Information and Intelligence
Overview
Subject area
CSCI
Catalog Number
100
Course Title
Information and Intelligence
Department(s)
Description
How information measurement, encoding, and transmission relate to the design of artificial intelligence agents such as search engines, robots, and programs that mimic human intelligence. Models of human and artificial intelligence; relations among information, meaning, and data; diagnostic and causal reasoning in the presence of uncertainty. Readings from the literature of information theory and artificial intelligence; writing assignments, completion of a project to design and/or construct an information-driven intelligent agent.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Requirement Designation
FSW - Flexible Core - Scientific World
Course Attributes
COPT - QNSSCI (QC Science)
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3