Knowledge-Based Applications Systems

Lecture Notes

Lec #	TOPICS
Introduction and Background
1	Course Organization; Spirit of the Undertaking (PDF)
2	Tell it What to Know; Search (PDF)
The Spirit and Pragmatics of KBS
3	Origins of KBS: MACSYMA and DENDRAL (PDF)
4	Application Analysis Case Study: Case Introduction (PDF)
5	Application Analysis Case Study: Class Discussion
6	Rule-Based Systems (PDF)
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Paradigms
7	Semantic Nets (PDF)
8	Logic (PDF)
9	Frame-Based Systems (PDF)
10	Uncertain Reasoning, Models of Rationality (PDF)
11	Blackboards
12	Pragmatic Issues in Knowledge Acquisition (PDF)
13	Summary of Knowledge Representation (PDF)
Problem Solving Paradigms
14	Causal Reasoning (PDF)
15	Model-Based Reasoning (PDF)
16	Case-Based Reasoning
17	Reasoning with Constraints (PDF)
18	Reasoning about Physical Systems
Research Issues
19	Human Intelligence Project
20	Common Sense
21	Learning
22	Ontologies and Data Mining (PDF)
Project Presentations
23	Project Presentations and Discussion
24	Project Presentations and Discussion (cont.)
25	Project Presentations and Discussion (cont.)
26	Project Presentations and Discussion (cont.)