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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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-== '''Welcome to the 2016 Edition of 6.034'''==
+== '''Welcome to 6.034/6.844'''==
+== '''Note: We are no longer using this site.  See [https://canvas.mit.edu MIT Canvas] for current class information.'''==
+==6.034==
+.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.
+.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.
+.034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
+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."]
+==6.844 (Graduate Version)==
+.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 [https://canvas.mit.edu/courses/4571 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 [https://canvas.mit.edu/courses/4571 6.844 Canvas site].
+===Logistical stuff===
-===Logistical stuff:===
 * [[Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions]]
 * [[Grading and collaboration policy]]
-* [[Staff | Staff email addresses]]
-* [[Recitations | Recitation assignments]]
+* [[Staff | Staff names and email addresses]]
+<!--
+* [[Recitations | Recitations]]
+-->
 * [[Office Hours | Office Hours]]
-* [[Fall_2016:_6.S063_with_Professor_Berwick#Logistics | 6.S063 with Bob Berwick]]
-* [[Reference material and playlist | What material will be on the quiz?]]
+<!--
 * [http://goo.gl/forms/5Q6X53fNrE Suggestion Box]
+-->
-===Reference stuff:===
+===Reference stuff===
 * [[Calendar]]
+* [https://ai6034.mit.edu/wiki/images/6.034_lectures_f20.pdf Lecture schedule] (Subject to change.)
+* [[Reference material]]
+<!-- * [https://ai6034.mit.edu:444/recitations/ Recitations]-->
+* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
+* [http://piazza.com/mit/fall2020/6034 Piazza]
+<!-- * '''NEW:''' [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/sigmoid/ Grade Calculator] -->
+* [[Demonstrations]]
+* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/ Dylan's AI Demonstrations]
+<!-- * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxymR0ZPfMmV-vGtvhvTeWHIcnh-bTjDI Jessica's 2016 Recitation Videos] -->
+* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
+* [[6.844 Info]]
+<!--
+Note that the current staff mailing list is '''6.034-2020-staff@mit.edu'''.
+-->
-* [[Reference material and playlist]]
+== '''News''' ==
+* [[Announcements | Announcements]]
-* [[Labs]] (also known as "problem sets")
+* [[Events | Events]]
-* [http://piazza.com/mit/fall2016/6034 Piazza]
+<!--
+===December 2019===
+====Monday, December 16:  Final exam info====
+We wish you well on the 6.034 final exam tomorrow:
+* '''Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1:30pm-4:30pm, at Johnson Track'''
-* '''NEW:''' [http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/sigmoid/ Grade Calculator]
+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.
-* [[Demonstrations]]
+====Monday, December 16:  Another chance to get 6.034 T-Shirts!====
-* [http://web.mit.edu/dxh/www/ Dylan's AI Demonstrations]
+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.
-* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxymR0ZPfMmV-vGtvhvTeWHIcnh-bTjDI Jessica's 2016 Recitation Videos]
+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
-* [http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.034f/Examinations/ Quiz archive]
+THE GROUP ORDER FORM WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd AT 11:59pm.
+We will coordinate shirt pickup during IAP and Spring Semester.
+====Thursday, December 5:  End of term info====
-Note that the current staff mailing list is '''6.034-2016-staff''' at mit.edu.
+* '''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].
-== News ==
+* '''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).
-===11 December 2016: Final Review Sessions===
-...will be held next weekend, December 17-18.  See the [[Office Hours]] page for details.
-===11 December 2016: Quiz 4 thresholds===
+* '''Recitation''':  Recitation on Mon 12/9 and Tues 12/10 will be a Lightening Review of all the topics in the class, with some problem solving.
-Quiz 4 will be returned in recitations on Monday and Tuesday.  Beginning Wednesday after lecture, 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:
+* '''Office Hours''':  All regularly scheduled office hours from Thurs 12/5 to Wednesday 12/11 are cancelled. There will be OH Thurs 12/12-Mon 12/16 for the final exam (see schedule on OH page).
+* '''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).
+* '''Bonus SRNs''':  The lectures from 12/2 through 12/11 will have bonus SRNs on the final. The points will be added into your total SRN score before dividing by 3, so they essentially act as extra credit points (see piazza post @590 for an example).
