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This is the site for 6.034 Artificial Intelligence, with Professor Patrick Winston.
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'''As a 6.034 student, you are responsible for knowing all of the policies described on this website.'''
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== '''Welcome to 6.034/6.844'''==
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You should familiarize yourself with the [[Frequently Asked Questions | FAQs]] and [[Grading and collaboration policy | grading policy]].
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If you ask questions that are answered here, or complain about not knowing about policies or resources, the staff will be annoyed.
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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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* [[Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions]]
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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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== News ==
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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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==== Subject suggestions for Spring 2012 ====
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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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Alas, many fewer than usual AI subjects will be offered this spring, and status of some is still unknownCheck back here from time to time as updates will occur, potentially, up through the end of registration day.
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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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All these are the subjects PHW would particularly mention if you were to go ask him for recommendations.
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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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6.945 Large-scale Symbolic Systems, definitely cancelled, as Professor Sussman has been called to service in MITx.
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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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6.868J The Society of Mind, waiting for information on status, as Professor Minsky taught subject already in the fall, an anomaly.
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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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9.520 [http://www.mit.edu/%7E9.520/ Statistical Learning theory], new subject, Professor Poggio et al., not for the mathematically timid.  Poggio's interests are centered on understanding biological intelligence, particularly vision.
 
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MAS S60 [http://web.media.mit.edu/~havasi/MAS.560/ Special Topics: Practical Natural Language Processing], Dr. Havasi.
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6.xxx aka 6.803/6.833, [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.803/index.html The Human Intelligence Enterprise], PHW, lotteried, current P approximately 0.5.  Two sections, both taught by PHW, first meeting and lottery on Wednesday, 8 February, contrary to incorrect listing somewhere that the subject will meet on Monday, 6, February.
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6.049J Evolutionary Biology: Concepts, Models and Computation, Professor Berwick.  Alas, Professor Berwick is not teaching his natural language subject this spring.  If you can't take his evolution subject, be sure to go to Tattersall's guest lecture anyway, which will be announced on this web site as soon as date is fixed.
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====Monday, December 16:  Another chance to get 6.034 T-Shirts!====
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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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* '''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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* '''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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Priority during office hours will be given to questions related to the listed topics.
 
