Emphasis is placed on the major techniques developed for searching, knowledge representation, planning and problem solving, rather than on particular applications of artificial intelligence. Includes an introduction to LISP programming. The Human as an Information Processing System. Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Basic human information handling processes such as perception, learning, cognitive map formation, and problem solving are analyzed in an evolutionary context.
Emphasis is largely theoretical.
Includes the application to the human-computer interface of the principles that emerge. Introduction to Adaptive Systems. CS 476 or the equivalent.