This calendar provides the topics covered for each class session, with links to corresponding assignments for that day.
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  |  |  |  |  |   | 1 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Winston reflects on the first 50 years (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 2 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Turing suggests test for success (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 3 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Minsky lays out steps toward creating AI (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 4 |  |  |  | Tuesday |  |  |  | Ullman explains streams and counter streams (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 5 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Brooks denies value of representations (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 6 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Feldman and Ballard argue for connectionism (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 7 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Marr speaks to what constitutes good work (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 8 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Minsky predicts important role for perception (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 9 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Ullman confronts top-down-bottom-up issue (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 10 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Rao offers explanation for acquisition of visual routines (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 11 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Kirby offers insight into emergence of syntax (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 12 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Borchardt focues on transitions (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 13 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Jackendoff grounds out in the world (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 14 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Yip and Sussman use sparse spaces to model learning of phonological rules (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 15 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Lenat builds machine accessible encyclopedia (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 16 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Spelke determines what infants find surprising (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 17 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Borchardt tells all (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 18 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Vaina and Greenblatt attack trees Sutherland calls for courage (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 19 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Geiger argues that dyslexics see too much Bizzi explains what the frog's brain tells the frog's leg (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 20 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Spelke demonstrates role of language in reorientation Wilson demonstrates possible role for sleep (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 21 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Sur rewires brains (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 22 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Guest: Jerome Lettvin Also, Lettvin explains what the frog's eye tells the frog's brain (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 23 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Yuret lays a foundation for language semantics (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 24 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Gentner recalls the importance of analogy (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 25 |  |  |  | Monday |  |  |  | Assignment (PDF) / End game |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 26 |  |  |  | Wednesday |  |  |  | Assignment, Part I (PDF) Assignment, Part II (PDF) / End game |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 27 |  |  |  | -  |  |  |  | Makeup assignment I (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | 28 |  |  |  | -  |  |  |  | Makeup assignment II (PDF) |  |   |  |  |  |  |  
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