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The document outlines the prerequisites, grading criteria, and required readings for a machine learning course taught by Jiaqi (Jackey) Gong. Students must be comfortable with programming and have knowledge in linear algebra, statistics, and algorithms, with grades based on homework, exams, and participation. Generative AI tools are prohibited during exams but can be used for assignments with proper verification and citation of sources.

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Week1 Welcome

The document outlines the prerequisites, grading criteria, and required readings for a machine learning course taught by Jiaqi (Jackey) Gong. Students must be comfortable with programming and have knowledge in linear algebra, statistics, and algorithms, with grades based on homework, exams, and participation. Generative AI tools are prohibited during exams but can be used for assignments with proper verification and citation of sources.

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Welcome and Overview

Jiaqi (Jackey) Gong


Prerequisites
• Prerequisites: Students entering the class should be
comfortable with programming and should have a pre-
existing working knowledge of linear algebra, vector
calculus, probability and statistics, data structures and
algorithms.
Grading
• The course grade will be determined by a combination
of homework assignments (50%), a midterm exam
(20%), a final exam (25%), and class participation (5%),
with class attendance being mandatory for passing.
• The grading weights are as follows:
1. Homework – 50% (5*10%)
2. Midterm Exam - 20%
3. Final Exam - 25%
4. Class participation – 5%
Textbook

• Textbook 1 [Required]:
Probabilistic Machine
Learning: An Introduction,
Kevin Murphy, 2022 (Note,
this is not the 2012 edition
used in past years).
• Textbook 2 [Recommended]:
Master Machine Learning
Algorithms: Discover How
They Work and Implement
Them From Scratch, By Jason
Brownlee · 2016
Other resources

• For a gentler introduction to machine learning the following text is available for
free online: [CIML] A Course in Machine Learning by Hal Daume III.
• The following three texts are also excellent general machine learning texts and
their PDFs are available for free online. [B]
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Christopher Bishop.
• [HTF] The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction ,
Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jerome Friedman.
• [EH] Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence and Data Science ,
Bradley Efron, Trevor Hastie.
• [ZLLS] Dive into Deep Learning, Aston Zhang, Zach Lipton, Mu Li, Alex Smola.
AI in Classroom

•Generative AI tools are not allowed for exams.


•Otherwise, students are welcome to explore generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to seek support for their
assignments or other activities. However, students should follow the "verify everything" approach to the content
generated by these AI tools. These tools learned the models from the public internet, which means they may
reproduce substantial text from other sources. It is the student’s responsibility to check the original sources to be
sure they are not plagiarizing someone else’s work. Students should also cross-check the content and citations
generated by these tools to ensure they are accurate and properly referenced.
•Students should incorporate the subsequent statement in their assignments when using a Generative AI Tool:
“For this assignment's preparation, the author(s) have utilized [Generative AI Tool Name], a language model
created by [Generative AI Tool Provider]. Within this assignment, the [Generative AI Tool Name] was used for
purposes such as [e.g., brainstorming, grammatical correction, writing paraphrasing, citation, specific sections of
the assignment].”
Suggestions
• ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
Readings
• Please read Textbook 1
• Chapter 1, Introduction
• Chapter 2, Probability: Univariate Models
• Chapter 3 Probability: Multivariate Models

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