This week-by-week schedule is complete, except for specifying the exercises assigned later in the course. These will be filled in as the course proceeds. The topics covered in the course are
- Uncertainty - Chapters 1-4
- Machine Learning - Chapters 5-7
- Natural Language - Chapters 8-9
Abbreviations used in the schedule:
- Ch N = Chapter N lecture
- HN due = Homework due in class for chapter N
- HN back = Graded homework for chapter N handed back and discussed
Version of April 9, 2011
| Week | Topics | Assignments |
| Week of January 10th | Course organization Ch1 "Quantifying Uncertainty" |
Readings Chapter 1: Pages 2-21, 25-28 |
| Week of January 17th - The 17th is a holiday | Thursday 1/20 Ch2 "Probabilistic Reasoning" Discussion of your semester projects |
Readings Chapter 2: Pages 34-48, skim Sec. 4.2, pages 52-56, 70-82 H1due 1/20: Exercises in Chapter 1: 3, 8, 10a,b, 15, 17 (7 is optional) |
| Week of January 24th | Ch2 "Probabilistic Reasoning" |
Lecture on Ch3 "Probabilistic Reasoning Over Time" 1/31 H1back 1/24 |
| Week of January 31st | Ch4 "Making Simple Decisions" 2/3 |
Readings Chapter 3: Pages 92-105 Readings Chapter 4: Pages 138-149, 154-157, 161-164 H2due 1/31: Exercises in Chapter 2: 1, 4, 8a-d, 11, and 14. (#8e optional) H2back 2/3 |
| Week of February 7th |
Ch 4 "Making Simple Decisions" 2/7 Ch5. "Learning from Examples" 2/10 |
Project Version 1: Three suggestions due Wednesday, February 9th, 5PM - As a Google doc shared with cs4100sp11@gmail.com
There will be no assignment for Chapters 3 or 4 Readings Chapter 5: Pages 173-193, skim Sec. 5, 197-200, 203-205, skim Secs. 7 and 9, 228-244, skim Sec. 11 |
| Week of February 14th |
Ch5 "Learning from Examples" Review on 2/14 for exam on chapters 1 and 2 Thursday, 2/17 Exam on Chapters 1 and 2 only |
All week: One-on-one meetings to discuss your project |
| Week of February 21st - The 21st is a holiday |
Thursday 2/24 Return and discuss exam on chapters 1 and 2 Ch5 "Learning from Examples" |
No homework due this week. This is a good week to work on your Project Version 2. |
| Week of February 28th | Spring Break | |
| Week of March 7th |
Ch6 "Knowledge in Learning" 3/7 and 3/10 |
H3 handed out 3/7: H3due 3/10 Project V2 Due Wednesday, March 9th, 5PM - As a Google doc shared with cs4100sp11@gmail.com |
| Week of March 14th |
Ch7 "Learning Probabilistic Models" 3/14 Ch8 "Natural Language Processing" 3/17 |
H4 handed out 3/14 H4due 3/17 |
| Week of March 21st |
Ch8 "Natural Language Processing" 3/21 Review on 3/21 for exam on chapters 5-7 Thursday, 3/24 Exam on Chapters 5-7 |
One-on-one meetings to discuss your project |
| Week of March 28th |
Return and discuss exam on chapters 5-7 Ch8 "Natural Language Processing" |
No homework due this week. This is a good week to work on finishing up your Project. |
| Week of April 4th | Ch9 "Natural Language for Communication" |
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| Week of April 11th | Course wrap-up and review for final exam covering chapters 8-9 |
Last class Thursday, April 14th Final Project Due Wednesday, April 13th, 5PM - As a Google doc shared with cs4100sp11@gmail.com |
| Week of April 18th | Monday, April 18th, No classes, Patriots' Day holiday | Last assignment, H5, due as Google doc, 11:59PM, Tuesday, April 19th - Graded by 11:59PM Thursday the 21st. |
| Friday, April 22 through Friday, April 29th | Final Exam Monday, 4/25 at 1PM, room 157 Ryder | Final exam will cover chapters 8 and 9. It will be entirely based on assignment H5. |