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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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== '''Welcome to the 2017 Edition of 6.034'''==
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== News ==
 
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==== 10 September 2011 ====
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===Suggestions for subjects to take in the coming spring semester, 2018===
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If you are on our mailing list, you have received a message with this content.  Otherwise, read on.
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<table cellpadding=5 border=1><tr><td>
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Bob Berwick </td><td>6.863J </td><td>Introduction to Natural Language Processing
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There are no 6.034 tutorials this coming week. Tutorials will start on September 19 and September 20. You will hear from your assigned TA about your tutorial time and place during the next few days.
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Two of our 2017 right-now speakers in Brain and Cognitive Science are offering subjects
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of interest in this spring semester:
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Ordinary recitations will start this coming week, September 15 and September 16. You should attend the recitation assigned by the registrar.
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Nancy Kanwisher </td><td>9.11 </td><td>The Human Brain</td></tr><tr><td>
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Pawan Sinha </td><td>9.60 </td><td>Machine motivated human vision 
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The megarecitation, wrapped around heuristics for solving quiz problems, also start this coming week, Friday, september 16, 10 am, 10-250.
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Professor Kanwisher has suggested that many of you also would like 9.35:
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If you are a special student, from Harvard, or in some other special category, send a message to Peter Brin (pebrin at mit dot edu) asking him to put you on our mailing list. If you are a MIT student, you will get on our list automatically the day you add the subject.
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Josh McDermott </td><td>9.35 </td><td>Perceptual Systems
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Non urgent news, such as quiz results, will appear only on this home page so as not to clutter up your email.
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See the [http://catalog.mit.edu/subjects/9/ catelog descriptions] for more information
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on 9.11, 9.35, and 9.60.  Note that the prerequisites for these subjects are like stop
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signs in Massachusetts: merely suggestions.  We have it on good authority that the
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official prerequisites for at least 9.11 and 9.35 have been relaxed, making Course VI
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majors welcome.
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==== 9 September 2011 ====
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Other great subjects offered by right-now speakers are as follows:
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Clarification: Lectures are on Monday and Wednesday 10-11. Megarecitation is on Friday, 10-11, also in 10-250.  Per message below, no megarecitation during first week.
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Ed Boyden </td><td>20.309 </td><td>Biological Instrumentation and Measurement    </td></tr><tr><td>
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Nick Montfort </td><td>CMS.846 </td><td>The world made digital</td></tr><tr><td>
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        </td><td>CMS.844 </td><td>Exploratory programming for the arts and humanities </td></tr><tr></table>
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==== 7 September 2011 ====
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And from a right-now speaker in a previous year:
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No regular recitations this week.  No megarecitation this week.  If you have not filled out a tutorial scheduling form, fetch one from outside 32-251 and give it to Professor Winston or slide it under his door.
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Randall Davis </td><td>6.835</td><td>Intelligent Multimodal Interaction</td></tr><tr></table>
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==== 4 September 2011 (Revised) ====
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And finally, a new subject of note, likely already full:
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What if I haven't registered yet and do not have a recitation assignment?
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Hal Abelson with Natalie Lao</td><td>6.S198 </td><td>[https://www.eecs.mit.edu/academics-admissions/academic-information/subject-updates-spring-2018/6s198 Deep learning practicum]
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==== Python ====
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Alas, two other right-now speakers, Professors Patricia Maes and Gerald Sussman, will be on sabbatical.
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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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* [[Staff | Staff names and email addresses]]
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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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You may view your graded final tomorrow (Friday) 12/18 between 7:30 and 9am and between 11am to 2pm at Professor Winston's office (in 32-251).   Your final grades will not be available online via the grader, they will only be available through Professor Winston or via [http://websis.mit.edu/ WebSIS] at a later time.  
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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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Have a great break!
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Note that the current staff mailing list is '''6.034-2017-staff@'''.
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# Please check the [https://ai6034.mit.edu:444/fall10/tester/view_stats/ online grader] to confirm that the quiz grades we have on record matches what you've actually received.
 
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If you are starting the lab, and discover Orange does not work with your particular setup, we recommend you work on linux.mit.edu (ssh -Y -K <username>@linux.mit.edu).
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==== Friday, December 15: End-of-semester review sessions ====
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This year's T-shirt will be available in sapphire blue, available at cost in both crew-neck ($8) and v-neck ($9). If you would like to buy one, [https://www.customink.com/g/fhs0-00b8-7wfk please order here] by '''Tuesday morning, November 28'''.
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Lab_1 Lab 1] on Rule-based Systems is released.  It is due the evening of Friday, September 24th at midnight.  The dates for all lab releases are also available from the [[Labs]] page.
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If you currently still do not have a [[Recitations]] and/or [[Tutorials]] assignment please email Yuan (yks) with the times that work best for you.  Even if you don't plan to attend, it's good to sign up to receive announcements and extra material from your Recitation instructors and TAs.
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Many of the online tester submit issues have been resolved by a recent fix to the key.py file that you are asked to download.  If you have been having trouble submitting, please download a new key.py file from [https://6.034.scripts.mit.edu:444/fall10/tester/ https://6.034.scripts.mit.edu:444/fall10/tester/] and replace the one you currently have.  Please let us know if you still have problems.
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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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=== Sunday, December 13 ===
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====Saturday, September 23: Quiz 1 Locations====
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We of the staff would much appreciate your thoughts on the subject expressed via the
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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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[https://sixweb.mit.edu/student/evaluate/6.034-f2009 Underground guide].
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====About 6.034, Fall 2017 Edition====
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Revision as of 18:30, 6 February 2018

