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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Prof. Patrick Winston.
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== '''Welcome to the 2017 Edition of 6.034'''==
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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 names and email addresses]]
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* [[Recitations | Recitations]]
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* [[Office Hours | Office Hours]]
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* [[6.S077_with_Professor_Berwick | 6.S077 with Bob Berwick]]
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* [[6.S966:_A_Graduate_Section_for_6.034 | 6.S966 with Gerald Sussman]]
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* [[Reference material and playlist | What material will be on the quiz?]]
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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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* [[Reference material and playlist]]
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* [[Staff]]
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* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
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* [[Tutorial assignments]]
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* [http://piazza.com/mit/fall2017/6034 Piazza]
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* [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
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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 staff mailing list is '''6.034-2017-staff@'''.
== News ==
== News ==
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=== September 8, 2006 ===
 
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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 later today.
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===September 2017===
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====Saturday, September 23: Quiz 1 Locations====
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Quiz 1 (covering rule-based systems, search, and games) will be held on Wednesday, September 27 at 10am. Half of you will take the quiz in 10-250, and half in 10-250, enabling less crowded conditions. Locations:
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* Family name A-M: 10-250
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* Family name N-Z: Walker, 3rd floor
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====Sunday, September 10: Recitations are now assigned====
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Recitations have been assigned! To view or change your recitation, please visit the [https://ai6034.mit.edu:444/recitation/ 6.034 Recitation Self-Service page]. Recitations begin on Monday 9/11 (tomorrow) and Tuesday 9/12. We'll see you there!
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====Wednesday, September 6: Recitation Sign-Up====
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Recitations will start next Monday 9/11 and Tuesday 9/12. Please fill out the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVVrHiB9gj2EATvaYFx4HBH0X6gTRjoO1wn3uditphv8tdBQ/viewform recitation request form] by 5pm today to indicate your recitation preferences. Recitation assignments will be sent out by Sunday afternoon.
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If you are not yet registered for the class, please fill out the recitation request form anyway, and register for 6.034 as soon as possible.
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===Summer 2017===
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====Special 2017 opportunity for extra units====
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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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To avoid conflicts with other classes, Professor Berwick will offer the once-a-week extra session twice:
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3-4 on Wednesdays 36-153
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2-3 on Fridays. 36-155
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You can attend either of the two sessions.
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If you are interested, sign up for 6.S077 in addition to 6.034.
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====Special 2017 opportunity for graduate credit====
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The 2017 edition of 6.034 will offer an optional, experimental, graduate-credit version, for graduate students only, by Professor Gerald J. Sussman. Students involved will do all 6.034 classes, homework, and quizzes plus an extra class with Professor Sussman and extra work. [[Media:6.S966-prospectus.pdf| You can read the prospectus here.]]
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The class, 6.S966, will meet on Fridays, 11am-12noon, in 34-303.
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If you are interested, register for 6.S966. '''When registering, you must explicitly register for 12 units'''; the registration software will try to default to 1 unit.
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==== 6.034 Lab 0 Released ====
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=== September 5, 2006 ===
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Many students interested in taking 6.034 for credit wonder if their Python skills are adequate for the 6.034 laboratory assignments, especially those who have not taken 6.0001 or equivalent. The answer is to be found in Lab 0, which in past years we have released at the beginning of the semester.
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Based on discussions with students from previous years, we are introducing several changes
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in the fall, 2006 version of 6.034, including the following:
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==== Quizzes and evaluations ====
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You can look over Lab 0 now, before the semester begins, so that you can determine if you should review Python for a day or two before the semester begins.  You can find Lab 0 [[Lab 0 | here]].  
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The final will be organized into parts corresponding to the quizzes.  If 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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All quizzes and the final are open book, open notes, open problem sets and solutions,
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====About 6.034, Fall 2017 Edition====
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open everything, except for computers.
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==== Tutorials and recitations ====
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In the fall semester of 2017, 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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As in previous years, we will have tutorials on Mondays and Tuesdays and recitations on
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Examinations will cover material from the traditional lectures as well as the right-now
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Thursdays and FridaysIn addition, this year we are introducing the concept of a
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lecturesIt will be extremely difficult to field questions on the right-now material
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megarecitation, to be held 11&#150;12 on Fridays.  Roughly, the purpose of each element is  
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or, in many cases, published papers.
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Recitations (previously known as "tutorials") will meet weekly on Monday and Tuesday.  On
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<b>Element</b> </td><td><b>Purpose</b>
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the first day of class, you will fill out a form that will enable us to assign you to a
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==== Times and places of recitations and tutorials ====
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6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
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==== Textbook ====
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'''We are pleased to note''' that Bloomberg has listed 6.034 as among [http://www.csail.mit.edu/node/2500 "Five of the Best Computer Science Classes in the U.S."]
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There is no textbook to buyEverything you need will be supplied on line.
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What they meant to say is that 6.034 has had outstanding TAs.

Revision as of 20:07, 25 September 2017

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Contents

Welcome to the 2017 Edition of 6.034

Logistical stuff:

Reference stuff:

Note that the current staff mailing list is 6.034-2017-staff@.

News

September 2017

Saturday, September 23: Quiz 1 Locations

Quiz 1 (covering rule-based systems, search, and games) will be held on Wednesday, September 27 at 10am. Half of you will take the quiz in 10-250, and half in 10-250, enabling less crowded conditions. Locations:

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

Sunday, September 10: Recitations are now assigned

Recitations have been assigned! To view or change your recitation, please visit the 6.034 Recitation Self-Service page. Recitations begin on Monday 9/11 (tomorrow) and Tuesday 9/12. We'll see you there!

Wednesday, September 6: Recitation Sign-Up

Recitations will start next Monday 9/11 and Tuesday 9/12. Please fill out the recitation request form by 5pm today to indicate your recitation preferences. Recitation assignments will be sent out by Sunday afternoon.

If you are not yet registered for the class, please fill out the recitation request form anyway, and register for 6.034 as soon as possible.

Summer 2017

Special 2017 opportunity for extra units

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.

To avoid conflicts with other classes, Professor Berwick will offer the once-a-week extra session twice:

3-4 on Wednesdays 36-153

2-3 on Fridays. 36-155

You can attend either of the two sessions.

If you are interested, sign up for 6.S077 in addition to 6.034.

Special 2017 opportunity for graduate credit

The 2017 edition of 6.034 will offer an optional, experimental, graduate-credit version, for graduate students only, by Professor Gerald J. Sussman. Students involved will do all 6.034 classes, homework, and quizzes plus an extra class with Professor Sussman and extra work. You can read the prospectus here.

The class, 6.S966, will meet on Fridays, 11am-12noon, in 34-303.

If you are interested, register for 6.S966. When registering, you must explicitly register for 12 units; the registration software will try to default to 1 unit.

6.034 Lab 0 Released

Many students interested in taking 6.034 for credit wonder if their Python skills are adequate for the 6.034 laboratory assignments, especially those who have not taken 6.0001 or equivalent. The answer is to be found in Lab 0, which in past years we have released at the beginning of the semester.

You can look over Lab 0 now, before the semester begins, so that you can determine if you should review Python for a day or two before the semester begins. You can find Lab 0 here.

If you have any questions, email the 6.034 staff at 6.034-2017-staff@.

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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