+* '''Final class''':  What we learned, what classes to take post-6.034, the final exam, t-shirt distribution, and goodbye!
+* '''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.
+* '''Final exam date & time''': Tuesday 12/17, 1:30pm-4:30pm @ Johnson Track
+====Wednesday, December 4:  Quiz 4 thresholds====
+We will be returning Quiz 4 before and after class on Friday and during recitations next Monday and Tuesday.
+Reminder:  The thresholds below do not include SRN points.  SRN questions are a separate component of your final grade.  See [[grading policy]].  Also see [[#soft-cutoff-note]].
 {| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
 |-
 | ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
-|-
+|- grad
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Adaboost || ≥ 46 || ≥ 41 || ≥ 35
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Bayes  (50) || ≥ 46 || ≥ 40 || ≥ 34
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Bayes || ≥ 43 || ≥ 37 || ≥ 29
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Boosting  (50) || ≥ 45 || ≥ 40 || ≥ 35
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 89''' || '''≥ 78''' || '''≥ 64'''
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 91''' || '''≥ 80''' || '''≥ 69'''
 |}
+====Sunday, December 1: Quiz 4 Locations====
-{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
+Quiz 4 (covering Bayes and Boosting) will be held on Wednesday, December 4th at 10am. As usual, half of you will take the quiz in 10-250 and half in Walker, enabling less crowded conditions. Locations:
-|-
-| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
-|-
-| style="text-align:left;" |Spiritual and right-now || ≥ 5 || ≥ 4 || ≥ 3
-|}
-===6 December 2016: Quiz 4 locations===
+* '''Family name A-L:  Walker, 3rd floor'''
-Quiz 4 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). Locations are the same as for Quiz 2:
+* '''Family name M-Z:  10-250'''
-*Family name A-L: 10-250
-*Family name M-Z: Walker, 3rd floor
-We recommend that you bring a calculator.
+Note:  The room assignments are the same as those for Quiz 2.
-<!--
+Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, please go to 10-250.
-===22 November 2016: Lab 9 released===
-[[Lab 9]], the final lab, has been released with online tests.  Lab 9 covers boosting, specifically Adaboost, and is due on Wednesday, November 30.
--->
-===21 November 2016: Remembering Jay Forrester ===
-See column 3, [http://people.csail.mit.edu/phw/index.html PHW's home page]
+As always the quiz is open book, open notes, open just about everything, including a calculator, but no computers or electronic devices. This quiz will be the final quiz of the semester before the final!
-<!--===15 November 2016: Lab 8 released===
+===November 2019===
-[[Lab 8]] has been released.  Lab 8 covers topics in Bayesian inference, including probability, parameter-counting, and using Bayes nets to determine independence.
-Online tests will be available by tomorrow (Wednesday) morning and will require an updated tester.py.  Lab 8 is due on Tuesday, November 22.
+==== Monday, November 18: 6.034 T-Shirts! ====
--->
+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.
-===9 November 2016: Quiz 3 thresholds===
-Quiz 3 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:
+Please use the following link to place your order: https://www.customink.com/g/wqq0-00c2-423m.
+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.
+====Sunday, November 17: Lab 9====
+Lab 9 has been released under "labs" and is due Wednesday, 12/4 at 10pm.
+==== Monday, November 11: Lab 8 ====
+Lab 8 has been released under "labs" and is due Wednesday, 11/27 at 10pm.
+====Monday, November 11: Quiz 3 Pickup and Recitation 11/11 + 11/12====
+Congratulations on finishing Quiz 3!
+*We will be handing back quizzes Tuesday, November 12th during all of the regularly scheduled OH sections.
+*Due to Veterans Day observance, we will not be holding recitation next week on either Monday (11/11) or Tuesday (11/12), and all OH on Monday are cancelled.
+==== Wednesday, November 6: Quiz 3 thresholds====
+Note:  The thresholds below do not include SRN points.  SRN questions are a separate component of your final grade.  See [[grading policy]].
