10-702: Statistical Machine Learning
GHC 4215, TR 1:30-2:50P
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Week Date Day Lecture Topic Notes/Assignments Due
1 Jan
12
T 1
(J)
Statistical and computational thinking Syllabus
 
Jan
14
R 2
(L)
Linear models Hwk 1
R code for question Solution
 
3 Jan
19
T 3
(L)
Model selection
Jan
21
R 4
(J)
Convexity Hwk 1
(Friday)
3 Jan
26
T 5
(J)
Optimization Hwk 2
Solutions
Jan
28
R 6
(J)
Undirected graphical models
4 Feb
2
T 7
(L)
Nonparametric density estimation    
Feb
4
R 8
(L)
Nonparametric regression (1/2)   Hwk 2
(Friday)
5 Feb
9
T 9
(*)
No class -- snow day Hwk 3
Solutions
Feb
11
R 10
(L)
Nonparametric regression (2/2)
6 Feb
16
T 11
(L)
Nonparametric classification   Project proposals 
Feb
18
R 12
(J)
Nonparametric graphical models   Hwk 3
(Friday)
7 Feb
23
T 13
(J)
Simulation Hwk 4
Solutions
Feb
25
R 14
(J)
Variational methods
8 Mar
2
T 15
(J)
Structured prediction    
Mar
4
R   Midterm exam
practice midterm
9 Mar
9
T   Spring break; no class
Mar
11
R  
10 Mar
16
T 16
(L)
Nonparametric Bayes  
Mar
18
R 17
(L)
Fast rates for classification   Hwk 4
(Friday)
11 Mar
23
T 18
(J)
Classification consistency Hwk 5
Solutions
Mar
25
R 19
(J)
Random projection    
12 Mar
30
T 20
(L)
Concentration of measure (1/2)
Apr
1
R 21
(L)
Concentration of measure (2/2) Hwk 5
(Friday)
13 Apr
6
T 22
(L)
Minimax theory (1/2) Hwk 6
Solutions
Apr
8
R 23
(J)
Sparsity and high dimensional inference (1/2) Project progress report
(Friday)
14 Apr
13
T 24
(J)
Sparsity and high dimensional inference (2/2)
Apr
15
R 25
(L)
Clustering and dimension reduction   Hwk 6
(Friday)
15 Apr
20
T 26
(J)
Manifold learning  
Apr
22
R 27
(J)
TBD    
16 Apr
27
T 28
(C)
Student project spotlights Project spotlights
Apr
29
R 29
(C)
No class -- project preparation  
Final projects due Tuesday, May 4

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