Informed (Heuristic) Search

CSC 261 - Artificial Intelligence - Weinman



Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.
  1. Pages 94-95 give arguments for the optimality of A* under two heuristic conditions: admissibility and consistency. State which argument or condition you find more intuitive and/or convincing. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your choice. (Be sure to relate aspects of both in your explanation).
  2. Of those suggested in the text, identify the technique for creating heuristics that you would likely try first on a new problem. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your choice.
  3. Identify the sentence, section, or concept from today's reading that remains the most confusing to you. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain what you find confusing about it.