CS464 Introduction to Machine Learning

CS464 Introduction to Machine Learning

Semester       :   Fall 2010
Instructor      :   Ilyas Cicekli   ( Office: EA504,    Tel: 290-1589,    Email: ilyas@cs.bilkent.edu.tr )
Office Hours :   Wednesday 10:30-12:00
Class Hours :   Tuesday 8:40-10:30, Thursday 10:40-12:30 (EB203)

Assistant : Gönenç Ercan (Email: ercangu@cs.bilkent.edu.tr ) Office#: EA-??, Phone: x?? Off. Hours: ??

Text Book

Machine Learning, Tom Mitchell, McGraw Hill, 1997.

Grading

Midterm : 30%

Final : 40%

Homeworks : 30%

Course Syllabus (Subject to revision)

Introduction

Concept Learning and the General-to-Specific Ordering

Decision Tree Learning

Artificial Neural Networks

Evaluating Hypotheses

Bayesian Learning

Computational Learning Theory

Instance-Based Learning

Genetic Algorithms

Learning Sets of Rules

Analytical Learning

Combining Inductive and Analytical Learning

Reinforcement Learning

Lecture Notes:

Announcements:

· There are no classes on September 21 and September 23.

· Questions 1 – Concept Learning, questions01.doc -- q01_Sol.doc

· Questions 2 – Decision Tree Learning, questions.02.doc -- q02_Sol.doc

· Questions 3 – Nueral Networks, questions.03.doc -- q03_Sol.doc

· Questions 4 – , questions.04.doc -- q04_Sol.doc

· Midterm, November 24, 2010 (Wednesday), Time: 17:40-19:30, EB203, EB204, Closed book, one A4 cheating sheet is allowed.

· Final Exam, Jan 6, 2011 (Thursday), Time: 12:15, EE03, EE04, Closed book, one A4 cheating sheet is allowed.

Homeworksand Programming Assignments:

· Programming Assignment 1 – Decision Tree Learning, Due Date: November 11, 2010 progassg01.doc (Postponed to November 22 (Monday))

· Programming Assignment 2 – Naïve Bayes Classifier, Due Date: December 21, 2010 progassg02.doc Data Set: ProgAssg02.rar

· Programming Assignment 3– kNN, Due Date: January 3, 2011 progassg03.doc Data Set: ProgAssg02.rar