BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
SECOND SEMESTER 2005-2006
Course Handout Part II
Date: Jan 02, 2006
In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this
portion i!es further specific details reardin the course"
Course No. : BITS C464
Course Title : Machine Learning
Instructor- in-charge : HIMANSHU AGRAWAL
Catalog Description
#his course introduces the student to the $e% alorithms and theor% that forms the core of
machine learnin" #he student is introduced to the basic techni&ues of neural
net'or$s, neuro computin theor% and applications, $no'lede representation,
computational learnin theor%, statistical(probabilistic methods, Genetic
)lorithms, Inducti!e ()nal%tic(*einforcement learnin and +a%esian
,et'or$s" )dditional topics ma% include alpha-beta prunin in ame trees,
computer models of mathematical reasonin, natural lanuae understandin
and philosophical implications"
Prerequisites
Discrete or formal mathematics bac$round"
Evaluation
-tudents 'ill be e!aluated on the basis of )ssinments, e.ams (includin
comprehensi!e final), and a paper or pro/ect as follo's:
)ssinment(pro/ects: 200
1.ams: 200" (#'o tests 20 0 each 3 comprehensi!e e.am 400)
5ui66es: 700
Projects: 8ou 'ill be as$ed to e.plore one of the topics discussed in the class in reater
depth throuh a pro/ect" #he emphasis of the pro/ect 'ill be on appl%in one of the
machine learnin tool to the real-life problem in !arious discipline" ) detailed description
of the list of the proposed pro/ects 'ould be put up toether 'ith a schedule of
presentations on the pro/ect 'ill be a!ailable" Groups miht be allo's dependin on
comple.it% of pro/ect assinment" ) fe' of these pro/ects 'ould be chosen for
presentation in class lectures" 9ercentaes should be ta$en as appro.imate uidelines"
#opics ma% not be presented in the follo'in order"
Instructor-in-chare: Dr" Himanshu )ra'al, himanshu: bits-pilani"ac"in
Text Books:
1. 9rinciples of ,eurocomputin for -cience and 1nineerin, ;redric <" Ham
and I!ica =ostanic, <cGra'-Hill Indian 1dition 2007" (for *s 420 appro.")
2" <achine >earnin, #om <" <itchell, #he <cGra'-Hill ?ompanies, Inc"
International 1dition 7@@2" (a!ailable for 77 A)
Reference Text Book:
7" Introduction to <achine >earnin, ," J" ,ilson, -tanford, )!ailable online at authorBs
'ebsite" http://robotics.stanford.edu/people/nilsson/mlbook.html
2" <achine >earnin, ,eural and -tatistical ?lassification, D" <ichie, D"J" -pieelhalter,
?"?" #a%lor (eds), 1llis Hor'ood publishers, a!ailable online at
http://www.amsta.leeds.ac.uk/~charles/statlog/
COURSE PLAN
>ecture
,umber
#opic
1-3 Introductor% concepts
4 Decision #ree >earnin
5-9 ,eural net'or$s learnin
10-15 +a%esian >earnin
16-21 -upport Cector <achines
22-26 Genetic )lorithm
26-27 ?omputational earnin #heor%
28-29 Instance +ased >earnin
30-32 >earnin -et *ules
33-34 )nal%tical >earnin
35-36 Inducti!e and )nal%tical >earnin
37-38 *einforcement >earnin
39-40 1thics
Evaluation Scheme:
Component Type Duration Weightage Date &
Ti
me
Venue
Quizzes #%pe to be
announce
d in class
Durin
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ct
u
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s
700
Test-I #o be announced D0 <ts" 200 7(4 E F"00-
F"D
09
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2276
Project/
Assignment
#eam or
Indi!idua
l
4 <onths 200
Test-II #o be announced D0 <ts" 200 7@(F E F"00-
F"D
0
9<
2276
Comprehensive
Exam
Gpen +oo$(
9artl% Gpen 4-Hour 400 77(0D (),)
Notices: All notices shall be displayed on the ME notice board.
Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in the class
Instructor-in-charge
BITS C464