Artificial intelligence
BS
Mr Tim Roberts
6 points * Second semester * 4 hours per week * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GCO1812
Can machines think ? The physical symbol system hypothesis.History of AI.The Turing test. Languages of AI.The structure of Prolog. Facts, rules, queries. Instantiation and backtracking. List processing. Depth-first and breadth-first searches. Directed searches and the A* algorithm. Knowledge representation. Frames, scripts. Expert systems. Learning. Genetic algorithms. Neural networks. Backpropagation. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance students, in order to maintain effective communication with staff and other students, and also for the submission of assignments and the provision of supplementary study material.
Assessment
Assignments: 30% * Examination: 70% * To pass this subject, students must perform satisfactorily both overall and also in just the exam
Prescribed texts
Luger G F and Stubblefield W A Artificial intelligence: Structures and strategies for complex problem solving 2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, 1993 (proposed text - confirm with subject adviser)