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Contents

Welcome to the 2017 Edition of 6.034

Suggestions for subjects to take in the coming spring semester, 2018

Bob Berwick 6.863J Introduction to Natural Language Processing

Two of our 2017 right-now speakers in Brain and Cognitive Science are offering subjects of interest in this spring semester:

Nancy Kanwisher 9.11 The Human Brain
Pawan Sinha 9.60 Machine motivated human vision

Professor Kanwisher has suggested that many of you also would like 9.35:

Josh McDermott 9.35 Perceptual Systems

See the catelog descriptions for more information on 9.11, 9.35, and 9.60. Note that the prerequisites for these subjects are like stop signs in Massachusetts: merely suggestions. We have it on good authority that the official prerequisites for at least 9.11 and 9.35 have been relaxed, making Course VI majors welcome.

Other great subjects offered by right-now speakers are as follows:

Ed Boyden 20.309 Biological Instrumentation and Measurement
Nick Montfort CMS.846 The world made digital
CMS.844 Exploratory programming for the arts and humanities

And from a right-now speaker in a previous year:

Randall Davis 6.835Intelligent Multimodal Interaction

And finally, a new subject of note, likely already full:

Hal Abelson with Natalie Lao6.S198 Deep learning practicum


Alas, two other right-now speakers, Professors Patricia Maes and Gerald Sussman, will be on sabbatical.

Logistical stuff:

Reference stuff:

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

News

December 2017

Friday, December 15: End-of-semester review sessions

On Saturday (December 16) and Sunday (December 17), we will be having end-of-semester review sessions covering all 6.034 core topics. More details can be found on the office hours page.

Sunday, December 10: Quiz 4 thresholds

We'll be returning Quiz 4 during recitations this week. Beginning Wednesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office (32-251) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. The Quiz 4 thresholds are:

Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / Needs work
Problem 1: Bayes (50) ≥ 44 ≥ 39 ≥ 33
Problem 2: Boosting (50) ≥ 46 ≥ 41 ≥ 35
Total ≥ 90 ≥ 80 ≥ 68

Friday, December 1: Quiz 4 Locations

Quiz 4 will take place on Wednesday, December 6. Locations will be the same as for Quiz 2. That is,

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

The core topics are Bayesian inference and boosting (Adaboost). The spiritual/right now topics are listed as "4srn" on the Reference material page.

November 2017

Monday, November 20: 6.034 2017 T-shirts announced

By popular request, you can now order a limited-edition 6.034 2017 T-shirt, featuring our class motto as coined by Dr. Vikash Mansinghka, former 6.034 student and Head TA.

This year's T-shirt will be available in sapphire blue, available at cost in both crew-neck ($8) and v-neck ($9). If you would like to buy one, please order here by Tuesday morning, November 28.

Sunday, November 12: Quiz 3 thresholds

We hope you've had a pleasant long weekend!

We'll be returning Quiz 3 during recitations tomorrow and Tuesday. Beginning Wednesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office (32-251) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. The Quiz 3 thresholds are:

Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / Needs work
Problem 1: SVMs (50) ≥ 45 ≥ 39 ≥ 33
Problem 2: Neural Networks (50) ≥ 45 ≥ 40 ≥ 33
Total ≥ 90 ≥ 79 ≥ 66

Tuesday, November 7: Quiz 3 Locations

Quiz 3, covering neural networks and support vector machines, will be held during class time on November 8. You will be in the same location as you were for Quiz 1: in other words,

  • Family name A-M will be in 10-250
  • Family name N-Z will be in Walker, 3rd floor

October 2017

Monday, October 23: Quiz 2 thresholds

We will be returning Quiz 2 during recitations on Monday and Tuesday. Beginning Wednesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office (32-251) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / Needs work
Problem 1: ID Trees (30) ≥ 27 ≥ 24 ≥ 19
Problem 2: k-Nearest Neighbors (30) ≥ 26 ≥ 22 ≥ 16
Problem 3: Constraint Propagation (40) ≥ 33 ≥ 26 ≥ 20
Total ≥ 86 ≥ 72 ≥ 55

Saturday, October 14: Quiz 2 Locations

Quiz 2 (covering constraint propagation, k-nearest neighbors, and identification trees) will be held on October 18 at 10am. If you were in Walker for quiz 1, you will be in 10-250 for quiz 2, and vice versa. Hence,

  • Family name A-M will be in Walker, 3rd floor
  • Family name N-Z will be in 10-250

Sunday, October 1: Quiz 1 thresholds

Quiz 1 will be returned in recitations on Monday and Tuesday. Beginning Wednesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office (32-251) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. Thresholds are:

Thorough understanding (5) Acceptable understanding (4) Some understanding (3) / Needs work
Problem 1: Search (35) ≥ 32 ≥ 27 ≥ 22
Problem 2: Rules (35) ≥ 31 ≥ 27 ≥ 21
Problem 3: Games (30) ≥ 28 ≥ 24 ≥ 20
Total ≥ 91 ≥ 78 ≥ 63

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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