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=== Tuesday, 7 December ===
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Reminder:  The goal of our 3,4,5 scale is to group level of understanding into three broad categories so that you and we can get a sense of your level of understanding (thorough/acceptable/some
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understanding) without caring about exact point totals.
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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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<span id="soft-cutoff-note"  Note about soft cutoffs/span>
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# There won't be any recitations Thursday or Friday but there will be review sessions (see schedule below)
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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 itSee 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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# The final will be held in <b>Johnson</b> on <b>Wednesday December 15th</b> from <b>1:30-4:30pm</b>.  As usual, any notes, paper or books are allowed, as well as a calculator; no laptops or other means of communication during the exam.   
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# [[TA Notes]] for the section on probability have been posted as well as [http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Reference_material_and_playlist Reference and reading material] for the last section.
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=== Friday, 3 December ===
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===October 2019===
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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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====Monday, October 28: Quiz 3 Locations====
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Quiz 3 (covering neural networks and support vector machines) will be held on November 6 at 10am. You will be in the same location as you were in for Quiz 1. Hence,
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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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=== Wednesday, 1 December ===
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Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, again please go to 10-250.
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====Monday, October 28: Lab 7====
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Lab 7 has been released under "labs" and is due Wednesday, 11/6 at 10pm.
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==== Sunday, October 20: Quiz 2 thresholds====
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We will be returning Quiz 2 during recitations on 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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* 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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* You have until the day before Quiz 3 to request regrades for Quiz 2.
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* Note: The thresholds below do not include the SRN points, just core material and extra +1 for TA choice.
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Here is the [http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/images/2010s4.PDF Solution key].
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====Sunday, October 20: Lab 6====
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Lab 6 has been released under "labs" and is due Wednesday, 10/30 at 10pm.
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=== Sunday, 28 November ===
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====Thursday, October 10: Updated OH over holiday weekend====
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Quiz 4 will be held in 10-250 on Wednesday at 10am.  Any notes, paper or books are allowed, as well as a calculator; no laptops or other means of communication during the exam. 
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Due to the institute holidays, we will be making the following changes to Monday (10/14) and Tuesday (10/15) office hours:
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Reference_material_and_playlist Reference reading material] relevant to the quiz is posted here.  You should also try the Java [[Demonstrations]] for Boosting and SVM to get familiar with the behavior of the algorithms studied.    Lastly, here are some [https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhqhm2bq_111czn7fsfx TA-prepared Notes] on some of this section's main topics that you may find helpful.
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1. There will be '''no OH on Monday (10/14)'''.
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As usual, there will be TA office hours held Tuesday in 34-302, from 6:00-7:10ish pm. Bring problems. If you can't make that time, please arrange an appointment with your assigned tutorial TA to get help. Otherwise email 6034tas@csail.
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2. There will be '''OH on Tuesday (10/15) from 3-7pm in [http://ai6034.mit.edu/wiki/images/32-155.png 32-155]''' staffed by multiple TAs.
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=== Monday, 15 November===
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Note: The final hour (6-7pm) of Tuesday's OH will be reserved solely for quiz questions/quiz review so we will not be answer any lab/debugging questions. You can ask any questions---whether class, lab, or quiz related--- in the first three hours (3-6pm).
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[[Lab 5]] has been releasedIt is due at 11:59pm on Friday, December 3rd.
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====Thursday, October 10: Quiz 2 Locations====
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'''Quiz 2''' (covering constraint propagation, k-nearest neighbors, and identification trees) will be held on '''Wednesday, October 16''' at 10amNote: Quiz 2 will also have an SRN section. The topics covered can be found on the  6.034 Reference Material page.
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Amendment:  If you downloaded lab5.zip prior to 10pm today, please download the lab zip file again.
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If you were in 10-250 for Quiz 1, you will be in Walker for Quiz 2, and vice versa. Hence, for Quiz 2:
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* '''Family name A-L:  Walker, 3rd floor'''
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did not package all the files needed for submission. Please be sure to check the lab Errata section for any other lab 5 related announcements.
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=== Thursday, 11 November ===
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Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, please go to 10-250.
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There are no recitations today due to an MIT Holiday ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_Day Armistice Day]).
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====Sunday, October 6: Lab 5====
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====Tuesday, October 1:  Final Exam====
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Conflict exam times will be announced after drop date.
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/2010s3.pdf Solutions] have been posted.
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====Sunday, September 29: Quiz 1 Thresholds====
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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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=== Monday, 8 November ===
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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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There will be TA office hours held tomorrow in 34-302, from 6:00-7:10ish pm. Bring problems.  If you can't make that time, please arrange an appointment with your assigned tutorial TA to get help.  Otherwise email 6034tas@csail.
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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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Quiz 3 on Neural Nets, ID Trees, and K-Nearest Neighbors will be held in 10-250 on Wednesday at 10am.  Any notes, paper or books are allowed, as well as a calculator; no laptops or other means of communication during the exam. 
 
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'''NOTE:  All regrade requests are handled through your assigned TA.'''
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=== Friday, 5 November===
 
