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Title: Topics in Computational Math
Course Section Number: CSC-338-01
Department: Computer Science
Description: CSC-338-01=MAT-338-01 Machine Learning: How does Alexa recognize your speech? How does Gmail filter spam from your inbox? How does Facebook identify you in photographs? How does Netflix recommend what movies you should watch? How does 23andMe link genetic factors to diseases? How does DeepMind develop artificial intelligence programs that can beat world champions in Chess and Go? Algorithms that automatically transform data into intelligent decision-making processes are now ubiquitous in society. The convergence of "big data" with massively parallel computational hardware has led to a renaissance in the exciting world of machine learning. This course will be an introduction to the theory and practice of machine learning. We will develop the foundations of machine learning, guided by principles such as Occam's razor and in consideration of hinderances such as the dreaded "curse of dimensionality". We will explore training and evaluation frameworks. We will look at a variety of tasks including classification, regression, clustering and reinforcement learning. We will learn about models such as decision trees, Bayesian learning, neural networks and deep learning. Prerequsites for this offering are CSC-111 and MAT-223 with a C- or greater.
Credits: 1.00
Start Date: August 25, 2021
End Date: December 18, 2021
Meeting Information:
08/26/2021-12/16/2021 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 02:40PM - 03:55PM, Goodrich Hall, Room 101
Faculty: McCartin-Lim, Mark
Requisite Courses: Prerequisites: CSC-111 and MAT-223 with a minimum grade of C-.

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Cross-list Group Student Count: 6
Calculated Course Status: OPEN
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