textbook ====
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[http://cbmm.mit.edu/education/courses Many subjects] are taught, Spring and Fall, by faculty associated
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[http://cbmm.mit.edu/ Center for Brains Minds and Machines].

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Contents

New opportunity in 2016

The 2016 edition of 6.034 will offer an optional 3-unit add-on set of lectures given by Professor Robert C. Berwick. This addition will supplement the main lectures and recitations because it will focus on the science side of 6.034, addressing long-standing scientific questions and biological intelligence, rather than existing tools for building applications. Evolution and human language will be emphasized. Before registration day, we will explain here exactly when and where the supplement will meet and how you can indicate your interest.

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 of note, Fall

Instructor Number Title
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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