Class Schedule, Spring 2012

Chapters in the Bermúdez textbook must be read before the date scheduled for discussion.

Be sure to look at the study exercises and discussion questions for these chapters in conjunction with your reading. Links are provided for each chapter in the schedule.

For the special topics, other readings are assigned. Links to study questions are available for the special topics, and links are provided along with the reading assignments.

"Elasticity" (Umberto Boccioni) scanned by Mark Harden, at Artchive.

The schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in advance and posted on the web page.

 

Tuesday
Thursday
Jan 10 Introduction: Overview of Cognitive Science Jan 12 Prehistory (Bermúdez, Chap. 1)
Jan 17 Milestones (Bermúdez, Chap. 2) Jan 18 Cognition and the brain (Bermúdez, Chap. 3)
Jan 24 Assignment 1 due Jan 26 Special topics: Evolutionary approaches
Jan 31 The integration problem (Bermúdez, Chap. 4) Feb 2 Solutions (Bermúdez, Chap. 5)
Feb 7 Assignment 2 due Feb 9 Symbol systems (Bermúdez, Chap. 6)
Feb 14 The symbolic paradigm (Bermúdez, Chap. 7) Feb 16 Neural networks (Bermúdez, Chap. 8)
Feb 21 Neural network models (Bermúdez, Chap. 9) Feb 23 Assignment 3 due
Feb 28 Review Mar 1 Midterm Exam
Mar 6 Spring break Mar 8 Spring break
Mar 13 Organizing cognitive systems (Bermúdez, Chap. 10) Mar 15 Assignment 4 due (March 17)
Mar 20 Special topics: Rationality Mar 22 Mindreading (Bermúdez, Chap. 12)
Mar 27 Mar 29 Special topics: Social dilemmas
Apr 3 Assignment 5 due / Special topics: Morality Apr 5
Apr 10 Special topics: Disgust and Other Emotions Apr 12 Special topics: Consciousness
Apr 17 Assignment 6 due Apr 19 Review
Apr 24 Review Apr 27 (Fri) Term paper due
May 1 Final Exam, Section 1 (4 pm) May 3 Final Exam, Section 2 (4 pm)