B05 A SMALL STEP SIDEWAYS

Sets, graphs, and counting possibilities

A 4-digit PIN has 10,000 possibilities. A game ten moves deep can have trillions. Learn the counting, set, and graph ideas behind every search problem in AI.

LESSON OVERVIEW10 min lesson

Lesson overview

A 4-digit PIN has 10,000 possibilities. A game ten moves deep can have trillions. Learn the counting, set, and graph ideas behind every search problem in AI.

What you’ll explore

  • Combine sets with union and intersection, follow directed edges in a graph, count ordered and unordered choices, and use one counterexample to refute a general claim.
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