Artificial Intelligence

This subject is not offered in 2012.

120 hours

One of the following

433-253 Algorithms and Data Structures

433 298 Algorithms and Data Structures

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433-303 Artificial Intelligence

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Artificial intelligence is the quest to create intelligent agents that can complete complex tasks which are at present only achievable by humans. This broad field covers logic, probability, perception, reasoning, learning and action; and everything from Mars Rover robotic explorers to the Watson Jeopardy playing program. You will explore some of the vast area of artificial intelligence. Topics covered include: searching, problem solving, logic and deduction, knowledge representation, machine learning, and programming languages for artificial intelligence. Topics may also include some of the following: game playing, expert systems, pattern recognition, machine vision, natural language, robotics and planning, neural networks.

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Identify problems that can be solved by search, and create search-based solution algorithms
• Design intelligent agents for such tasks
• Choose the best search-based solving methods for a particular problem
• Make use of formal approaches for representing and reasoning about knowledge
• Build systems that use simple learning approaches to improve their performance

• A programming project in two parts during semester, expected to take about 36 hours (30%)
• A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (70%)

To pass the subject, students must obtain at least 50% overall

• 15/30 in project work
• And 35/70 in the written examination

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This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Music

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

On completion of this subject students should have developed the following generic skills:

• The ability to analyse and solve problems involving complex reasoning
• The ability to synthesise information and communicate results effectively
• The capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection
• The ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
• The ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution