COSC 388: Machine Learning

Fall 2003

Class Time: TR 1:15-2:30 PM

Classroom: REI 262

Instructor: Mark Maloof

Office: 240 Reiss

Mailbox: 240 Reiss

Office Hours: MW 11-12, TR 2:40-3:40 (or by appointment)

Syllabus

Assignments and Grading

Midterm Exam, Tuesday, October 14, 20%
Final Exam, Wednesday, December 10, 12:30-2:30 PM, 30%
Programming Projects, 50%
- Project 1 (assigned Sep 1, due Sep 15), 4 points
- Project 2 (assigned Sep 15, due Oct 10), 10 points
- Project 3 (assigned Oct 16, due Oct 27), 10 points
- Project 4 (assigned Oct 27, due Nov 17), 13 points
- Project 5 (assigned Nov 17, due Dec 5), 13 points
Homework (optional)

Graduate Students

Research Project (in addition to above), 20%
- Research Prospectus; due Sep 20
- Research Paper; due Dec 5

Grading

void Grades::computeLetterGrade()
{
  if (grade >= 94)
    letter = "A";
  else if (grade >= 90)
    letter = "A-";
  else if (grade >= 87)
    letter = "B+";
  else if (grade >= 84)
    letter = "B";
  else if (grade >= 80)
    letter = "B-";
  else if (grade >= 77)
    letter = "C+";
  else if (grade >= 74)
    letter = "C";
  else if (grade >= 70)
    letter = "C-";
  else if (grade >= 67)
    letter = "D+";
  else if (grade >= 64)
    letter = "D";
  else
    letter = "F";
} // Grades::computeLetterGrade

Policies for this Course

Project Grading Sheet
Students must complete all assignments individually.
Students should obtain help only from the instructor or the class's TAs.
If a student obtains code or help from a source outside of the class (i.e., outside of the text book(s), the lecture notes, the instructor, or the teaching assistants), then the student must acknowledge this assistance by properly citing the source in comments above the function or code segment. See Programming Policies for clarification.
All cases of academic dishonesty will be referred to the Honor Council.
All assignments should be submitted on time. For late projects, there will be a 1% deduction for each minute after the deadline.
Students are responsible for keeping a backup of their projects on a university machine (i.e., gusun or cssun).
Students must take the final exam with the section and during the period designated by the Registrar.
Students bringing cell phones to class must either set the phone to vibrate, turn the ringer volume off, or turn the phone off completely. If your phone rings audibly, it's 5 points off your final grade.
It is fine if students need to come late to class, to leave class early, or to leave the room to answer their phone, but they should do so in a manner that does not disrupt their fellow students.

Resources

Honor Council
Programming Policies
Sources of lecture material:
Project grading sheet
CMU AI Repository
UCLA AI FAQ
NEC ResearchIndex
ML Papers: Electronic Machine Learning Paper Repository
vi In formation Links
Lemmy, the UNIX v i editor for Windows
More vi clones for Windows
vi Editor Reference Card (PDF file)

Marginally Interesting Links

Class Time:	TR 1:15-2:30 PM
Classroom:	REI 262

Instructor:	Mark Maloof
Office:	240 Reiss
Mailbox:	240 Reiss
Office Hours:	MW 11-12, TR 2:40-3:40 (or by appointment)