The following schedule is subject to change based on the progress of the class. Please check back frequently!
| Date | Day | Topic | Out | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan | Tues. | Introduction to ML (Ch. 2.1) | ||
| 30-Jan | Thur. | Evaluating Models (Ch. 2.2) | IC01 | |
| 04-Feb | Tues. | Linear Regression (Ch. 3.1-2) | HW01 | |
| 06-Feb | Thur. | SNOW DAY - CLASS CANCELLED | ||
| 11-Feb | Tues. | Extending the Linear Model (Ch. 3.3) | Skill Check 01 | HW01 |
| 13-Feb | Thur. | Comparing Linear Regression and KNN (Ch. 3.5) | IC02 | |
| 18-Feb | Tues. | Logistic Regression (Ch. 4.3) | HW02 | Skill Check 01 |
| 20-Feb | Thur. | RALLY DAY - AFTERNOON CLASSES CANCELLED | ||
| 25-Feb | Tues. | Generative Models for Classification (Ch. 4.4) | Skill Check 02 | HW02 |
| 27-Feb | Thur. | Classification Lab (Ch. 4.7) | IC03 | |
| 04-Mar | Tues. | Cross-Validation and Bootstrap (Ch. 5.1-2) | HW03 | Skill Check 02 |
| 06-Mar | Thur. | Cross-Validation and Bootstrap Lab (Ch. 5.3) | IC04 | |
| 11-Mar | Tues. | Subset Selection (Ch. 6.1) | HW03 | |
| 13-Mar | Thur. | Shrinkage Methods (Ch. 6.2) | ||
| 18-Mar | Tues. | SPRING BREAK | ||
| 20-Mar | Thurs. | CLASSES CANCELLED | ||
| 25-Mar | Tues. | Dimension Reduction (Ch. 6.3) | HW04 | |
| 27-Mar | Thur. | Case Study: Automation in the Port of LA (S. Wang and T. Cruz) | ||
| 01-Apr | Tues. | Generative AI | HW04 | |
| 03-Apr | Thur. | Decision Trees (Ch. 8.1) + Final Project Kickoff | ||
| 08-Apr | Tues. | Bagging, Random Forests, Boosting (Ch. 8.2) | FP0 | |
| 10-Apr | Thur. | Tree-based Methods Lab (Ch. 8.3) | IC05 | |
| 15-Apr | Tues. | Unsupervised Learning (Ch. 12.1-4) | FP1 | FP0 |
| 17-Apr | Thur. | K-Means and Hierarchical Clustering Lab (Ch. 12.5 ) | IC06 | |
| 22-Apr | Tues. | Final Project Work Session | FP2 | FP1 |
| 24-Apr | Thur. | Final Project Work Session | IC07 | |
| 29-Apr | Tues. | Guest Speaker: Jane Adams | FP2 | |
| 01-May | Thur. | Final Project Celebration |