You will acquire knowledge of the techniques and approaches used in artificial intelligence, and some understanding of its contributions to cognitive science. You will learn some of the fundamental principles that given computational processes; in the course you will be introduced to elementary programming concepts, but will not be expected to become programmers. The course will provide a foundation for second and third year School courses, and will help you (including AI majors) to take a broader perspective on the material of your major course.
The educational philosophy of the course is to give you the chance to study a number of existing systems in detail rather than to provide a broad overview of the whole field.
