AIND Term 1: Week 1

Classroom

  • Go through the introduction by completing the following lessons: Welcome, References & Resources, Introduction to AI, Applying AI to Sudoku, and Setting up Anaconda
    • Pay special attention to the References & Resources sections on Python & Git
  • Complete the Anaconda environment setup following the instructions in Setting up Anaconda. This will install the conda environment with Python, along with all the libraries required for term 1 labs and projects.
  • Complete the first project: Solving Sudoku with AI using constraint satisfaction & search to solve Sudoku puzzles (Project Setup Walkthrough)
    • Refer to the AIMA text chapter 6.2 Constraint Propagation, and chapter 3.1-3.4 on Search (you will read these chapters more carefully in later weeks -- no need to read them in-depth now)

Reading

  • Skim AIMA Chapter 1 & 2 - these sections introduce some key terms that may be new and that will be used frequently throughout the program

Announcements

  • The course refund deadline is the end of week 1 (7 days after the term starts)
  • The first project Solving Sudoku with AI is due at the end of Week 1

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