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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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== '''Welcome to 6.034/6.844'''==
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* [[Calendar]]
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== '''Note: We are no longer using this site.  See [https://canvas.mit.edu MIT Canvas] for current class information.'''==
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==6.034==
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6.034 introduces representations, methods, and architectures used to build applications and to account for human intelligence from a computational point of view. It covers problem solving and inference paradigms such as constrained search, constraint propagation, rule chaining, inheritance, and statistical inference. It also covers machine learning paradigms such as identification trees, neural nets, genetic algorithms, support-vector machines, and boosting.
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6.034 meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am to 11am.  The lectures, in which we introduce material and talk about the "big picture", usually will be on Monday and Wednesday.  On many Fridays, and the occasional Wednesday, 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 lecture topics.  The lectures, and most of the right-now talks, will be recorded and made available for later viewing.
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Four examinations, aka quizzes, will cover material from the lectures.  Additional written assignments will cover material presented in lectures and/or the right-now talks.  Labs are programming assignmentsLinks to an external site., released approximately every 7 to 10 days, in which you'll practice your newly acquired skills.
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Recitations will meet weekly for an hour on Friday and will provide you with a venue in which you can review lecture material, work practice problems, and have small-group discussions.  Students will choose their recitation times the first week of class.  All students taking this class for credit must sign up for a recitation; attendance during the term is strongly encouraged but not required.  Recitation meetings will not be recorded, but a recorded review of the week's recitation material will be available for students unable to attend a recitation. 
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6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
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We are pleased to note that Bloomberg has listed 6.034 as among [https://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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==6.844 (Graduate Version)==
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6.844 was created in response to requests from grad students who wanted to take 6.034, but needed graduate level credit.
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It is a supplement to 6.034:  You will take 6.034 as usual and do all of that work (lectures, labs, quizzes, etc.), and in addition attend the 6.844 session and do the work required there. That session will meet every Friday 11am-12pm virtually via Zoom.  The Zoom link for the class can be found on the 6.844 Canvas site [https://canvas.mit.edu/courses/4571 here]. The class will be recorded and available for later viewing.
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For each 6.844 session, students read an assigned paper or papers from the research literature, write up a one page response to a set of provided questions, and come  to class prepared to discuss answers to those questions.
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Accommodations will be made for students in different time zones.  To keep the class size manageable and to encourage active class participation, we do not allow listeners.
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For more information, visit the [[6.844 Info]] page or the [https://canvas.mit.edu/courses/4571 6.844 Canvas site].
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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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== News ==
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=== December 19, 2006 ===
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It's over! You can examine your graded final and get your final grade in Patrick's office (32-251) after noon, Tuesday, December 19, and through IAP.
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with rage</b>, which will be <b>viciously directed at the 6.034 staff</b>.
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* [[Reference material]]
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* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
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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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The TAs have finally gotten around to writing the hidden tester for [[Problem set 5]]. You should receive grades shortly.
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== '''News''' ==
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* [[Announcements | Announcements]]
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* [[Events | Events]]
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=== December 14, 2006 ===
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====Monday, December 16:  Final exam info====
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We wish you well on the 6.034 final exam tomorrow:
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* '''Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1:30pm-4:30pm, at Johnson Track'''
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For those of you new to MIT, the Johnson Track is on the second floor of the Johnson Athletic Center (W34).  There will be signs and people directing you where to go.
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====Monday, December 16:  Another chance to get 6.034 T-Shirts!====
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There remains some confusion about how we are computing grades. Read this to be sure you are not among the confused.
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There was sufficient interest in ordering more 6.034 t-shirts that we’ve opened up a second group order form. The shirts will be the same as in the last order: black with white letters, in two varieties---crew-neck ($11.21; YS-4XL) and V-neck ($12.52 ; XS-3XL).  There's a sizing chart on the order form; the shirts run a bit small. 
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As a (soon to be) 6.034 alum, you’re welcome to order as many shirts as you like. You can see the design and place your order directly through the 6.034 2019 Custom Ink group order form: https://www.customink.com/g/wqq0-00c3-4efh
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four quizes, not the problems that appeared on the quizzes. Thus, for example, if you
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Quiz 4 to get an A for that topic area, not just the boosting part (presuming that topic
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THE GROUP ORDER FORM WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd AT 11:59pm.
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with where you are, it will do absolutely no harm to ignore the corresponding section
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The performance of other students does not matter as there is no curve.  If you elect to ignore part of the final, it does not matter how the people who work on that part perform; it does not matter if they all get 0 or all get 100 as far a your score is concerned (that is, the quiz threshholds, once set, are never adjusted).
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We will coordinate shirt pickup during IAP and Spring Semester.
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====Thursday, December 5:  End of term info====
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* '''Grade calculator''':  You can access the 6.034 grade calculator (so you can see what your final grade is right now) [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/sigmoid/ here].
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* '''Final exam survey''':  Please fill out [https://forms.gle/YZ5KcjYHD3UYij3X8 this Google form] if you plan on taking (some of) the final exam. We'd like to get an estimate of the number of finals to print out (and save some trees).  
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that you were just a hair above the upper threshold on all the quizzes; you would have a 4.5 + epsilon for those, but if you
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* '''Final exam review sessions''':  We will have some final review sessions, split up by quiz topics, between Thurs 12/12 and Sat 12/14 (see schedule on OH page).
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* '''Final class''':  What we learned, what classes to take post-6.034, the final exam, t-shirt distribution, and goodbye!
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==== Quiz 4 ====
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* '''Class evaluation''':  Please help us make 6.034 even better by filling out the class evaluation survey available [https://registrar.mit.edu/classes-grades-evaluations/subject-evaluation here] until Monday, December 16, 9am.  What did you like? Not like?  What would you like to see kept? Changed?  etc.  For 6.844 students, please fill out the survey evaluating the 6.034 components of the class and include evaluation of the 6.844 components in the comments section.
