Section 001. Fall 2026
Syllabus
Instructor
Dr. Pei Wang
OFFICE: Room 347, Science Education and Research Center (SERC)
ADDRESS: CIS Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
PHONE: (215)204-9255 (during office hours)
EMAIL: pei.wang@temple.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 pm, and by appointment on Zoom
Time/Place
Class: T/R 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM, Tuttleman Learning Center 408
Lab: F 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM, Tuttleman Learning Center 009
Course Description and General Requirements
See the
Detailed Course Information at the university website.
Prerequisites:
- CIS 2033 Computational Probability and Statistics
- CIS 2166 Mathematical Concepts in Computing II
- CIS 2168 Data Structures
Learning Objective
- Understand the problems and proposed solutions in AI
- Learn to use the existing intelligent tools to solve problems
- Write simple programs in Prolog
- Critically evaluate the ethical, social, and technical challenges of AI
Required Materials
- Textbook: Poole, D. & Mackworth, A. (2023). Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents (3rd ed.). (Freely available online: https://artint.info/)
- Software: SWI-Prolog (https://www.swi-prolog.org/) and various learning tools
Schedule
See course website at
http://www.cis.temple.edu/~pwang/3203-AI/3203-index.htm
Grading
- Exams: 40% (mid-term 15%, final 25%, open book/note, but no electrical devices)
- Lab assignments: 30%
- Project: 30%
Policies and Rules
- Attendance to all lectures, labs, and examinations is required. Late
arrival or early leaving are not allowed except in special situations.
- No eating, talking, sleeping during the lectures.
- No usage of cell phones during the lectures.
- Temple has established a blanket policy on the use of generative AI tools. You can use them when doing homework, but they should be acknowledged and their results carefully checked.
- The Student Success Center services include the Writing Center, the PASS program, Academic Coaching, STEM tutoring, the Conversation Partners program, and more.
- Students should be familiar with the Student Conduct Code of the university.
- Temple University has a statement on the Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities
Policy, such as: Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are
inseparable facets of academic freedom.
- Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a
documented disability, including special accommodations for access to
technology resources and electronic instructional materials required for the
course, should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation by the end of
the second week of classes or as soon as practical. If you have not done so
already, please contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at 215-204-1280
in 100 Ritter Annex to learn more about the resources available to you. We will
work with DRS to coordinate reasonable accommodations for all students with
documented disabilities.