| 授業の目標と概要 |
There are two main aims of these lectures - one is to learn historical
aspects of Artificial Intelligence, and the second - to make you practice
English. To make lectures more interesting, I concentrate not on dry theories
and given algorithms, but on great thinkers from Leonardo Da Vinci to Marvin
Minsky and their influential ideas, famous inventions and challenges of AI
researchers from all over the world. All this will be illustrated by pictures
and videos which also become the base of micro-quizes by using Clicker™
technology.
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履修上の注意
(準備する用具・
前提とする知識等)
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You need more than basic English skills, although I will try to add Japanese
words to the difficult technical and scientific terms on my slides. If you
don't feel confident with your comprehension or writing skills, bring a
dictionary, although please don't use it when speaking and during the final
exam. As there is no textbook used, handouts are the main source of keywords
for further study and revising previous lessons. I will also prepare sheets
for quizzes and short essays or reports. 授業日に4回x4時限を開講する。
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| 到達目標 |
After finishing the course you are supposed to have extended knowledge about
the past and present of Artificial Intelligence, most famous researchers and
their ideas. As for English, you should learn new technical terms and build
self confidence in understanding and using the language even if it is used
for explaining scientific contents.
英語を使った入門的な専門授業です。グローバル化社会に備えてぜひチャーレンジしてください。
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| 成績評価方法 |
There will be homework (JP-EN translation / essay / EN-JP translation) after
three first lectures and a written exam during the last hour of the last
(fourth) lecture. Each of them will be scored 25 points maximum and you need
60 points of 100 total points to pass.
Active sudents will be awarded extra points during the lectures.
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| テキスト・参考書 |
There is no obligatory textbook for the lectures but you can learn more from
following books. On methods: Russell, Stuart J.; Norvig, Peter (2003),
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (2nd ed.), Upper Saddle River, New
Jersey: Prentice Hall On history: McCorduck, Pamela (2004), Machines Who
Think (2nd ed.), Natick, MA: A. K. Peters, Ltd.
In Japanese: 土屋 俊，中島 秀之，中川 裕志，橋田 浩一，松原 仁, "AI事典", ユー・ ピ
ー・ユー (1988)
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| メッセージ |
Feel free to ask questions anytime. Speak loudly and don't be afraid of doing
mistakes. Pay attention and take notes, they may become handy during quizzes
and for writing reports. You will be given lists of keywords for the next
lecture. It will be easier for you if you have a look at them and check their
meaning beforehand, for example in Japanese Wikipedia. I hope my lectures
will not only improve your listening, talking and writing in English, but
also will teach you how a great idea can be born.
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| 授業の内容 |
授業項目 | 授業項目ごとの達成目標 |
1) "What is AI": a) Guidance, self introduction, English level mini-test with Clicker (45 min), b) Turing test vs Chinese Room. Lecture (45 min), c) What is AI? Discussion and essay writing (45 min), d) Definitions, problems and goals of AI. Lectures (45 min)
2) "AI Yesterday": a) From ancient times to the Difference Engine (45 min), b) Famous algorithms, people and computers of postwar era (45 min lecture), c) Robotic boom (45 min lecture with video-quizes), d) Why people want robots - discussion and essay writing (45 min )
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After attending my classes I expect that you will deepen:
1) your knowledge about the history of Artificial Intelligence
2) your knowledge about famous AI researchers and their ideas
3) your capability to comprehend technical English and scientific terms
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| 前期中間試験 |
実施しない
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3) "AI Today": a) From 80's till 90's - AI's ups and downs (45 min Lecture), b) Influence of Biology and Statistics (45 min lecture), c) Systems and algorithms you know (discussion and essay writing 45 min), d) Common Sense and NLP (45 min lecture)
4) "AI Tomorrow": a) (Prospective Technologies - Lecture 45 min), b) (AI in Science-Fiction: video quizzes 45 min), c) (Listening and writing exam: 45 min)
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4) your ability to talk and write in English about what you study
5) your confidence in communication skills while using foreign language
6) your ability to avoid "katakana-like" pronunciation of difficult terms
Your English vocabulary should be extended and ready to be used in technical writing and talking.
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| 前期期末試験 |
実施する
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