The schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in advance and posted on the web page.
Tuesday
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Thursday
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Jan 11 | Introduction: Overview of Cognitive Science | Jan 13 | Prehistory (Bermúdez, Chap. 1) |
Jan 18 | Milestones (Bermúdez, Chap. 2) | Jan 19 | Cognition and the brain (Bermúdez, Chap. 3) |
Jan 25 | Jan 27 | Special
topics: Evolutionary approaches |
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Feb 1 | The integration problem (Bermúdez, Chap.
4) |
Feb 3 | Solutions (Bermúdez, Chap. 5) |
Feb 8 | Assignment 2 due | Feb 10 | Symbol systems (Bermúdez, Chap. 6) |
Feb 15 | Feb 17 | The symbolic paradigm (Bermúdez,
Chap. 7) |
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Feb 22 | Neural networks (Bermúdez, Chap. 8) |
Feb 24 | Assignment 3 due |
Mar 1 | Review | Mar 3 | Midterm Exam |
Mar 8 | Mar 10 | Spring break | |
Mar 15 | Neural network models (Bermúdez,
Chap. 9) |
Mar 17 | Organizing cognitive systems (Bermúdez, Chap.
10) |
Mar 22 | Assignment 4 due |
Mar 24 | Mindreading
(Bermúdez, Chap. 12) |
Mar 29 | Mar 31 | Special
topics: Rationality |
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Apr 5 | Apr 7 | Special topics: Social dilemmas |
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Apr 12 | Special topics: Morality |
Apr 14 | Special topics: Consciousness |
Apr 19 | Assignment 6 due |
Apr 21 | |
Apr 26 | Review | Apr 29 (Fri) | Term paper due |
May 4 (Wed) | Reading Day: Extra review session | May 5 | Final Exam (4 pm) |