COM SCI 261A · CS 261AProblem Solving and Search
Computer Science · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
In-depth treatment of systematic problem-solving search algorithms in artificial intelligence, including problem spaces, brute-force search, heuristic search, linear-space algorithms, real-time search, heuristic evaluation functions, two-player games, and constraint-satisfaction problems.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 180.
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COM SCI 261A
- COM SCI 180Introduction to Algorithms and Complexity
- COM SCI 32Introduction to Computer Science II
- COM SCI 31Introduction to Computer Science I
- MATH 61Introduction to Discrete Structures
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
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