Programming Languages · Control Conditionals Functions function calls Threads Data Scalars: booleans, numbers, strings Records/ structures Classes, types sept.8.2003
Assignments · Remember: Problem set#1: Rules and Scheme due today September 15th, 2003 Reading Solving problems by searching: AIMA Ch 3 Homework for this lecture Problem set #2 due Monday, Sept. 22 Snas witha, Spring 03 Outline
Outline Objectives Agents and Their building Blocks Principles for building agents Modeling formalisms Algorithmic Principles Building an agent: The Mars Exploration rover
Outline The promise of autonomous explorers The challenge of autonomous explorers Agents great and small Course objective 1(16.410/13) Principles for Building Agents Course objective 2(16.413) Building an Agent The Mars exploration rover(MEr) project