 {| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
 |-
 | ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
-|-
+|- grad
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Neural nets || ≥ 47 || ≥ 42 || ≥ 34
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Neural Networks  (50) || ≥ 46 || ≥ 42 || ≥ 38
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: SVMs || ≥ 43 || ≥ 36 || ≥ 30
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: SVMs  (50) || ≥ 45 || ≥ 41 || ≥ 35
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 90''' || '''≥ 78''' || '''≥ 64'''
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 91''' || '''≥ 83''' || '''≥ 73'''
 |}
-{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
+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
-|-
+understanding) without caring about exact point totals.
-| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
-|-
-| style="text-align:left;" |Spiritual and right-now || ≥ 5 || ≥ 4 || ≥ 3
-|}
-===8 November 2016: Quiz 3 locations===
+<span id="soft-cutoff-note"  Note about soft cutoffs/span>
-Quiz 3 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). Locations are the same as for Quiz 1:
+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.
-*Family name A-L: Walker, 3rd floor
-*Family name M-Z: 10-250
-===20 October 2016: Quiz 2 thresholds===
+===October 2019===
-Quiz 2 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:
+====Monday, October 28: Quiz 3 Locations====
+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,
+* '''Family name A-L:  10-250'''
+* '''Family name M-Z:  Walker, 3rd floor'''
+Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, again please go to 10-250.
+====Monday, October 28: Lab 7====
+Lab 7 has been released under "labs" and is due Wednesday, 11/6 at 10pm.
+==== Sunday, October 20: Quiz 2 thresholds====
+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].)
+* 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).
+* You have until the day before Quiz 3 to request regrades for Quiz 2.
+* Note:  The thresholds below do not include the SRN points, just core material and extra +1 for TA choice.
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 | ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Constraints || ≥ 45 || ≥ 39 || ≥ 33
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: k-Nearest Neighbors (31) || ≥ 28 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 21
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: ID Trees || ≥ 31 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 20
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: ID Trees (31) || ≥ 29 || ≥ 25 || ≥ 21
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: kNN || ≥ 12 || ≥ 9 || ≥ 6
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Constraint Propagation (32) || ≥ 27 || ≥ 22 || ≥ 18
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 88''' || '''≥ 72''' || '''≥ 59'''
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 84''' || '''≥ 71''' || '''≥ 60'''
 |}
+====Sunday, October 20: Lab 6====
+Lab 6 has been released under "labs" and is due Wednesday, 10/30 at 10pm.
-{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
+====Thursday, October 10: Updated OH over holiday weekend====
-|-
+Due to the institute holidays, we will be making the following changes to Monday (10/14) and Tuesday (10/15) office hours:
-| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
-|-
-| style="text-align:left;" |Spiritual and right-now || ≥ 5 || ≥ 4 || ≥ 3
-|}
-===18 October 2016: Quiz 2 locations===
+. There will be '''no OH on Monday (10/14)'''.
-Quiz 2 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). If you were in Walker for the first quiz, you will be in 10-250, and vice versa.  That is:
-*Family name A-L: 10-250
-*Family name M-Z: Walker, 3rd floor
-===30 September 2016: Right now with Professor Gerald Sussman===
+. 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.
+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).
+====Thursday, October 10: Quiz 2 Locations====
+'''Quiz 2''' (covering constraint propagation, k-nearest neighbors, and identification trees) will be held on '''Wednesday, October 16''' at 10am.  Note: Quiz 2 will also have an SRN section. The topics covered can be found on the  6.034 Reference Material page.
+If you were in 10-250 for Quiz 1, you will be in Walker for Quiz 2, and vice versa. Hence, for Quiz 2:
+* '''Family name A-L:  Walker, 3rd floor'''
+* '''Family name M-Z:  10-250'''
+Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, please go to 10-250.
+====Sunday, October 6: Lab 5====
+Lab 5 has been released under "labs" and is due Wednesday, 10/16 at 10pm.
+====Tuesday, October 1:  Final Exam====
+The 6.034 final exam will be Tuesday, December 17, 1:30pm-4:30pm, at the Johnson Track.
+Conflict exam times will be announced after drop date.
+===September 2019===
+====Sunday, September 29: Quiz 1 Thresholds====
+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].)
+* 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.
+* 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).
+'''NOTE:  All regrade requests are handled through your assigned TA.'''
