COGNITIVE SCIENCE
(AS) {COGS}
001. (CIS 140, LING105, PHIL044,
PSYC107) Introduction to Cognitive Science. (A) Richards/Ungar.
Cognitive Science is founded on the realization that many
problems in the analysis of human and artificial intelligence
require an interdisciplinary approach. The course
is intended to introduce undergraduates from many areas
to the problems and characteristic concepts of Cognitive
Science, drawing on formal and empirical approaches from
the parent disciplines of computer science, linguistics,
neuroscience, philosophy and psychology. The topics
covered include Perception, Action, Learning, Language,
Knowledge Representation, and Inference, and the relations
and interactions between them.
The course shows
how the different views from the parent disciplines interact
and identifies some common themes among the theories that
have been proposed. The course pays particular attention
to the distinctive role of computation in such theories
and provides an introduction to some of the main directions
of current research in the field. It is a requirement
for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and
Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science,
and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree
in Computer and Cognitive Science.
301. Independent Study. (C) Staff.
398. Senior Thesis. (C) Staff.
This
course is a directed study intended for cognitive science
majors who have been admitted to the cognitive science
honors program. Upon admission into the program,
students may register for this course under the direction
of their thesis supervisor.
