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== '''Welcome to the 2017 Edition of 6.034'''==
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===Logistical stuff:===
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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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* [[Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions]]
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* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]  ([[Index]])
 
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== News ==
 
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==== Mega-recitations ====
 
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Mega-recitations occur on Fridays at 10 AM in 10-250, the same place and time slot that is occupied by lectures on Mondays and Wednesdays.
 
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* [[Staff | Staff email addresses]]
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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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* 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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* 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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The registrar has the grades and promises they will be on WEBSIS by the end of the day.
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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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* [http://piazza.com/mit/fall2016/6034 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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== News ==
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===Summer 2017===
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====Special 2017 opportunity====
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<li>Final examinations have been examined, and you can examine yours in my office on or after Monday, December 21. By institute rule, you cannot take your final away from the vicinity.
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<li>Alternatively, you can learn your grade via WEBSIS.  We will submit grades tomorrow, and they should be up early next week. 
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<li>Alas, you cannot get your grade any other way. By institute rules, we cannot give out grades by email or by telephone, nor can we post grades. In particular, if you go to the Undergraduate Office, and ask for your grade, you will drive the normally kind, courteous, and helpful Anne Hunter crazy with rage, which will be viciously directed at the 6.034 staff.
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The 2017 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. 
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Day and times taught will be posted here as soon as known.
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Mechanism for expressing interest will be posted here as soon as known.
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Contents

Welcome to the 2017 Edition of 6.034

Logistical stuff:

Reference stuff:

News

Summer 2017

Special 2017 opportunity

The 2017 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.

Day and times taught will be posted here as soon as known.

Mechanism for expressing interest will be posted here as soon as known.

About 6.034, Fall 2017 Edition

In the fall semester of 2017, 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.

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.

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