-===28 September 2016: 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 ([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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 | ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Search || ≥ 31 || ≥ 26 || ≥ 21
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Search (33) || ≥ 28 || ≥ 23 || ≥ 18
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Rule-Based Systems || ≥ 36 || ≥ 30 || ≥ 26
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Rules (34) || ≥ 29 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 19
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Games || ≥ 20 || ≥ 16 || ≥ 12
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Games (33) || ≥ 27 || ≥ 22 || ≥ 17
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 87''' || '''≥ 72''' || '''≥ 59'''
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 84''' || '''≥ 69''' || '''≥ 54'''
 |}
-<!--
-{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
-|-
-| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
-|-
-| style="text-align:left;" |Spiritual and right-now || ≥ 5 || ≥ 4 || ≥ 3
-|}
--->
-===27 September 2016: Quiz 1 locations===
+====Sunday, September 29: Lab 4 Released====
-Quiz 1 is tomorrow during class time (10 AM). Half of you will take the quiz in Walker, half in 10-250, enabling less crowded conditions. Locations:
+Lab 4 has been released under "labs" and is due Tuesday, 10/08 at 10pm.
-*Family name A-L: Walker, 3rd floor
-*Family name M-Z: 10-250
-===21 September 2016: Final date announced===
+====Thursday, September 19: Quiz 1 Locations====
-We have just learned that the 6.034 final will be Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 1:30 to 4:30.  Conflict exam schedule will not be set until just after drop date.
+'''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:
-<!--
+* '''Family name A-L: 10-250'''
-===19 September 2016: Lab 3 released===
+* '''Family name M-Z: Walker, 3rd floor'''
-[[Lab 3]] has been released.  Lab 3 covers games, which will be one of the three topics on Quiz 1.  In keeping with our principle of having labs due before the relevant quiz, Lab 3 will be due next Monday, September 26; Quiz 1 will follow on Wednesday, September 28.
-Quiz 1 covers rule-based systems (Lab 1), search (Lab 2), and games (Lab 3).
+Listeners and nonregistered students who would like to take the quiz, please go to 10-250.
-===15 September 2016: Lab 2 released; Lab 0 solution + office hours posted===
+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).
-Three announcements:
+====Thursday, September 19: Lab 3 Released and Extra OH====
+Lab 3 has been released under "Labs" and is due Friday, 9/27 at 10pm.
-. [[Lab 2]], on basic search (yesterday's lecture) and optimal search (tomorrow's lecture), has been released.  Lab 2 is due by Thusday, September 22 at 10:00pm.  Labs 1 and 2 are due in the same week, so we recommend working on them in parallel.  You can think of them as one longer lab, split into two separately graded sections.
+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.
-. The solution to Lab 0 is now viewable (and downloadable) online:
+====Friday, September 13: Lab 2 Released ====
-http://web.mit.edu/6.034/www/labs/lab0_solution.py
+Lab 2 has been released under "Labs" link and is due Friday, 9/20 at 10pm.
-Although we generally will not post lab solutions, we are providing this one for Lab 0 to demonstrate some useful implementation techniques that may come in handy for future labs, as well as few fun Python tricks.
+====Monday, September 9: Lab 1 Released====
+Lab 1 has been released under "Labs" link and is due Tuesday, 9/17 at 10pm.
-. The weekly [[Office Hours|office hour schedule]] for the semester is available.  Room numbers will be added to the page as we receive them from the scheduling office.  Throughout the semester, the page will be updated with any last-minute changes to office-hour times or locations.
+====Sunday, September 8: Recitations assigned and Office Hours====
-===14 September 2016: 3-unit add-on subject - Important announcements===
+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!
-A couple of announcements regarding the 3-unit add-on section taught on
-Fridays.
-. If you would like to get credit for it, please register on-line in
+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.
-the usual way (using the Registrar's link) using the subject number
-.S063.
-. We will have 2 Friday sessions, 2pm and 3pm.  For people who came
+====Thursday, September 5: Temporary Office Hours for Lab 0====
-last time and filled in preference forms, it appears that we will have
-enough space so that you can attend the time you prefer, either 2 or 3
-pm, without having to re-assign anyone or run a lottery.  If you didn't
-come last week and want to sign up, you still can. Listeners are
-welcome.
