Week | Day | Date | Topics and Readings |
1 |
Tue | 8/29 | First Class
Course Introduction
Chap. 1: Introduction: Exploring Inner Space |
| Thur | 8/31 |
Finish Chap. 1.
Begin Chap 2: The Philosophical Approach: Enduring Questions |
2 |
Tue | 9/5 |
Chap 2: The Philosophical Approach: Enduring Questions |
| Thur | 9/7 |
Announcement: Sejnowski Lecture |
| Fri | 9/8 |
Drop/Add Deadline |
3 |
Tue | 9/12
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Chap 3: The Psychological Approach: A Profusion of Theories |
| Thur | 9/14 |
Chap 4: The Cognitive Approach I: History, Vision, and Attention |
4 |
Tue | 9/19 |
Day of
Learning: No class |
| Thur | 9/21 |
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5 |
Tue | 9/26 |
Chap 5: The Cognitive Approach II: Memory, Imagery, and Problem Solving |
| Thur | 9/28 |
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6 |
Tue | 10/3 |
Chap 6: The Neuroscience
Approach: Mind as Brain See also U. Alberta
Midsagittal Structures Study Module and Milner & Goodale, The Visual Brain in Action |
| Thur | 10/5 |
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7 |
Tue | 10/10 |
Chap 7: The Network Approach:
Mind as a Web Quillian figures: 4-1a, 4-1b,
4-1, Table 4-1
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| Thur | 10/12 |
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8 |
Tue | 10/17 |
Chap 8: The Evolutionary Approach: Change Over Time |
| Thur | 10/19 |
First Exam: Chaps 1-7 |
9 |
Tue | 10/24 |
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| Thur | 10/26 |
Chap 9: The Linguistic Approach: Language and Cognitive Science |
10 |
Tue | 10/31 |
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| Thur | 11/2 |
Chap 10: Artificial Intelligence I: Definitional Perspective |
11 |
Tue | 11/7 |
Chap 11: Artificial Intelligence II: Operational Perspective |
| Thur | 11/9 |
Chap 12: Robotics: The Ultimate Intelligent Agents |
| Fri | 11/10 |
R Deadline |
12 |
Tue | 11/14 |
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| Thur | 11/16 |
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13 |
Tue | 11/21 |
Class Canceled: Happy Thanksgiving |
| Thur | 11/23 |
Fall Recess: no class |
14 |
Tue | 11/28 |
Chap 13: Conclusion: Where We Go From Here |
| Thur | 11/30 |
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15 |
Tue | 12/5 |
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| Thur | 12/7
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Last Class Second Exam: Chaps 8-13 |