Uninformed Search

CSC 261 - Artificial Intelligence - Weinman



Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.
  1. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain an example of a problem from your own experience where a large branching factor prevented you from finding a good solution efficiently.
  2. Russell and Norvig state
    In general, iterative deepening is the preferred uninformed search method when the search space is large and the depth of the solution is not known. (p. 90)
    Identify the sentence from the reading that you believe best supports this claim. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your choice.
  3. Select the sentence or short passage (no more than three sentences, please) that you find most interesting or provocative. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain why you selected this particular sentence or short passage.