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EC 418

Introduction to Reinforcement Learning

Not offered Fall 2026

An introductory course in reinforcement learning, the branch of AI in which agents learn from repeated interaction with an environment. Students study Markov decision processes, dynamic programming, and value and policy iteration, then extend these ideas through temporal-difference methods, Monte Carlo techniques, and function approximation with neural networks.

Level
Advanced
Department
ENG
Credits
4
Prerequisites
MA225+EK103+EK381 or DS120/121/122

Last verified: August 22, 2026

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