Syllabi and Course Materials for:

Fall, 2005	830:472	Computation and Cognition
Fall, 2005	830:305	Cognition

These materials are under active development. They are intended for use by students at Rutgers taking one of the above courses with Prof. Schmidt. Consequently, no explicit attempt has been made to insure that these materials form a coherent presentation of the material for someone who is not taking the associated course from this instructor. As you might expect there is considerable overlap in the material covered in these courses. The course 830:305 Cognition is a general introduction to the study of human cognition; whereas the course 830:472 focuses on the study of cognition (by human or machine) as a kind of computation. Consequently, 472 goes into the relation between computation and cognition more rigorously, deeply and technically than is done in 305.

    In general, the materials for each course are different although in some cases the same material is used in each site. Where there is a corresponding section in each course, you may find it helpful to consult that section in the course that you are not taking. I have tried to keep the presentation of the materials in the 305 course at as simple and intuitive a level as the material allows. Consequently, if you a student in 472 and are having difficulty with the material in that course site, you might consult the corresponding section in the 305 site. Or if you are bored to tears with the simplicity of the material presented in the 305 site, you might see if there is a corresponding section in the 472 site.

     These materials are constantly under development. Some sections are incomplete. Inquiries, comments, corrections, etc. concerning these materials may be sent to: