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Carnegie Mellon University
Spring, 1999
Psychology 419/719 (9 units)
| Instructor: | David C. Noelle |
| Teaching Assistant: | Steve Gotts |
| Time: | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. - 10:20 A.M. |
| Place: | Baker Hall 336B |
| Online: | http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/~noelle/classes/PDP/ |
This course provides an overview of parallel distributed processing (PDP) models of aspects of perception, memory, language, knowledge representation, and learning. The course consists of lectures describing the mathematical and computational theory behind artificial neural network models as well as their implementation. Students also acquire substantial hands-on experience manipulating existing simulation models on computer workstations, and they are expected to complete term projects involving novel simulation work. Prerequisites include course 85-211 (Cognitive Psychology), extensive experience using computers, and course 21-122 (Calculus 2) or permission of the instructor.