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==== Monday, November 18: 6.034 T-Shirts! ====
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We have exciting news:  6.034 T-shirts are ready to be ordered! This year the shirts are black with white letters and come in two varieties---crew neck ($8; YS-4XL) and V-neck ($9.30; XS-3XL).  There's a sizing chart on the order form.
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The order form will close at '''11:59pm on Sunday November 24''', so please order as soon as possible!  We plan on handing out the shirts the last week of classes.
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The cutoffs for these levels, though, are “soft”: The cutoffs are applied using a smooth stairstep function (in fact, a sigmoid) and as a result are gradual.  So being a few points below the cutoff won’t make a significant difference in the final calculation of your 6.034 grade, just as small point differences don’t reflect significant differences in understanding.  So if you are just a few points below one of the cutoffs, say for thorough understanding (5), you don’t need to worry about it.  See the [http://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/204/winston.html  Faculty News Letter article] for more details about the cutoffs and the student-centered policies behind this grading scheme.
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Problem set 3 was re-graded. The original hidden tester had a flawed test case, and also didn't catch large problems with alpha-beta search. Updated grades have been sent out. (If you submitted late, your problem set hasn't been graded yet.)
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====Sunday, October 6: Lab 5====
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====Tuesday, October 1:  Final Exam====
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The 6.034 final exam will be Tuesday, December 17, 1:30pm-4:30pm, at the Johnson Track.
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Congratulations on completing Quiz 1! Quizzes will be handed back during recitation this week (Monday and Tuesday). You must attend your assigned recitation to receive your quiz. (Check your assigned section on the [https://ai6034.mit.edu:444/recitations/ Recitations page].)  
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|1A (Minimax)             || 6  || 6      || 6      || &lt; 6
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* If you are not signed up for a recitation do so ASAP because in recitation is where we will be handing back quizzes for the entirety of the term.
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|1B (Alpha-beta)         || 20 || &ge; 17 || &ge; 11 || &lt; 11
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* If you are a listener/non-registered student who took the quiz, you can pick yours up at Jennifer Madiedo's Office Hours (Tuesday 10am-12pm).
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|-
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|1C (Iterative deepening) || 10 || 10      || &ge; 6  || &lt; 6
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|-
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'''NOTE:  All regrade requests are handled through your assigned TA.'''
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|1D (Optimal alpha-beta) || 14 || &ge; 10 || &ge; 8  || &lt; 8
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|'''1 (Game search)'''   || 50 || &ge; 43 || &ge; 31 || &lt; 31
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|2A (Forward checking, neighbors)         || 20 || &ge; 16 || &ge; 10 || &lt; 10
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| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
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|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Search (33) || ≥ 28 || ≥ 23 || ≥ 18
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|2B (Forward checking through singletons) || 20 || &ge; 18 || &ge; 14 || &lt; 14
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Rules (34) || ≥ 29 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 19
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|-
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|2C (Most constrained first)             || 10 || &ge; 8  || &ge; 5  || &lt; 5
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Games (33) || ≥ 27 || ≥ 22 || ≥ 17
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|-
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|'''2 (Constraint propagation)            || 50 || &ge; 42 || &ge; 29 || &lt; 29
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|'''Total''' || 100 || &ge; 85 || &ge; 60 || &lt; 60
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=== October 24, 2006 ===
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====Sunday, September 29: Lab 4 Released====
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As a reminder, Quiz 2 will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25, from 11:05AM -11:55AM, in 32-123, where the lectures are held.  Past exams can be accessed
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Lab 4 has been released under "labs" and is due Tuesday, 10/08 at 10pm.
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034/Fall/Examinations/ here].
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=== October 12, 2006 ===
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====Thursday, September 19: Quiz 1 Locations====
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Lectures for Oct 18 and Oct 23 have been swapped.  Calendar reflects change.
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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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'''Quiz 1''' (covering rule-based systems, search, and games) will be held on '''Wednesday, September 25''' at 10am. Half of you will take the quiz in 10-250 and half in Walker, enabling less crowded conditions. Locations:
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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 now. If 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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* '''Family name A-L: 10-250'''
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* '''Family name M-Z: Walker, 3rd floor'''
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=== September 28, 2006 ===
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Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, please go to 10-250.
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====[[Problem set 2]]====
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Note: For Quiz 2, you'll go to the other room (i.e., A-L will go to Walker, M-Z will go to 10-250).
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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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====Thursday, September 19: Lab 3 Released and Extra OH====
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* How to submit a problem set late (for a 25% penalty)
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Lab 3 has been released under "Labs" and is due Friday, 9/27 at 10pm.
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* What GraderBot does
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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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Due to the cancelled OH tomorrow (for student holiday), we have decided to hold one-time temporary OH tonight from 5-9pm in 24-307.
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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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====Friday, September 13: Lab 2 Released ====
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Lab 2 has been released under "Labs" link and is due Friday, 9/20 at 10pm.
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====Monday, September 9: Lab 1 Released====
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Lab 1 has been released under "Labs" link and is due Tuesday, 9/17 at 10pm.
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! Problem !! Max. points !! Thorough understanding !! Acceptable understanding !! Needs help
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====Sunday, September 8: Recitations assigned and Office Hours====
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|1 (Search) || 50 || &ge; 37 || &ge; 30 || &lt; 30
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Recitations have been assigned and can be viewed on the [[Recitations]] page (hint: use ctrl-f to search for your kerberos id)! Recitations begin on Monday 9/9 (tomorrow) and Tuesday 9/10. We'll see you there!
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|2A (Backward chaining) || 20 || &ge; 16 || &ge; 10 || &lt; 10
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Office hours have been announced and can be found on the [[Office Hours]] page. All office hours will temporarily be held in 32-258 until we get permanent rooms.
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====Thursday, September 5: Temporary Office Hours for Lab 0====
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We will be holding temporary office hours for lab 0 this Friday from 12-3pm and 4-5pm in the Genesis group area (in front of 32-258) in CSAIL. Permanent office hours with assigned rooms for the rest of the semester will be announced this weekend and will begin on Monday 9/9.
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How to get to the area:
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The Genesis group area is on the second floor of Stata on the Gates side, in front of 32-258.  Below is a visualization of the following instructions:
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2. Go up the stairs by the elevators and through the door that says CSAIL on it.  You're now on the 2nd floor.
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3. Make two rights, and then go all the way down the hallway to get to the Genesis group area.
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[[Image:Directions.PNG]]
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====Wednesday, September 4: Recitation Sign-Up====
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Recitations will start next Monday 9/9 and Tuesday 9/10. Please fill out the [http://forms.gle/TvkeAZYQYzg853f86 recitation request form] by 12pm Friday (9/6) 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, but plan to, please fill out the recitation request form anyway, and register for 6.034 or 6.844 as soon as possible.
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'''Note: Due to the small discussion-like nature of recitation, listeners and nonregistered students can not attend recitation.'''
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If you are not planning to register for 6.034, but will instead just attend lectures, please fill out the [http://forms.gle/kAzsUZak9eKaa7bJ8 nonregistered listener form] instead so we can keep you up to date with class announcements.
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===Summer 2019===
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==== 6.034 Lab 0 Released ====
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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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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]]. ''Note however that you cannot actually submit the lab until the semester begins.''
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Here are some helpful links if you need to brush up on your Python:
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* [http://docs.python.org/3/ Python documentation] (includes tutorials you can work through)
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* [http://web.mit.edu/6.149/www/materials.html Class site of 6.149] (Intro to Python IAP Class, 2015)
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* [http://developers.google.com/edu/python/ Google's free Python Class]
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* [http://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python Codeacademy]
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If you have any questions, email the 6.034 staff at 6.034-2019-staff@.
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====Introducing 6.844, the graduate version of 6.034====
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6.844 was created in response to requests from grad students who wanted to take 6.034, but needed graduate level credit.
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It is a ''supplement'' to 6.034---you will take 6.034 as usual and do all of that work (lectures, labs, quizzes), and in addition attend the 6.844 session and do the work required there. That session will meet every Friday 11am-12pm in 32-155. Each week there will be a reading assignment focusing on one or more of the foundational, provocative, or intriguing papers from the research literature. You will be expected to do the reading, write up a one page response to a set of questions that will be provided with the reading, and come to class prepared to discuss your (and others') answers to those questions.
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The papers will help you learn how to read original research papers in the field and will focus on the science side of AI, addressing the larger scientific questions, rather than existing tools for building applications.
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The class is heavy on interaction; you will not be able to just sit back and listen. To keep the class size manageable and to encourage active class participation, we do not allow listeners.
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More information can be found [http://ai6034.mit.edu/wiki/index.php?title=6.844_Info here].
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====About 6.034, Fall 2019 Edition====
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In the fall semester of 2019, 6.034 will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am to 11am
 +
in 10-250 (second floor lecture hall in [http://ai6034.mit.edu/wiki/images/MIT-bldg10.png building 10]).  The lectures, in which we introduce material and talk about the "big picture", usually 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.
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Examinations will cover material from the lectures as well as the right-now
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talks.  It will be extremely difficult to answer questions on the right-now material
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if you do not attend the right-now talks because the material is not yet in textbooks
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or, in many cases, published papers.
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Recitations will meet weekly on Monday and Tuesday and provide you with a venue in which you can review lecture material, work practice problems, and have small-group discussions.  On the first day of class, we will make a link available to a form you will fill out that will enable us to assign you to a recitation.
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Labs are programming assignments, released approximately every 7 to 10 days,  in which you'll practice your newly acquired skills.   
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More details will emerge during the first lecture.
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6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
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'''We are pleased to note''' that Bloomberg has listed 6.034 as among [https://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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===December 2017===
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==== Friday, December 15: End-of-semester review sessions ====
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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 [[Office_Hours|on the office hours page]].
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==== Sunday, December 10: Quiz 4 thresholds====
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 +
We'll be returning Quiz 4 during recitations this week. Beginning Wednesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office ([http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/32-251.jpg 32-251]) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. The Quiz 4 thresholds are:
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Bayes (50) || ≥ 44 || ≥ 39 || ≥ 33
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==== Friday, December 1: Quiz 4 Locations ====
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* Family name A-M in Walker, 3rd floor
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* Family name N-Z in 10-250
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=== September 26, 2006 ===
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The core topics are Bayesian inference and boosting (Adaboost). The spiritual/right now topics are listed as "4srn" on the [[Reference_material_and_playlist|Reference material page]].
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===November 2018===
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==== Monday, November 20: 6.034 2017 T-shirts announced ====
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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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=== September 25, 2006 ===
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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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=== September 22, 2006 ===
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==== Sunday, November 12: Quiz 3 thresholds====
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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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=== September 19, 2006 ===
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We'll be returning Quiz 3 during recitations tomorrow and Tuesday. Beginning Wednesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office ([http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/32-251.jpg 32-251]) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. The Quiz 3 thresholds are:
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| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: SVMs (50) || ≥ 45 || ≥ 39 || ≥ 33
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Neural Networks (50) || ≥ 45 || ≥ 40 || ≥ 33
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| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 90''' || '''≥ 79''' || '''≥ 66'''
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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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===October 2018===
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=== September 13, 2006 ===
 
