JEPPIAAR NAGAR, CHENNAI – 600119
Department of Information Technology
LESSON PLAN
Name : [Link] Designation : Assistant Professor
Course/Branch : B.E CSE (AIML) Subject Code : AL3391
Semester/Year : IV/II –A Sec Subject Name : Artificial Intelligence
Course Coordinator : [Link] Regulation : R -2021
Batch : 2024-2028 LTPC : 3 0 0 3
Course Objectives
Learn the basic AI approaches
Develop problem solving agents
Perform logical and probabilistic reasoning
Course outcomes
C214.1 : Explain intelligent agent frameworks
C214.2 : Apply problem solving techniques
C214.3 : Apply game playing and CSP techniques
C214.4 : Perform logical reasoning
C214.5 : Perform probabilistic reasoning under uncertainty
UNIT I – INTELLIGENT AGENTS
SYLLABUS:
Introduction to AI – Agents and Environments – concept of rationality – nature of environments – structure of agents.
Problem solving agents – search algorithms – uninformed search strategies
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Explain intelligent agent frameworks
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
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Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Introduction to AI 1
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1 7/01/26 T1 19 C214.1
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Agents and Environments 2 Black Board
2 8/01/26 T1 54 C214.1
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concept of rationality 3
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3 9/01/26 T1 57 &Chalk C214.1
Nature of environments 4
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4 10/01/26 T1 65 &Chalk C214.1
Structure of agents 5
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5 12/01/26 T1 78 C214.1
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Problem solving agents 6
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6 19/01/26 T1 81 C214.1
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Search algorithms 7
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7 20/01/26 T1 89 &Chalk C214.1
Search algorithms 8
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8 21/01/26 T1 94 &Chalk C214.1
Uninformed search strategies 9
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9 21/01/26 19-08-25 T1 115 C214.1
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UNIT II – PROBLEM SOLVING
SYLLABUS:
Heuristic search strategies – heuristic functions. Local search and optimization problems – local search in
continuous space – search with non-deterministic actions – search in partially observable environments – online
search agents and unknown environments
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Apply problem solving techniques
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
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Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Heuristic search strategies 10
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1 22/01/26 T1 102 C214.1
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Heuristic functions Black Board
2 11 23/01/26 T1 115 C214.1
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Heuristic functions 12 Black Board
3 23/01/26 T1 115 C214.1
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Local search and optimization 13
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4 27/01/26 T1 128 &Chalk C214.1
problems
Local search in continuous space 14
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5 28/01/26 T1 137 &Chalk C214.1
Local search in continuous space 15
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6 29/01/26 T1 137 C214.1
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Search with non-deterministic 16
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7 30/01/26 T1 140 C214.1
actions &Chalk
Search in partially observable 17 Black Board
8 2/2/26 T1 144 C214.1
environments &Chalk
online search agents and unknown 18
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9 3/2/26 T1 152 &Chalk C214.1
environments
UNIT III- GAME PLAYING AND CSP
SYLLABUS:
Game theory – optimal decisions in games – alpha-beta search – monte-carlo tree search – stochastic games – partially
observable games. Constraint satisfaction problems – constraint propagation – backtracking search for CSP – local search
for CSP – structure of CSP
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Apply game playing and CSP techniques
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
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Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Game theory Black Board
1 19 4/2/26 T1 192 C214.3
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Optimal decisions in 20
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2 5/2/26 T1 194 C214.3
games &Chalk
Alpha-beta search Black Board
3 21 6/2/26 T1 202 &Chalk C214.3
Monte-carlo tree search Black Board
4 22 12/2/26 T1 207 C214.3
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Stochastic games - Partially Black Board
5 23 16/2/26 T1 210- C214.3
observable games &Chalk
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Constraint satisfaction problems Black Board
6 24 17/2/26 T1 164 C214.3
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Constraint propagation Black Board
7 25 18/2/26 T1 169 C214.3
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backtracking search for CSP Black Board
8 26 19/2/26 T1 175 C214.3
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local search for CSP – structure of Black Board
9 27 20/2/26 T1 181 C214.3
CSP &Chalk
UNIT IV- LOGICAL REASONING
SYLLABUS:
Knowledge-based agents – propositional logic – propositional theorem proving – propositional model checking –
agents based on propositional logic. First-order logic – syntax and semantics – knowledge representation and
engineering – inferences in first-order logic – forward chaining – backward chaining – resolution.
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Perform logical reasoning
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
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Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Knowledge-based agents 28 Black Board
1 2/3/26 T1 227 C214.4
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Propositional Logic – Propositional 29
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2 3/3/26 T1 235- &Chalk C214.4
Theorem Proving
240
Propositional Model Checking 30
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3 4/3/26 T1 250 C214.4
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Agents Based On Propositional 31
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4 5/3/26 T1 255 C214.4
Logic &Chalk
First-Order Logic 32
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5 6/3/26 T1 269 C214.4
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Syntax And Semantics 33 Black Board
6 9/3/26 T1 274 C214.4
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Knowledge Representation And 34
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7 10/3/26 T1 289 &Chalk C214.4
Engineering
Inferences In First-Order Logic 35
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8 11/3/26 T1 298 &Chalk C214.4
Forward Chaining – Backward 36
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9 12/3/26 T1 304- C214.4
Chaining – Resolution. &Chalk
311
UNIT V- PROBABILISTIC REASONING
SYLLABUS:
Acting under uncertainty – Bayesian inference – naïve Bayes models. Probabilistic reasoning – Bayesian networks – exact
inference in BN – approximate inference in BN – causal networks
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Perform probabilistic reasoning under uncertainty
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
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Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Acting under uncertainty 37
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1 13/3/26 T1 403 &Chalk C214.5
Bayesian inference 38
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2 16/3/26 T1 417 &Chalk C214.5
Naïve Bayes models 39
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3 16/3/26 T1 420 C214.5
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Probabilistic reasoning 40
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4 17/3/26 T1 430 C214.5
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Bayesian networks 41
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5 18/3/26 T1 432 C214.5
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Exact inference in BN 42 Black Board
6 19/3/26 T1 445 C214.5
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Approximate inference in BN 43
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7 20/3/26 T1 453 &Chalk C214.5
Approximate inference in BN 44
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8 26/3/26 T1 453 &Chalk C214.5
Causal networks Black Board
9 45 21/4/26 T1 467 C214.5
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TEXT BOOKS:
[Link] Russell and Peter Norvig, “Artificial Intelligence – A Modern Approach”, Fourth Edition,
Pearson Education, 2021.
REFERENCES:
1. Dan W. Patterson, “Introduction to AI and ES”, Pearson Education,2007
2. Kevin Night, Elaine Rich, and Nair B., “Artificial Intelligence”, McGraw Hill, 2008
3. Patrick H. Winston, "Artificial Intelligence", Third Edition, Pearson Education, 2006
4. Deepak Khemani, “Artificial Intelligence”, Tata McGraw Hill Education, 2013 5. [Link]
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