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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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== News ==
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===New opportunity in 2016===
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=== October 12, 2006 ===
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Lectures for Oct 18 and 23 have been swapped.  Calendar is correct.
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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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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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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 nowIf 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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===We are pleased to note ...===
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====[[Problem set 2]]====
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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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[[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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What they meant to say is that 6.034 has had outstanding TAs.  Among them is head-TA
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* How to submit a problem set late (for a 25% penalty)
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Jessica Noss, the 2016 winner of the EECS Carlton E.  Tucker Award for outstanding
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* What GraderBot does
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teaching as a graduate-student teaching assistant.
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* Why you should run the tester and make sure it runs successfully before you submit
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====Quiz 1 results====
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===Road map:===
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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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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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There is no mega-recitation this week.
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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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=== September 26, 2006 ===
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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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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 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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* [[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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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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* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/ Dylan's AI Demonstrations]
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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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=== September 22, 2006 ===
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
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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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Note that the current TA mailing list is 6.034-2015-support at mit.edu.
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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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[[Problem set 1]] has been released.
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Wednesday.  On many, but not all Fridays, you will learn about what is happening in the
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Monday and Wednesday lectures.
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Thursday recitation room assignments have been madeCheck the [[Recitation assignments]] page for where your section will meet.
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Examinations will cover material from the traditional lectures as well as the right-now lecturesIt 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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Recitations (previously known as "tutorials") will meet weekly on Monday and TuesdayOn 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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Recitations have been assignedCheck the [[Recitation assignments]] page for which one you're in.
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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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6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
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More details will emerge during the first lecture on Wednesday, 7 September 2016.
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== '''What should I take after 6.034?'''==
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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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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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