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[[Problem set 0]] is due at midnight tonight.
 
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| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: ID Trees (30) || ≥ 27 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 19
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: k-Nearest Neighbors (30) || ≥ 26 || ≥ 22 || ≥ 16
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Constraint Propagation (40) || ≥ 33 || ≥ 26 || ≥ 20
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| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 86''' || '''≥ 72''' || '''≥ 55'''
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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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====Saturday, October 14: Quiz 2 Locations====
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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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* Family name N-Z will be in '''10-250'''
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Quiz 1 will be returned in recitations on Monday and Tuesday. Beginning Wednesday, you may pick up your quiz from Professor Winston's office ([http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/32-251.jpg 32-251]) when he is in, or contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. Thresholds are:
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=== September 5, 2006 ===
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|-
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in the fall, 2006 version of 6.034, including the following:
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| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
 +
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Search (35) || ≥ 32 || ≥ 27 || ≥ 22
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|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Rules (35) || ≥ 31 || ≥ 27 || ≥ 21
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|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Games (30) || ≥ 28 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 20
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|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 91''' || '''≥ 78''' || '''≥ 63'''
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test less material per quiz.
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===November 2018===
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==== Tutorials and recitations ====
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[[Media:6034.pdf | Today's slides]]
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Boosting (56) || ≥ 50 || ≥ 46 || ≥ 39
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| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Bayes (44) || ≥ 40 || ≥ 37 || ≥ 31
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| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 90''' || '''≥ 83''' || '''≥ 70'''
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==== Friday, November 30: Quiz 4 Logistics and Review Session ====
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of class, the week of September 4.
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Quiz 4 will take place next Wednesday, December 5 during class time. Locations will be the same as for Quiz 2. In other words,  
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*Family name A-M in Walker
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*Family name N-Z in 10-250.
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The core topics are Bayesian inference and boosting (Adaboost). The spiritual/right now topics are listed as "4srn" on the Reference material page.  
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We will be hosting a review session on Monday December 3 (12/03/18) from 7:30-9:30pm in room 32-123 in which we will go over example problem and answer questions. Please note that TAs will not be able to stay past 9:30, so if you have questions about particular exams or labs please plan on attending office hours or post on Piazza.
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Welcome to 6.034/6.844

