CSCC11: Introduction to Machine Learning, Winter 2024  


General Information
Instructors:
David Fleet (fleet@cs.toronto.edu; academic website )
Mehdy Dousty (mehdy.dousty@mail.utoronto.ca; academic website)

Office Hours:
David Fleet: Fridays, 3:00-4:00, IC495
Mehdy Dousty: Tuesdays, 11:00-12:00, IC402
or by appointment.

Lectures:
Section 1: Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 in IC230, Thursdays 10:00-11:00 in HW215
Section 2: Fridays 1:00-3:00 in SW319

Teaching Assistants:
Shayan Shekarforoush (shayan@cs.toronto.edu)
Jawad Arshad (j.arshad@mail.utoronto.ca)
Yanke Mao (yanke.mao@mail.utoronto.ca)
Office hours: as needed, or by appointment

Tutorials:
Tutorial 1: Friday, 11:00-12:00 in IC320 (Shayan Shekarforoush)
Tutorial 2: Wednesday, 3:00-4:00 in HW402 (Yanke Mao)
Tutorial 3: Wednesday, 2:00-3:00 in IC326 (Jawad Arshad)
Tutorial 4: Thursday, 4:00-5:00 in IC326 (Jawad Arshad)

Lecture Vidoes: Archival video lectures (circa 2021) will be available from the calendar page to supplement the lectures, tutorials and readings. We stress that some material will be covered in lectures and tutorials that is NOT covered in the videos. Students are responsible for the material covered in lectures and tutorial even if not covered in the videos.
Note: Course videos and materials belong to your instructor, the University, and/or other sources depending on the specific facts of each situation, and are protected by copyright. In this course, you are permitted to download session videos and materials for your own academic use, but you should not copy, share, or use them for any other purpose without the explicit permission of the instructor.

Assignments: There will three (3) assignments, each comprising theoretical written work and programming exercises. They will be posted on the course calendar page. (Assignments 1, 2 and 3 have been posted.)

Tests: There will be two (2) term tests to assess students' understanding of material covered in lectures, tutorials, course notes and assignments. The first term test will be Monday, February 12, 17:00-18:0 in HLB101. The second term test will be Friday, March 15, 19:00-20:00, also in HLB101.

Exam: There will be a final exam.
About the course
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Software Environment Setup
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