Course Information

Text: Machine Learning, by Tom M. Mitchell, available at Papyrus Books, west side of Broadway a couple blocks down from 116th.

Grading : 65% homeworks, 15% midterm, 20% final. There will be about six homework assignments, four involving programming projects and all involving learning theory.

Late homework: Late assignments will be penalized for each day it is late. Partial credit will be considered for all incomplete work.

Collaboration: Discussion of material covered in class is strongly encouraged. Some assignments will be designated as collaborative. Otherwise, the work you submit must be your own work. There is a line between discussion and cheating and this line will be strictly enforced.