-We're still waiting for the numbers to stabilize, so for this week we
+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.
-will hold both the 2pm and 3pm sections in 10-250.  We will most likely
-move to more reasonably sized rooms after this week.
-===12 September 2016: Lab 1 released===
-[[Lab 1]], on rule-based systems, has been released.  It is due by next Tuesday, September 20, at 10:00pm.
+How to get to the area:
--->
-===10 September 2016: Recitation assignments===
-...are now available via the [https://ai6034.mit.edu:444/recitation/ Recitation Self-Service page] (certificates required).  If you have not been assigned to a section, please use the page to join one.
-===Summer 2016===
+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:
-====New opportunity in 2016====
+. Go to the Gates elevators in the Stata Center (building 32). These are the elevators next to the Cafe area.
-The 2016 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.
+. Go up the stairs by the elevators and through the door that says CSAIL on it.  You're now on the 2nd floor.
-The add on is scheduled to meet on Fridays, either 2-3pm or 3-4pm, in room 36-372.  <!--You can express interest via [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy_71vzWWNJLM4eiBUMOjbIVxs93D4b-5HE-gKoJ1Chyq2Lg/viewform the recitation request form].-->
+. Make two rights, and then go all the way down the hallway to get to the Genesis group area.
-====We are pleased to note ...====
+[[Image:Directions.PNG]]
-...that Bloomberg has listed 6.034 as among [http://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."]
+====Wednesday, September 4: Recitation Sign-Up====
-What they meant to say is that 6.034 has had outstanding TAs.  Among them is head-TA
+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.
-Jessica Noss, the 2016 winner of the EECS Carlton E.  Tucker Award for outstanding
-teaching as a graduate-student teaching assistant.
-====Road map====
+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.
-To see how 6.034 outcomes relate to the outcomes of other subjects in the Course 6 curriculum, see the graphical display in the [http://6004.mit.edu/gmap/public.html?focus=6.034 6.034 Curricular Goals Map]
+'''Note: Due to the small discussion-like nature of recitation, listeners and nonregistered students can not attend recitation.'''
-====About 6.034, Fall 2016 Edition====
+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.
-<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=10">
+===Summer 2019===
-<tr><td>
-In the fall semester of 2016, 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.
+==== 6.034 Lab 0 Released ====
-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.
+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 [[Lab 0 | here]]. ''Note however that you cannot actually submit the lab until the semester begins.''
+Here are some helpful links if you need to brush up on your Python:
+* [http://docs.python.org/3/ Python documentation] (includes tutorials you can work through)
+* [http://web.mit.edu/6.149/www/materials.html Class site of 6.149] (Intro to Python IAP Class, 2015)
+* [http://developers.google.com/edu/python/ Google's free Python Class]
+* [http://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python Codeacademy]
+If you have any questions, email the 6.034 staff at 6.034-2019-staff@.
+====Introducing 6.844, the graduate version of 6.034====
+.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), 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.
+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.
+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.
+More information can be found [http://ai6034.mit.edu/wiki/index.php?title=6.844_Info here].
+====About 6.034, Fall 2019 Edition====
+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.
+Examinations will cover material from the lectures as well as the right-now
+talks.  It will be extremely difficult to answer questions on the right-now material
+if you do not attend the right-now talks because the material is not yet in textbooks
+or, in many cases, published papers.
+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.
+Labs are programming assignments, released approximately every 7 to 10 days,  in which you'll practice your newly acquired skills.
+More details will emerge during the first lecture.
 .034 is no longer offered in the spring term.
-More details will emerge during the first lecture on Wednesday, 7 September 2016.
+'''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."]
-</td></tr></table>
+<!--
+===December 2017===
-== '''What should I take after 6.034?'''==
+==== Friday, December 15: End-of-semester review sessions ====
-<big>
+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]].
-For 6.034 alums looking for related subjects, we recommend the following, as of
+==== Sunday, December 10: Quiz 4 thresholds====
-January 2016.   There may be additions through registration day.
