Course description
Welcome to Introduction to Machine Learning!
This webpage will be the main portal for the course. Most things you need will be available here. The exceptions are:
- PDF of slides and optional tutorial materials: available on Scientia
- Announcements and questions/answers/discussions: on Ed
Classes
The live interactive session will be conducted fully remotely.
The lab session will be conducted fully on-site.
Guided Study Materials
Please go through the study materials before the live interactive session.
Live interactive session
The live interactive session will run on Thursdays 10:00-11:00 UK time remotely on Microsoft Teams, from Week 2 onwards.
If you would need somewhere on campus to join the remote meeting, Huxley 145 has been reserved for you.
Lab
The lab sessions will be held on Tuesdays 11:00-13:00 UK Time from Weeks 2 to 8 (inclusive). This will be held fully on site across all Computing labs on Huxley level 2 (202/206/210/219/221/225).
The lab sessions are for you to work on your coursework and the optional lab exercises. Tutorial helpers will be available to support you and help you with any queries.
Coursework
There will be two coursework assignments. Please see the schedule below for the deadlines for these.
Course plan
| Week | Date | Lecture | Lab | Coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30/09/2024 | - | - | |
| 2 | 7/10/2024 | Machine Learning: The Big Picture | Lab | |
| 3 | 14/10/2024 | K Nearest Neighbours and Decision Trees | Lab | Coursework 1 released (Mon 14 Oct) |
| 4 | 21/10/2024 | Evaluation of Machine Learning Systems | Lab | |
| 5 | 28/10/2024 | Neural Networks (Part 1) | Lab | Coursework 1 due (Fri 1 Nov 19:00 GMT) |
| 6 | 4/11/2024 | Neural Networks (Part 2) | Lab | Coursework 2 released (Mon 4 Nov) |
| 7 | 11/11/2024 | Unsupervised Learning: Clustering and Density Estimation | Lab | |
| 8 | 18/11/2024 | Evolutionary Algorithms | Lab | Coursework 2 due (Fri 22 Nov 19:00 GMT) |
| 9 | 25/11/2024 | - | - | - |
| 10 | 2/12/2024 | Revision | - | - |
