Taught by Ms. Piper, this course introduces the topic of Artificial Intelligence, using LISP as the main programming language of the class. The course begins with general topics, which include:

• LISP
  • S-Expressions
  • Lists and Atoms
  • LISP Interpreter
  • Evaluation
  • Numbers and Symbols
  • List Constructors
  • User-Defined Functions
  • Variables
  • Scope
  • Files
  • Predicates
  • Conditionals
  • Logical Operators
  • Iteration/Recursion
  • Property Lists
  • Evaluation Control
  • Function Application
  • Lambda Notation
  • and more...
• Artificial Intelligence
  • What is AI?
  • Intelligence Agents
  • Problem Solving
    • Solving Problems By Searching
    • Informed Search Methods
    • Game Playing
  • Knowledge and Reasoning
    • Agents That Reason Logically
    • First-Order Logic
    • Inferences in First-Order Logic
  • Advanced Topics
    • Advanced Problem-Solving Solutions
    • Natural Language Understanding
    • Perception
    • Learning

During the second semester, students will work on a research project on an AI topic of interest.