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For the benefit of the next generation of potential students and the enlightment of the staff, please spend a few minutes with the evaluation form:
| 6.803, undergraduate version |
| 6.833, graduate version |
| Assignment number | Day | Date | Topic | Communication assignment | Communication discussion |
| . | Monday | 2/4 | Registration day | . | . |
| 1 | Wednesday | 2/6 | Winston reflects on the first 50 years | . | . |
| 2 | Monday | 2/11 | Turing suggests test for success | Paper decoding | Broken glass diagrams |
| 3 | Wednesday | 2/13 | Minsky lays out steps toward creating AI | Conclusion Broken glass diagram | Purpose of abstract and conclusion |
| . | Monday | 2/18 | No classPresidents Day | . | . |
| 4 | Tuesday | 2/19 | Brooks denies value of representations Davis and friends affirm value of representations | Contributions | Vision, Steps, News |
| 5 | Wednesday | 2/20 | Marr speaks to what constitutes good work | Talking points | How to write a press release |
| 6 | Monday | 2/25 | Ullman explains visual routines | Press release | 10 to inform, 10 to watch |
| 7 | Wednesday | 2/27 | Ullman introduces Goldilocks theory | Introduction/contributions | How to get famous: Winston's star |
| 8 | Monday | 3/3 | Jackendoff grounds out in trajectories | Tenure letter | How to write recommendation letters |
| 9 | Wednesday | 3/5 | Borchardt focuses on transitions | Update letter | Slide shows |
| 10 | Monday | 3/10 | Vaina and Greenblatt condemn trees | Slide show | Discovery through knowledge engineering |
| 11 | Wednesday | 3/12 | Rao's visual-routines vision | Cover letter | Interviews |
| 12 | Monday | 3/17 | Minsky predicts important role for perception | Email critique | Spider web evaluations |
| 13 | Wednesday | 3/19 | Spelke demonstrates role of language in reorientation | Dialog | Emulation (Galileo, Plato, Mao, Watson, McPherson) |
| . | Monday | 3/24 | No classSpring Break | . | . |
| . | Wednesday | 3/26 | No classSpring Break | . | . |
| 14 | Monday | 3/31 | Yuret calls for boostrapping Sutherland calls for courage | Trip report | How to run a conference |
| 15 | Wednesday | 4/2 | Larson grounds symbols in perception | Joural Review | How to run a panel discussion How to write a journal review Ethics |
| 16 | Monday | 4/7 | Coen perceives work togetherwin together theme | Endorsements | Endorsements |
| 17 | Wednesday | 4/9 | Geiger argues that dyslexics see too much | Letter to author(s) | How to change a decision How to threaten somebody |
| 18 | Monday | 4/14 | Gentner recalls the importance of analogy | Study report | How to run a study and write the Terms of Reference |
| 19 | Wednesday | 4/16 | Finlayson annouces the Goldilocks Principle | Textbook chapter opening | How to write a book |
| . | Monday | 4/21 | No classPatriots day | . | . |
| 20 | Wednesday | 4/23 | Review | Research motivators | Selling your research idea to NSF Selling your research idea to DARPA |
| 21 | Monday | 4/28 | Sur rewires brains | Getting the message to Garcia | Getting the message to Garcia |
| 22 | Wednesday | 4/30 | Lenat builds machine accessible encyclopedia | Business motivators | Selling your business idea to a VC |
| 23 | Monday | 5/5 | Chater and Manning cast dice | Quarter chart | Motivation and leadership |
| 24 | Wednesday | 5/7 | Winston lays out BICA vision | Talking points | How to Speak |
| — | Monday | 5/12 | Assignment | Recommendation / Presentation / Suggestions | How to applaud, Kabuki style |
| — | Wednesday | 5/14 | Assignment | Recommendation / Presentation / Suggestions | A boyfriend in a box |
| Monday 5/12 | Wednesday 5/14 | |
| 9:30-11:00 | Anderson, Cheng, Kishore | Koschitz, Ryan?, Popov, Urban |
| 11:00-12:30 | Fung, , Rush | Brown?, Cooper, Li, Seering |