Programming Projects and Exercises

This course will involve several programming projects and in-class programming exercises. For simplicity, your instructor is providing a pre-configured copy of the Eclipse IDE with a Java Development Kit included. The source code and documentation for all programming projects are already included in this IDE. You should not need to install any additional software beyond this pre-configured IDE.

For Windows

• Download Eclipse - Intro to AI (Windows).zip.
• Unzip the file. It should contain one folder named "Eclipse - Intro to AI."
• Inside that folder, double-click on eclipse.exe.
• You may want to create a shortcut to eclipse.exe while in this course.

For Mac

• Download Eclipse - Intro to AI (Mac).dmg.
• Open the downloaded file, and open the drive image that it creates (which should appear on your desktop).
• Drag the "Eclipse - Intro to AI" application into your Applications folder.
• You can now unmount the disk image and delete the dmg file if you wish.
• Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo xattr -cr /Applications/Eclipse\ -\ Intro\ to\ AI.app

• You should now be able to run Eclipse from the Applications folder in Finder.
• A video of this process is available here.

Other IDEs and Operating Systems

Using this pre-configured IDE is strongly encouraged but not required. Your instructor will use it in class, and project instructions assume you are using it. Reasons not to use it include:

• You use an operating system besides Windows or Mac, such as Linux.
• You want to use your own Eclipse installation.
• You want to use an IDE other than Eclipse, such as NetBeans, or a simple text editor.

In these cases, please see the Details section below to import the project and exercise source code.

Your instructor and TAs will not provide support for custom Eclipse installations or other IDEs. If you want to use them, you are responsible for maintaining them. Please ensure that your custom IDE is capable of exporting projects in a format compatible with the project submission requirements.

Details

These pre-configured IDEs include:

• The Eclipse IDE for Java Developers, version 2023-12 R.
• The Oracle Java Development Kit, version 21.0.1.
• The source code for several projects and in-class exercises.

Solutions

Solutions to in-class exercises are included below for your reference:

• Pathfinding
• Tic-Tac-Toe MinMax Search
• Constraint Satisfaction Solver
• Logic Programming
• Neural Network

Importing an Eclipse Project

Please note that you cannot import a project with the same name as an existing project. You must first delete the existing project, and be sure to check "Delete project contents on disk," when prompted.

To import a zipped project into Eclipse:

• Download the zip file and do not unzip it.
• From the File menu, choose Import.
• From the General folder, choose "Existing Projects into Workspace."
• Select the second radio button, which says "Select archive file."
• Browse for the zip file you downloaded.
• Choose Finish.