-<!-- ====Subjects by Right Now Lecturers, Spring====
+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:
-{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="font-size:90%;"
-! Instructor !! Right Now Talk !! Number!! Title
+{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
+|-
+| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
 |-
-| Gerald Sussman || Propagator networks || 6.945 || Large-scale symbolic systems
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Bayes (50) || ≥ 44 || ≥ 39 || ≥ 33
 |-
-| Ed Boyden || Enlarging brain tissue || 20.309 || Biological instrumentation and software
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Boosting (50) || ≥ 46 || ≥ 41 || ≥ 35
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''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_and_playlist|Reference material page]].
+-->
+<!--
+===November 2018===
+==== 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, [https://www.customink.com/g/fhs0-00b8-7wfk 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 ([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:
+{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
+|-
+| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
 |-
-| Julie Shah || Getting people on the same page || 16.35 || Real time systems and software
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: SVMs (50) || ≥ 45 || ≥ 39 || ≥ 33
 |-
-| Pawan Sinha et al.|| The vision of the newly sighted || 9.012 || Cognitive science
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Neural Networks (50) || ≥ 45 || ≥ 40 || ≥ 33
 |-
-| Patrick Winston || Understanding stories || 6.803/6.833 || The Human Intelligence Enterprise
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 90''' || '''≥ 79''' || '''≥ 66'''
 |}
-Note that 6.803/6.833 is a lotteried subject, oversubscribed.  See
-[http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.803/index.html 6.803/6.833 home page].
+==== 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
 -->
-<!-- ====Other subjects of note, Spring====
+<!--
+===October 2018===
-{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="font-size:90%;"
-! Instructor !! Number!! Title
+==== Monday, October 22: 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 ([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:
+{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
 |-
-| Brian Williams || 6.834J/16.412J || Cognitive Robotics
+| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: ID Trees (30) || ≥ 27 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 19
 |-
-| Barzilay-Jaakkola-Kaelbling || 6.036 ||Introduction to Machine Learning
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: k-Nearest Neighbors (30) || ≥ 26 || ≥ 22 || ≥ 16
 |-
-| Berwick and Bartel || 6.049J ||  Evolutionary Biology: Concepts, Models and Computation
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Constraint Propagation (40) || ≥ 33 || ≥ 26 || ≥ 20
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''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 ([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:
+{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
+|-
+| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Search (35) || ≥ 32 || ≥ 27 || ≥ 22
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Rules (35) || ≥ 31 || ≥ 27 || ≥ 21
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 3: Games (30) || ≥ 28 || ≥ 24 || ≥ 20
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 91''' || '''≥ 78''' || '''≥ 63'''
 |}
-.036 could be called Computational Statistics.  It is not about perception, cognition,
-or action, but it is a valuable subject that everyone should take.
 -->
-====Subjects of note, Fall====
+<!--
+===November 2018===
-{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="font-size:90%;"
+==== Wednesday, December 12====
-! Instructor !!  Number!! Title
+[[Media:6034.pdf | Today's slides]]
+==== Monday, December 10: Quiz 4 thresholds====
+We'll be returning Quiz 4 during recitations this week. Beginning Wednesday, contact your TA to arrange a pick-up. The Quiz 4 thresholds are:
+{| cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=2
 |-
-| Brian Williams || 16.410J/16.413J || Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making
+| ||Thorough understanding (5) ||Acceptable understanding (4)|| Some understanding (3) / Needs work
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 1: Boosting (56) || ≥ 50 || ≥ 46 || ≥ 39
 |-
-| Gerald Sussman || 6.946 || Classical mechanics: a computational approach
+| style="text-align:left;" | Problem 2: Bayes (44) || ≥ 40 || ≥ 37 || ≥ 31
 |-
+| style="text-align:left;" | '''Total''' || '''≥ 90''' || '''≥ 83''' || '''≥ 70'''
 |}
-====Subjects associated with the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines====
+==== Friday, November 30: Quiz 4 Logistics and Review Session ====
-[http://cbmm.mit.edu/education/courses Many subjects] are taught, Spring and Fall, by faculty associated
+Quiz 4 will take place next Wednesday, December 5 during class time. Locations will be the same as for Quiz 2. In other words,
-with the
+*Family name A-M in Walker
-[http://cbmm.mit.edu/ Center for Brains Minds and Machines].
+*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.
+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.
+-->