Cognitive Modelling
Winter, 2005
Professor: Paul Thagard
Office hours (HH368): MF 1:00-2:00; and by appointment.
Email: pthagard@uwaterloo.ca. Phone: extension 3594.
Web page: http://cogsci.uwaterloo.ca/courses/phil446.html.
Time: TTh, 1:00-2:20. PAS 1241.
Textbooks: T. Polk and C. Seifert, Cognitive Modeling. P. Winston and B. Horn, LISP.
Assignments: Marks will be based on:
- 5 modelling assignments, 45%.
- One-minute essays, 5%.
- Project and report, 50%, due April 14.
Description: Students will implement computational models of human cognition, using concept-based, rule-based, neural network and other programs, and discuss their philosophical and psychological significance.\
Reading:
| Week | Dates | Topic | Polk & Seifert, chapter (required; recommended) | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan. 4-6 | Introduction | Preface | |
| 2 | Jan. 11-13 | Semantic nets | 1 | |
| 3 | Jan. 18-20 | Rules | 1; 3, 38 | 1 |
| 4 | Jan. 25-27 | Rules | 19; 20, 37 | |
| 5 | Feb. 1-3 | Concepts | 31; 18 | 2 |
| 6 | Feb. 8-10 | Analogy | 27; 28, 30 | |
| 7 | Feb. 15-17 | Neural nets | 6; 7, 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Mar. 1-3 | Neural nets | 10; 11, 17, 29, 35 | |
| 9 | Mar. 8-10 | Emotions | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Mar. 15-17 | Language | 12; 21, 22, 24 | |
| 11 | Mar. 22-24 | Vision | 13 | |
| 12 | Mar. 29-31 | Student reports | 5 |
To get a head start on learning the programming language LISP:
- Download LISP for PCs
- Web-based LISP tutor
- Common LISP language reference
- Association of LISP users (includes free versions of LISP)
- Other LISP resources
- LISP is also available on Arts Faculty and Math Faculty computers.
Lecture notes and assignments
"2005" indicates that the notes have been updated for this year's class. There will be some reorganization of the lecture notes as the term progresses.
Week 1: Introduction. LISP. 2005
Week 2: Semantic networks. 2005
Week 3: Rule-based systems. 2005