STS 350
Exam #1 Review
Disclaimer: I have attempted to be comprehensive in the following,
but important items may have been omitted by mistake. If you see such
an omission, please let me know, but you are responsible for all of
the lecture material to date.
The first hour exam will be held on Friday, February 17. It will
cover
- Papers: Descartes, Turing, Marr
- Lisp (to the extent covered in the homework)
- Course notes (see week*.ppt)
- Textbook, chapters 1 - 3
- Readings, chapters 1 - 3
Be able to
- Give a description of the Turing Test, Turing's argument, his
description of a "universal computer", and his response to some
concerns (of his own invention). What is
Descartes' concern and how does Turing reply to it?
- Give a description of Marr's three levels of explanation for an
information processing system, and apply this approach to simple systems
by way of examples.
- Give a description of what a computer is, how it works, what
it can do (notes).
- Give a description of an algorithm, and say how algorithms may
relate to cognitive science. (Basic CogSci assumption).
- Very basic Lisp (only to the extent in the homework
assignment). What is the relation between a Lisp routine and an
algorithm?
- What is AI all about? What is the distinction between symbolic and
connectionist AI? How does AI enter into our discussion on CogSci?
There may be more, but I think that's it. If you have any questions,
please ask.