Week 1

Session Summary
MSE614-SP08- I. Costea, Ph.D.
1st session
HW#1 assigned: only reading, no exercises
Teaching on board (no transparencies)
Introduction to the course
Introduction to AI
- What is Intelligence
- What is Artificial Intelligence
- What are ESs
- Turing Test
Search methods: Depth first, Breath First, Hill Climbing
Class Exercises on search
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HW due next time (4th Session):

Read Preface - Luger

Read/Study Chapter 1 in Luger
Go on-line and try Eliza Expert System

Week 2
Session Summary
MSE614-SP08- I. Costea, Ph.D.
Lecture:
Problem Representation and Problem Solving Strategies
Problem-Solving Process
Information Processing
Model of Human Information Processing (NewellSimon)
Comparison/Differences Info. Processing by humans and
computers
Problem Solving Strategies and Search Approaches
Search and Reasoning: A
AI versus non-AI Tools
PS and Search Approaches
o Generate and Test
o Search Directions:
Goal-driven
Data-driven
o Heuristic Searches

Definition/Meaning
Examples
Comparison:
Heuristic vs. Analytical Optimization
Benefits and Disadvantages of Heuristic

Key Terms of Problem Solving/Searches

Highlights Problem Solving Approaches/Searches
In-class group exercises
Reading Assignment: On-line AI Articles (do an informal
presentation per group with 3 bullets on board per group to
discuss)
HW exercises for next session

Week 3
MSE614-SP08- I. Costea, Ph.D.
Lecture Fundamentals of Expert Systems
HW#2 Due
HW#3 assigned
2. Questionnaire on student knowledge/background
3. Homework Due: HW#2 consisting of two parts:
a. Read the articles from on-line on handout distributed in Session
#2
Prepare 3 bullets per group of 3 important/interesting ideas in all
from the 3 articles, and write bullets on board and discuss in
class
b. Solve problems #13, #14, #15 from handout of last time; 1st
problem (doctors patients, and #12 were worked in class 2nd
session)
HW#2 problems collected (one set per group)
HW#2 solution to coin problem distributed on paper in class
HW#2 solution to #13 and additional discussion about 80-20 (Pareto)
Principle
HW#2 solution to #15
HW#2 articles: students wrote bullets (3 per group) on board - discussion
4. Lecture on Expert Systems Fundamentals (13 transparencies)
5. A set of handouts distributed on paper: Early and Classical ES + Means End
Analysis and Table ES tasks/criteria (6 pages: Early Expert Systems, Evolution of
ES, CATS-1 (DELTA) + Table ES criteria/tasks, Classic Expert Systems table,
MYCIN, XCON.
6. A HW#3 exercises page (problems 1-6 HW#3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HW due next time (4th Session):

Read the handout with Early and Classical ES (#4 above)

Read Chapter 4 in Luger
Solve exercises in HW#3 on handout (#5 above)

Week 4
Session Summary
MSE614-SP08- I. Costea, Ph.D.
1st session
HW#1 assigned: only reading, no exercises
Lecture:
1st Part of KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
Propositional and Predicate Calculus Semantic Networks
(Taught with Transparencies and on the board)
Handouts:
o Questions for Review
o Questions for Discussion
(not discussed in class, neither assigned as HW; students should
be able to answer the questions)
o Handout on Classical Expert Systems: several pages (include
CATS-1/Delta, MYCIN, XCON) Read and study for next
session one handout per group
o One page instructions for the final project (students should
think about it and discuss it with their groups; specifics will be
discussed next time in class)
o Handout with exercises
Questions for Review on Fundamentals of Expert Systems
(from handout distributed to the class)
Odd questions discussed in groups in class, then
instructor presented solutions on transparencies
Odd questions assigned as HW for next time
Solution to Question No 3 on Exercises Handout

Week 5 - Summary
MSE614-SP08- I. Costea, Ph.D.
Lecture Knowledge Representation Continued:
Rules, Frames, O-A-V Triplets, Scripts
HW# Due:
- Review Questions (even # questions)
&
- One Truth Table problem
from Luger # 3 p. 78 < -- > logical operator
HW# Assigned:
- Class Presentation for next session
(different per each group, see below)
- Questions on Knowledge Representation (KR) (handout)
Including the 6 rules for car expert systems
Handouts given to class:
- Questions on KR #1 to #5:
o Done-in-Class:
#1 Frame Robin;
#3 O-A-V lake, stock market, bridge, cars engine
o HW for next session:
#2 Script shopping at supermarket
#5 Translate verbal statement into rules cars shop
manual
o Do not work yet: #4 List
- Scripts one page handout (description plus example)

Lecture:
Solutions to HW on Review Questions (even) on
KR: Frames, Rules
Video: Goldhill GoldWorks: Frames

New formation of groups for final project (see groups below)

Discussion on next group presentation and final project

(separate discussion with each group). Topic of final project assigned,

different to each group (see below)
Alternative emails of students
written by students to form email list