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CSC 261 - Artificial Intelligence - Weinman



Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.
  1. Today's reading lists several issues that can cause hill climbing to "get stuck." Select the issue that seems most problematic to you. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain why you selected that issue.
  2. Give an example from your own experience where you had to perform something like a local search in a continuous space. Briefly explain your objective function, your notion of a gradient, and how you would decide each step size.
  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.