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Day | 
Topic/Slides | 
Reading | 
 | 1 |  M 8/26 |  Introduction |  FCML Ch1, ISLR Ch1 |  
 | 2 |  W 8/28 |  The Linear Model and Least Mean Squares |  
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  |  M 9/2 |  Labor Day |  
 | 3 |  W 9/4 |  Higher Dimensions |  
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 | 4 |  M 9/9 |  Geometry of LLMS, Nonlinear response |  
 | 5 |  W 9/11 |  Cross Validation, model selection, regularization |  ISLR Ch 5 |  
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 | 6 |  M 9/16 |  Probability and Expectation |  FCML Ch 2, ISLR Ch 2 |  
 | 7 |  W 9/18 |  More Probability |  
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 | 8 |  M 9/23 |  Linear Gaussian Model |  
 | 9 |  W 9/25 |  Maximum Likelihood |  
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 | 10 |  M 9/30 |  Properties of Linear Gaussian Model I |  
 | 11 |  W 10/2 |  Properties of Linear Gaussian Model II |  
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 | 12 |  M 10/7 |  Introduction to Bayesian Modeling |  FCML Ch 3 |  
 | 13 |  W 10/9 |  Priors and Marginal Likelihood |  
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 | 14 |  M 10/14 |  Bayesian Linear Gaussian Model |  
 | 15 |  W 10/16 |  Marginal Likelihood Model Selection |  
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 | 16 |  M 10/21 |  Review |  
 | 17 |  W 10/23 |  Midterm Exam |  
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 | 18 |  M 10/28 |  Logistic Regression |  FCML Ch 4, ISLR Ch 4 |  
 | 19 |  W 10/30 |  Estimation I - Gradient Methods |  
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 | 20 |  M 11/4 |  Estimation II - Laplace Approximation |  
 | 21 |  W 11/6 |  Estimation III - Sampling, Metropolis-Hastings |  
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 | 22 |  M 11/11 |  Veterans Day |  
 | 23 |  W 11/13 |  Classification - Bayesian Classifier |  FCML Ch 5 |  
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 | 24 |  M 11/18 |  Classification - Nearest Neighbors, Classifier Evaluation |  
 | 25 |  W 11/20 |  Classification - SVMs I - Maximum Margin |  
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 | 26 |  M 11/25 |  Classification - SVMs II - Kernels |  
 | 27 |  W 11/27 |  Neural Networks I - Perceptron and Backpropagation |  TBA |  
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 | 28 |  M 12/2 |  Neural Networks II - Autoencoders |  
 | 29 |  W 12/4 |  Clustering - Kmeans and Mixture Models |  FCML Ch 6 |  
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 | 30 |  M 12/9 |  Clustering - Gaussian Mixture Model and EM |  
 | 31 |  W 12/11 |  Principle Components Analysis |  FCML Ch 7 |  
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  |  M 12/13 |  Final Assignment Due (no in-class exam) 
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