AI Course Outline
AI Course Outline
Mizan-Tepi UNIVERSITY
Department of Computer Science
Module ECTS: 10
1. Course Description:
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3. Course Content
The following is an outline of the order in which syllabus contents will be covered. The exact
dates and due dates for assignments and exams can be found on the class calendar and are subject to
change with notice.
Week Content
week 1 Chapter 1: Introduction To AI
1.1 Objectives/Goals of AI
1.2 What is AI?
1.3 Approaches to AI – making computer:
1.3.1 Think like a human ( Thinking humanly)
1.3.2 Act like a human (Acting humanly)
1.3.3 Think rationally (Thinking rationally)
1.3.4 Act rationally (Acting rationally)
1.4 The Foundations of AI
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Week 3 Chapter 3: Solving Problems
3.1 Problem Solving by Searching
3.2 Problem Solving Agents
3.3 Problem Formulation
3.4 Search Strategies
3.5 Avoiding Repeated States
3.6 Constraint Satisfaction Search
3.7 Games as Search Problems
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4. Summary of Assessment Methods:
Test 20%
Final examination 40%
Assignments 10%
Quiz 10%
Project 20%
Total 100%
5. Required Texts:
Text Book
1. Russell, S. and P. Norvig (1995) Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Prentice-Hall.
Reference