Stat 161/261

Introduction to Machine Learning:
 
Mon/Wed/Fri: 10:00-11:00am Spring 2008, Math/Sciences 5203.
 
www.stat.ucla.edu/~yuille/Courses/
 

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Course Description

This course gives an accessible introduction to pattern analysis and machine intelligence aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students. (It is simpler than the more advanced class Stat 231/CS 276).

Reading Material

• Ethem Alpaydin: Introduction to Machine Learning. MIT Press. 2004.
• Course notes (available on line)
• Instructor: Prof. Alan Yuille, yuille@stat.ucla.edu, 310-267-5383, office Math Sciences 8967.
• Office Hours: Wednesday 4.00-5.00 pm (8967 Math Sciences), or by appointment (email).

Grading Plan: homework assignments (40% ), computer assignments (40%), final exam (20%).

Tentative Schedule.

Lecture	Date	Topics		Reading Materials	Handouts
1	March-31		Introduction to the Machine Learning:	Alpaydin: Chp 1.	Lecture1.pdf
2	April-2		Supervised Learning:	Alpaydin: Chp 2. 2.1-2.3	Lecture2.pdf
3	April-4		Supervised Learning (cont):	Alpaydin: Chp 2. 2.4-2.8	Lecture3.pdf
4	April-7		Bayesian Decision Theory:	Alpaydin: Chp 3.	Lecture4.pdf
5	April-9		Bayesian Decision Theory (Cont)	Alpaydin: Chp 3.
6	April-11		Parametric Methods	Alpaydin: Chp 4	lecture5.pdf
7	April-14		Parametric Methods (cont)	Alpaydin: Chp 4	Lecture6.pdf
8	April-16		Parametric Methods (cont)	Alpaydin; Chp 4	Homework Assignment: Alpaydin Chp 2: Qu 8,9, Chp 3: Qu 1,2,4, Chp 4. Qu 2,4,8, Chp 5, Qu 1,5. Due Monday 28/April
9	April-18		Multivariate Methods	Alpaydin: Chp 5	lecture7.pdf
10	April-21		NO LECTURE		http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/gss2007/ Click on Schedule of Presentation: Watch Numbers Game part of 12/July lecture by J. Tenenbaum
11	April-23		Dimension Reduction	Alpaydin: Chp 6	Lecture8.pdf
12	April-25		Dimension Reduction	Alpaydin: Chp 6	Lecture9.pdf
13	April-28		Clustering	Alpaydin: Chp 7	Lectune10.pdf
14	April-30		Nonparametric Methods	Alpaydin: Chp 8	lecture11.pdf
15	May-2				lecture 12.pdf
16	May-5				Lecture13.pdf
17	May-7		.		Lecture14.pdf
18	May-9		.		Lectune15.pdf
19	May-12				lecturer16.pdf
20	May-14				Lecture17.pdf
21	May-16
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