Note: We are no longer using this site. See MIT Canvas for current class information.

6.034

6.034 introduces representations, methods, and architectures used to build applications and to account for human intelligence from a computational point of view. It covers problem solving and inference paradigms such as constrained search, constraint propagation, rule chaining, inheritance, and statistical inference. It also covers machine learning paradigms such as identification trees, neural nets, genetic algorithms, support-vector machines, and boosting.

6.034 meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am to 11am. The lectures, in which we introduce material and talk about the "big picture", usually will be on Monday and Wednesday. On many Fridays, and the occasional Wednesday, 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 lecture topics. The lectures, and most of the right-now talks, will be recorded and made available for later viewing.

Four examinations, aka quizzes, will cover material from the lectures. Additional written assignments will cover material presented in lectures and/or the right-now talks. Labs are programming assignmentsLinks to an external site., released approximately every 7 to 10 days, in which you'll practice your newly acquired skills.

Recitations will meet weekly for an hour on Friday and will provide you with a venue in which you can review lecture material, work practice problems, and have small-group discussions. Students will choose their recitation times the first week of class. All students taking this class for credit must sign up for a recitation; attendance during the term is strongly encouraged but not required. Recitation meetings will not be recorded, but a recorded review of the week's recitation material will be available for students unable to attend a recitation.

6.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.

We are pleased to note that Bloomberg has listed 6.034 as among "Five of the Best Computer Science Classes in the U.S."

6.844 (Graduate Version)

6.844 was created in response to requests from grad students who wanted to take 6.034, but needed graduate level credit.

It is a supplement to 6.034: You will take 6.034 as usual and do all of that work (lectures, labs, quizzes, etc.), and in addition attend the 6.844 session and do the work required there. That session will meet every Friday 11am-12pm virtually via Zoom. The Zoom link for the class can be found on the 6.844 Canvas site here. The class will be recorded and available for later viewing.

For each 6.844 session, students read an assigned paper or papers from the research literature, write up a one page response to a set of provided questions, and come to class prepared to discuss answers to those questions.

Accommodations will be made for students in different time zones. To keep the class size manageable and to encourage active class participation, we do not allow listeners.

For more information, visit the 6.844 Info page or the 6.844 Canvas site.


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