The transparencies used in the lectures of the class can be checked out from the mail library reserve desk in the third floor. Set 0 through Set 2 of teaching material will be available no later than Friday, January 19, 2001. The remaining sets will be made available during the course of the semester.

• Set 0: Organization and Topics of COSC 6377 (9 pages)
• Set 1: Introduction to GA/EP/EC/EA (41 pages)
• Set 2: Numerical Optimization and Evolution Strategy (14 pages)
• Set 3: Other Genetic Operators and Diversity (9 pages)
• Set 4: Application of GAs (38 pages)
• Set 5: Visualizing GAs (13 pages)
• Set 6: Genetic-based Machine Learning and Classifier Systems (49 pages)
• Set 7: Genetic Programming (likely will be distributed in class)
• Set 8: Coevolution, Meta-learning, and other Multi-level Learning Strategies
• Set 9: Artificial Life and Cellular Automata

Sometimes for enhancing the quality of the class new transparencies will be used that are not in the library set. Moreover, some transparencies that basically cover the contents of the textbook in word by word fashion are also not included in the teaching material. Furthermore, in a many the black board (and not transparencies) will be used, especially when discussing examples.