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Because of errors in the on-line solutions to the neural net question on the 2008 final, today's mega-recitation became tangled up.  Accordingly,
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{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/ai3/finalCorrection.pdf these notes] instead.
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[[Lab 4]] has been released.  It is available from the Labs page and due the night of Friday, November 5th.
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=== Thursday, 21 October===
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=== Wednesday, 20 October===
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Quiz 2 has been graded and will be returned in recitations tomorrow and Friday.
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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/2010s2.pdf Solutions] have been posted.
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====Sunday, September 29: Lab 4 Released====
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Lab 4 has been released under "labs" and is due Tuesday, 10/08 at 10pm.
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=== Monday, 18 October ===
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====Thursday, September 19: Quiz 1 Locations====
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There will be office hours held tomorrow in 34-302, from 6:10-7:10pm.  Bring problems.  Quiz 2 will be held in 10-250 on Wednesday at 10am. Any notes, paper or books are allowed, as well as a calculator; no laptops or other means of communication during the exam. Here are some [https://docs.google.com/View?docID=0AbO0KikZO04vZGhxaG0yYnFfMTA3aGh3YmcyZDU&revision=_latest notes] you may find of use.
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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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* '''Family name A-L: 10-250'''
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* '''Family name M-Z: Walker, 3rd floor'''
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=== Thursday, 14 October ===
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Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, please go to 10-250.
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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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=== Wednesday, 13 October ===
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====Thursday, September 19: Lab 3 Released and Extra OH====
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Lab 3 has been released under "Labs" and is due Friday, 9/27 at 10pm.
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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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from [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/2008q2.pdf Quiz 2] of 2008. 
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We have posted
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[http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/labs/csp/moose_csp_fc_singleton.txt program traces] of that particular problem under the three version of CSP searches we've covered in the course.  This [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/labs/csp/ directory] also contains code from lab 4 covering CSPs.  You can get a head-start on lab 4 by filling in lab4.py.  Doing the implementation may solidify your understanding of CSP search prior to Quiz 2.
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=== Monday, 11 October ===
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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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Students with Monday tutorials that fall on a holiday are welcome to attend any Tuesday tutorial.
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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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=== Saturday, 9 October ===
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====Sunday, September 8: Recitations assigned and Office Hours====
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Lab_3 Lab 3] on Games search is released.  It is due the evening of Friday, October 22th at midnight.
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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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=== Monday, 4 October===
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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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{| align="center" border="1"
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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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[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/2010s1.pdf Solutions] have been posted.
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=== Monday, 27 September ===
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The Genesis group area is on the second floor of Stata on the Gates side, in front of 32-258Below is a visualization of the following instructions:
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Quiz 1 will be on Wednesday in classIt is open notes but no laptops or cell phones as usual.  Additional [http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Reference_material_and_playlist reference] material for the search and rule based systems have been posted.  In addition, here are some [https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhqhm2bq_105f7zbgtfg notes] the TAs have prepared.  Last minute TA office hours will be held in 34-302 from 6:10-7:10pm on Tuesday.  Bring problems.
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=== Sunday, 26 September ===
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1. Go to the Gates elevators in the Stata Center (building 32). These are the elevators next to the Cafe area.
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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Lab_2 Lab 2] on Search is released. It is due the evening of Friday, October 8th at midnight.  Looking over lab 2 and working on it early may give you additional hands-on experience with search concepts, and can help you master the material for Quiz 1.
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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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=== Saturday, 18 September ===
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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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[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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[[Image:Directions.PNG]]
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=== Wednesday, 15 September ===
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====Wednesday, September 4: Recitation Sign-Up====
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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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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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=== Tuesday, 14 September ===
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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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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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'''Note: Due to the small discussion-like nature of recitation, listeners and nonregistered students can not attend recitation.'''
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Thanks to Jelle for discovering the fix!
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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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=== Monday, 13 September ===
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===Summer 2019===
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We have assigned you to a regular recitation if we received your form.  In the usual 3.091 chaos, some forms may have gone missing.  If you are not on the assignment list above, fetch a form from us on Wednesday, fill it out, and make sure it gets into the hands of a TA.
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==== 6.034 Lab 0 Released ====
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=== Saturday, 11 September ===
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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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We have to start over on recitation assignments because of a miscommunication with the registrar.  Scheduling forms similar to the one you filled out for tutorial assignment will be handed out in Monday's lecture.
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Here are some helpful links if you need to brush up on your Python:
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=== Friday, 10 September ===
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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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[http://ai6034.mit.edu/fall10/index.php?title=Lab_0 Lab 0] is available from the "Labs" link above.  It is Due Friday, September 17th.
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MegaRecitation Files are available [[MegaRecitation Files|here]].
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====Introducing 6.844, the graduate version of 6.034====
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Tutorial information will appear on this page over the weekend.
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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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=== Thursday, 9 September ===
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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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Although there are no regular recitations this week, there will be a mega-recitation in the usual 10 AM slot in 10-250.  Unlike most mega-recitations, which cover quiz problems, this one is a python review.
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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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=== Wednesday, 8 September ===
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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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Lecture are Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 AM in 10-250. 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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====About 6.034, Fall 2019 Edition====
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Recitations: R1 (13-5101) or R2 (13-5101) or R3 (13-5101) F1 (24-407) or F2 (24-407) or F3 (24-407)
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==== Friday, December 15: End-of-semester review sessions ====
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Contents

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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