| Meeting times: | Tu Th 2:35-3:50pm in SH 113 | |
| Instructor: | Dr. Inna Pivkina | |
| Office: | SH 173 | |
| E-mail: | ipivkina@cs.nmsu.edu | |
| Phone: | 646-6237 | |
| Office Hours: |
Mo 2-3pm, We 10:30-11:30am, and by appointment. | |
| Course Web Page: | http://cs.nmsu.edu/~ipivkina/cs475/ |
Textbook: Artificial Intelligence, A Modern Approach; 2nd edition. Russell and Norvig. Prentice Hall, 2003.
Course Description: The course is a basic introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Attendance: Students are responsible for all lecture material, handouts and announcements given during class. Too many absences will make it very difficult for the student to complete the assignments satisfactorily. Exams and quizzes may be made up for excused absences only (due to documented reasons).
Student Evaluation:
| Homework | 25% |
| Programming projects | 20% |
| Midterm Exam | 15% |
| Final Exam (Comprehensive) | 25% |
| Quizzes | 10% |
| Class Participation | 5% |
Grading Scale:
| 90-100% = A | 80-89.99 = B | 70-79.99 = C |
| 60-69.99 = D | below 60 = E |
Due Dates and Late Policy: Every assignment will have a due date. Every school day the assignment is late, the penalty is 5 percent of the possible points off. Each student has one late day that they can use during the semester with no penalty. Late assignments will not be accepted once solutions have been discussed in class or the graded work has been returned to the class!
Class Policy If you decide to withdraw from the course, you are responsible for ensuring that all steps are taken to formally withdraw. Do not assume that you will be dropped automatically.
The grade of I (incomplete) may be given only if you are unable to complete the course due to documented circumstances beyond your control that develop after the last day to withdraw from the course. Appropriate circumstances include illness and death or crisis in your immediate family. Consult the university catalog for regulations regarding the I grade. In no case will an I grade be assigned to avoid a grade of D or F in the course. If you elect to be graded under the S/U option, you must declare your intention when registering for the course. All work in the class will be graded in a manner identical to that for students choosing the letter grade option. At the end of the semester, your final letter grade in the course will be used to assign either a S or an U. You must achieve a minimum grade of C in order to receive a grade of S.
It is expected that students follow the code of conduct stated in the University Student Handbook. Any violations of the code will result in a grade of F for the course, in addition to any further sanctions imposed by the university. Unless explicitly stated by the instructor, you are assumed to perform the assigned work by yourself, without any external collaboration. Cheating in all forms is prohibited. Note that a person copying an assignment is guilty of a violation of academic conduct, as is the person from whom the assignment was copied.
If you have or believe you have a disability and would benefit from accommodations, you may wish to self-identify. You can do so by providing documentation to the Office for Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), located at Garcia Annex Room 102 (phone: 646-6840, TTY 646-1918). If you are already registered with the SSD Office and need accommodations please provide your "Accommodations Memo" from the SSD Office within the first two weeks of class. If you have a condition which may affect your ability to exit safely from the premises in an emergency or which may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with the instructor and/or the Coordinator for SSD. Feel free to call Ms. Elva G. Telles, EEO/ADA & Employee Relations Director at 646-3333 with any questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All medical information will be held in strict confidence.