Physics
568: LARGE SCALE DATA ANALYSIS IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, SPRING
2019
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Instructor:
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Prof. Alexandre V. Morozov Office hour: by request |
Lectures: Monday and Thursday, 10.20 - 11.40 am, SEC-204
Textbooks:
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) by Christopher M. Bishop.
Information Theory, Inference and Learning Algorithms by David J. C. MacKay.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of linear algebra and probability theory.
Homework and Exam: One homework per 2-3 weeks. There will be a final take-home exam/project (72 hours, open book, open notes).
The grade is
determined according to the following formula: total score = 1/2(final) + 1/2(homework)
Lecture Notes:
Lecture 1 (01/24) pdf
Lecture 2 (01/28) pdf
Lecture 3 (01/31) pdf
Lecture 4 (02/04) pdf
Lecture 5 (02/07) pdf
Lecture 6 (02/11) pdf
Lecture 7 (02/14) pdf
Lecture 8 (02/18) pdf
Lecture 9 (02/21) pdf
Lecture 10 (02/25) pdf
Lecture 11 (02/28) pdf
Lecture 12 (03/11) pdf
Lecture 13 (03/14) pdf
Lecture 14 (03/15) pdf
Lecture 15 (03/25) pdf
Lecture 16 (03/28) pdf
Lecture 17 (04/01) pdf
Lecture 18 (04/04) pdf
Lecture 19 (04/11-04/12) pdf
Lecture 20 (04/15) pdf
Lecture 21 (04/18) pdf
Lecture 22 (04/29) pdf
Lecture 23 (05/02) pdf
Lecture 24 (05/03) pdf
Lecture 25 (05/06) pdf
Homework:
Homework 1 (due 02/11): Bishop 3.4, 3.7, 3.12
Homework 2 (due 02/25): Problems
Homework 3 (due 03/11): Problems
Reading Assignment (due 03/14): Conjugate Gradient and Steepest Descent explained
Reading Assignment (due 03/28): Deep Learning review
Reading Assignment (due 04/04): Spin-glass model of neural networks
Reading Assignment (due 04/11): Neural networks and restricted Boltzmann machines SI
Homework 4 (due 04/11): Problems
Homework 5 (due 05/02): Problems
FINAL EXAM: Problems
[Due: Fri., May 10 by 5 pm. Please leave your exam in my Physics mailbox or email/bring it to me.]
Note: NO lectures on Mar. 4 & Mar. 7 10.20 - 11.40 am (APS March Meeting; to be made up later)
Note: Make-up lecture on Mar. 15 1.40 - 3.00 pm, ARC-205
Note: NO lecture on Apr. 8 10.20 - 11.40 am
Note: Make-up lecture on Apr. 12 1.40 - 3.00 pm, ARC-205
Note: NO lectures on Apr. 22 & Apr. 25 10.20 - 11.40 am (to be made up later)
Note: Make-up lecture on May 3 1.40 - 3.00 pm, ARC-205
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