Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Logic, Learning, and Beyond

In this course, you’ll explore AI’s fundamental concepts and practical applications. Starting with what artificial intelligence is, it covers key ideas like intelligent agents, logic systems, and problem-solving through search algorithms. You’ll dive into core concepts such as agents, expert systems, fuzzy logic, and advanced search techniques like A* search. Through engaging, real-world examples, you’ll uncover how AI tackles complex problems. Next, you’ll explore nature-inspired algorithms, focusing on artificial neural networks for machine learning and genetic algorithms for optimization problems. These techniques will be explained in a way that highlights their inspiration from biology and their utility in modern AI applications. After completing this course, you’ll have the knowledge and tools to understand and apply AI in various scenarios. You’ll gain a suite of AI tools and techniques and the expertise to apply them effectively to solve real-world challenges.