Automated Reasoning (Level 11) (P01193)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : INF-P-AR

The aim of the module is to describe how reasoning can be automated. Major emphases are on: how knowledge can be
represented using logic; how these representations can be used as the basis for reasoning and how these reasoning processes
can be guided to a successful conclusion. Many of the examples are drawn from mathematics because this domain contains
lots of challenging reasoning problems which can be succinctly stated. A version of this course is available also at level 11 for students who wish to explore the mathematics of theorem proving in greater depth, with the aim of specialising in one of its many sub-fields.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : For Informatics PG students and final year MInf students only, or by special permission of the School.

? Co-requisites : Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (or equivalent AI course at undergraduate level).

? Prohibited combinations : Automated Reasoning (previous syllabus)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Artificial Intelligence, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Other subject areas

Computer Science, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Cognitive Science, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Computational Linguistics, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2008	16:10	17:00	Seminar Room 6, Chrystal Macmillan Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	16:10	17:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

-represent mathematical and other knowledge using logic.
-analyze the behaviour of various reasoning techniques from "first principles" as theorem provign tasks.
-formalize informal knowledge and reason rigorously about it, understanding the role of mathematical proof in this process.
-compare precisely the tradeoffs between some rival techniques for the same reasoning task.
-implement key reasoning techniques in a computer program/theorem prover.
-know how to use more sophisticated reasoning techniques implemented in a computer program/theorem prover.
-organize their own study to manage project development.
-search and read the literature.
-conduct exploratory experiments.
-critically analyze and evaluate other people's work.
-be broadly up-to-date with current research in the field
-be up-to-date in detail with at least one significant, specific aspect of current research in the field.