Notes and Reading - Lecture #2

Lecture #2 was an introduction to AI.

Notes

Notes are available in two formats:

Reading

This lecture covers roughly the same material as Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the first chapter in the textbook, and much of Chapter 2. You should read through this if you have the book.

An exellent view of the history of AI can be found in Machines Who Think - A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence by Pamela McCorduck.