Introduction to Artificial
Intelligence
Complete Lecture Notes for
Undergraduate Students
Module 1: Foundations of AI
• Definition of AI (acting/thinking humanly,
acting/thinking rationally)
• History of AI: Turing, Dartmouth Conference,
Expert Systems, Machine Learning, Deep
Learning
• Applications: Healthcare, Robotics, Finance,
Natural Language Processing
• Types of AI: Strong AI vs Weak AI
Intelligent Agents
• Agent, Environment, Agent Function
• Structure: Sensors, Actuators, Program
• Rationality and Performance Measure
• Types: Reflex, Model-based, Goal-based,
Utility-based, Learning agents
Module 2: Problem Solving and
Search
• Problem formulation: Initial state, Actions,
Transition model, Goal test, Path cost
• Example problems: Route finding, 8-puzzle,
Missionaries and Cannibals
Uninformed Search Strategies
• Breadth-First Search (BFS)
• Depth-First Search (DFS)
• Uniform-Cost Search
• Properties: Completeness, Optimality, Time
and Space Complexity
Informed Search Strategies
• Heuristic Search
• Greedy Best-First Search
• A* Algorithm
• Admissible Heuristics, Iterative Deepening A*
Adversarial Search
• Games and Game Trees
• Minimax Algorithm
• Alpha-Beta Pruning
• Evaluation Functions
Module 3: Knowledge
Representation and Reasoning
• Logic: Propositional and Predicate
• Semantic Networks, Frames
• Rule-Based Representation
Reasoning in AI
• Deductive, Inductive, Abductive Reasoning
• Forward and Backward Chaining
• Resolution in Logic
• Non-Monotonic Reasoning
Probabilistic Reasoning
• Bayes’ Theorem
• Bayesian Networks
• Hidden Markov Models (HMMs)
Module 4: Machine Learning Basics
• Definition of Machine Learning
• Learning Paradigms: Supervised,
Unsupervised, Reinforcement Learning
• Examples: Classification, Clustering, Decision-
making
Statistical Learning
• Linear Regression
• Logistic Regression
• Decision Trees
• Naïve Bayes Classifier
Neural Networks (Basics)
• Perceptron Model
• Multi-layer Perceptrons (MLPs)
• Backpropagation
• The XOR Problem
Module 5: Advanced Topics &
Applications
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Robotics: Perception, Planning, Control
• Expert Systems: Knowledge Base, Inference
Engine (e.g., MYCIN)
• Ethics in AI: Bias, Privacy, Job Displacement,
Accountability
• Future of AI: AGI, Singularity, AI Safety

Introduction_to_Artificial intelligence_Lecture_Notes.pptx

  • 1.
    Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CompleteLecture Notes for Undergraduate Students
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    Module 1: Foundationsof AI • Definition of AI (acting/thinking humanly, acting/thinking rationally) • History of AI: Turing, Dartmouth Conference, Expert Systems, Machine Learning, Deep Learning • Applications: Healthcare, Robotics, Finance, Natural Language Processing • Types of AI: Strong AI vs Weak AI
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    Intelligent Agents • Agent,Environment, Agent Function • Structure: Sensors, Actuators, Program • Rationality and Performance Measure • Types: Reflex, Model-based, Goal-based, Utility-based, Learning agents
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    Module 2: ProblemSolving and Search • Problem formulation: Initial state, Actions, Transition model, Goal test, Path cost • Example problems: Route finding, 8-puzzle, Missionaries and Cannibals
  • 5.
    Uninformed Search Strategies •Breadth-First Search (BFS) • Depth-First Search (DFS) • Uniform-Cost Search • Properties: Completeness, Optimality, Time and Space Complexity
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    Informed Search Strategies •Heuristic Search • Greedy Best-First Search • A* Algorithm • Admissible Heuristics, Iterative Deepening A*
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    Adversarial Search • Gamesand Game Trees • Minimax Algorithm • Alpha-Beta Pruning • Evaluation Functions
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    Module 3: Knowledge Representationand Reasoning • Logic: Propositional and Predicate • Semantic Networks, Frames • Rule-Based Representation
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    Reasoning in AI •Deductive, Inductive, Abductive Reasoning • Forward and Backward Chaining • Resolution in Logic • Non-Monotonic Reasoning
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    Probabilistic Reasoning • Bayes’Theorem • Bayesian Networks • Hidden Markov Models (HMMs)
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    Module 4: MachineLearning Basics • Definition of Machine Learning • Learning Paradigms: Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement Learning • Examples: Classification, Clustering, Decision- making
  • 12.
    Statistical Learning • LinearRegression • Logistic Regression • Decision Trees • Naïve Bayes Classifier
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    Neural Networks (Basics) •Perceptron Model • Multi-layer Perceptrons (MLPs) • Backpropagation • The XOR Problem
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    Module 5: AdvancedTopics & Applications • Natural Language Processing (NLP) • Robotics: Perception, Planning, Control • Expert Systems: Knowledge Base, Inference Engine (e.g., MYCIN) • Ethics in AI: Bias, Privacy, Job Displacement, Accountability • Future of AI: AGI, Singularity, AI Safety