Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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Artificial Intelligence

General Description

Artificial Intelligence is an accelerated half-credit semester course requiring AP computer science as a prerequisite. Students program in LISP and PROLOG in a UNIX environment as they explore various topics in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Some of the topics covered include knowledge representation, production systems, matching, searching techniques, logical reasoning, predicate calculus, and genetic algorithms. This class carries the same extra grade point value as an AP course.

Primary Texts

  • Artificial Intelligence, Second Edition, Elaine Rich and Kevin Knight, McGraw-Hill, 1991.
  • The Elements of Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction Using LISP , Steven L. Tanimoto, Computer Science Press, Inc., 1987.
  • LISP, Third Edition, Winston and Horn, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1984.

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