WPI Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Computer Science Department
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CS539 Machine Learning 
Schedule of Classes - Spring 2003

PROF. CAROLINA RUIZ 

WARNING: Changes to this schedule may be made during the course of the semester. 
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Week Date Topic Chapters
1 Jan 13 Introduction - Machine Learning 1
Jan 16 Introduction - Weka
2 Jan 20 Proj1 1
Jan 23 Decision Trees 3
3 Jan 27 Proj2 - Decision Trees 3
Jan 30 Neural Networks (I) 4
4 Feb 03 Proj3.1 - Neural Networks (I) 4
Feb 06 Neural Networks (II) 4
5 Feb 10 Proj3.2 - Neural Networks (II) 4
Feb 13 Evaluating Hypotheses 5
6 Feb 17 Proj4 - Evaluating Hypotheses 5
Feb 20 Evaluating Hypothesis 6
7 Feb 24 Bayesian Learning (I) 6
Feb 27 Bayesian Learning (II) 6
8 Mar 10 Proj5 Bayesian Learning 6
Mar 13 Instance-based Learning 8
9 Mar 17 Proj6 - Instance-based Learning 8
Mar 20 Genetic Algorithms 9
10 Mar 24 Proj7 - Genetic Algorithms 9
Mar 27 Rule Learning (I) 10
11 Mar 31 Proj8.1 - Rule Learning (I) 10
Apr 3 Rule Learning (II) 10
12 Apr 7 Proj8.2 - Rule Learning (II) 10
Apr 10 Analytical Learning 11
13 Apr 14 Proj9 - Analytical Learning 11
Apr 17 Reinforcement Learning 13
14 Apr 21 Proj10
Apr 24 ** EXAM ** and Final Remarks