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Anyone know where this falls in the standard computer science course?

• tikhonj 15y ago
  I'm guessing that this is more of a seminar-type class rather than a standard core CS course. It's very specialized and narrow and doesn't really fit into a standard CS education. I suspect the professor just really wanted to teach it, as opposed to the department deeming it a necessary part of the curriculum. Also, at my school classes starting with 19- are usually either seminars, student-taught or in "beta"; the numbering at Stanford might be similar. As an aside, some of these classes can be really awesome. Some nice examples at my school have included a popular cloud class and--particularly epic--a Starcraft-AI class. These are definitely not part of our core curriculum, but they are nice complements to staples like introduction to AI (the prerequisite for the Starcraft course).
  • etherealG 15y ago
    thanks for the clarification, that starcraft AI course sounds great! which school do you go to?
    • tikhonj 15y ago
      I go to Berkeley. The Starcraft AI class was structured around writing a bot to compete in a tournament which it ended up winning. I think there was a mix of graduate and undergraduate students. Unfortunately, I'm not sure they're doing it again.