Machine Learning
NUS SoC, 2016/2017, Semester I
Lecture Theatre 19 (LT 19) / 14:00-16:00
Last Updated:
October 6, 2016 - Updated Calendar Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12
August 26, 2016 - Swapped SVM and Kernelization topics. Moved HW #1 due date back.
June 27, 2016 - Creation of page, syllabus details are not correct yet.
August 26, 2016 - Swapped SVM and Kernelization topics. Moved HW #1 due date back.
June 27, 2016 - Creation of page, syllabus details are not correct yet.
Get the CS 3244 calendar as an 
link for use in calendaring applications, or see the calendar as a web page (never miss a class again, yeah right). Links to lecture notes and tutorials will start to function around the time the respective subject is covered in class.
Syllabus
| Date | Content | Deadlines |
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| Week 1 (9 Aug) | No class due to National Day Holiday | |
| Week 2 (16 Aug) | Administrivia and When can machines learn? Introduction | |
| Week 3 (23 Aug) | How can machines learn? Linear Model, Part I |
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| Week 4 (30 Aug) | Linear Model, Part II |
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| Week 5 (6 Sep) | Support Vector Machines |
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| Week 6 (13 Sep) | Kernelization |
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| Recess Week | ||
| Week 7 (27 Sep) | Bias and Variance, and Overfitting |
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| Week 8 (4 Oct) | Regularization, and Validation, and Why can machines learn? Learning Theory, Part I |
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| Week 9 (11 Oct) | Learning Theory, Part II |
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| Week 10 (18 Oct) | Decision Trees and Ensemble Methods |
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| Week 11 (25 Oct) | Unsupervised Learning |
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| Week 12 (1 Nov) | Neural Networks and Deep Learning |
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| Week 13 (8 Nov) | Revision | |
| Reading Week | ||
| Final Exam: 19 Nov (Sat), 9:00-11:00. Venue: TBA | ||