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CS 450 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

CS 450: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3 units) at San Diego State University. 2 sections offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: CS 210 or CS 305 or CS 496-Data Structures or CS 496-Data Structures for Scientists/Engineers; MATH 254; STAT 250 or one of the following: STAT 119, BIOL 215, CIV E 160, ECON 201, LING 270, POL S 201, PSY 280, or SOC 201. Counts toward Artificial Intelligence and Technology, M.S. (2026-27), Computer Science, B.S. (2026-27).

3 units
  • Major
  • Admissions Requirements
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (offered)
First-order logic. Heuristic and uninformed search. Deep neural networks, hierarchical clustering, k-means, linear regression, support vector machines. Image classification and object tracking. Language models, parsing, speech generation.
Prerequisites
CS 210 or CS 305 or CS 496-Data Structures or CS 496-Data Structures for Scientists/Engineers; MATH 254; STAT 250 or one of the following: STAT 119, BIOL 215, CIV E 160, ECON 201, LING 270, POL S 201, PSY 280, or SOC 201.
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Grading
LTR: Letter Graded. The class will be offered for letter grade with no option to take it for Cr/NC
Typically offered
Fall/Spring
Formerly numbered
CS 550

2 sections in Spring 2027

Class #6405· In-person · Open · Letter
80 of 80 seats open
Mon, Wed 7:00 PM-8:15 PM · GMCS 301
Class #10073· In-person · Open · Letter
75 of 75 seats open
Tue, Thu 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · NE 060

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