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AI Course for B.Tech Students

This document outlines the syllabus for the course CS010 802: Artificial Intelligence. The course is divided into 5 modules covering topics such as problem solving techniques, search methods, knowledge representation, machine learning algorithms, and fuzzy logic. The objectives are to introduce basic AI concepts and methods for knowledge processing and problem solving using Python. References include textbooks on AI and a website for AI search strategy implementations in Python. The course is worth 4 credits and involves 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week.

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AI Course for B.Tech Students

This document outlines the syllabus for the course CS010 802: Artificial Intelligence. The course is divided into 5 modules covering topics such as problem solving techniques, search methods, knowledge representation, machine learning algorithms, and fuzzy logic. The objectives are to introduce basic AI concepts and methods for knowledge processing and problem solving using Python. References include textbooks on AI and a website for AI search strategy implementations in Python. The course is worth 4 credits and involves 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week.

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Mahatma Gandhi University

CS010 802: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Teaching scheme Credits: 4


2 hours lecture and 2 hour tutorial per week

Objectives

• To provide introduction to the basic knowledge representation,


problem solving, and learning methods of Artificial Intelligence.
• To familiarize with Fuzzy Logic and knowledge processing in expert systems
• To give exposure to problem solving in AI using Python

Module 1 (14 hours)

Problems- problem spaces and search, production systems, Problem characteristics, Searching
strategies – Generate and Test, Heuristic Search Techniques- Hill climbing– issues in hill climbing,
General Example Problems.
Python-Introduction to Python- Lists Dictionaries & Tuples in Python- Python implementation of
Hill Climbing

Module 2 (12 hours)


Search Methods- Best First Search- Implementation in Python- OR Graphs, The A * Algorithm,
Problem Reduction- AND-OR Graphs, The AO* algorithm, Constraint Satisfaction. Games as
search problem, MINIMAX search procedure, Alpha–Beta pruning.

Module3 (12 hours)


Knowledge representation -Using Predicate logic- representing facts in logic, functions and
predicates, Conversion to clause form, Resolution in propositional logic, Resolution in predicate
logic, Unification, Question Answering, forward and backward chaining.

Module 4 (12 hours)


Learning- Rote Learning – Learning by Advice- Learning in Problem Solving - By Parameter
Adjustment with Macro Operators, Chunking, Learning from Examples- Winston’s Learning
Program, Version Spaces- Positive & Negative Examples – Candidate Elimination- Decision Trees-
ID3 Decision Tree Induction Algorithm.

Module 5 (10 hours)


Fuzzy Sets – Concept of a Fuzzy number- Operations on Fuzzy Sets – Typical Membership
Functions – Discrete Fuzzy Sets.
Expert System –Representing and using Domain Knowledge – Reasoning with knowledge– Expert
System Shells –Support for explanation- examples –Knowledge acquisition-examples.

Syllabus- B.Tech. Computer Science & Engg


Mahatma Gandhi University

References
1. Elaine Rich, Kevin Knight, Shivashankar B Nair
Tata McGraw Hill- Artificial Intelligence, 3rd Edn ,2004.
2. Stuart Russell – Peter Narang, Pearson Education Asia - Artificial
Intelligence- A modern approach.
3. George F Luger - Artificial Intelligence, Pearson Education Asia
4. Allen B. Downey – (Think Python) Python for software design- How to
think like a computer scientist, Cambridge University press, 2009 .
Web Reference
1. http://code.google.com/p/aima-python/ - Website for search strategy
implementation in python

Syllabus- B.Tech. Computer Science & Engg

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