Essential foundations for any machine learning application are a basic statistical analysis of the data to be processed, a solid understanding of the mathematical foundations underpinning machine learning as well as the basic classes of learning/adaptation concepts. Those foundations are bundled in this single, introductory course to machine learning in preparation for deeper explorations into the topic, but also as a standalone unit.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Develop an appreciation for what is involved in learning from data
- Understand basic data wrangling and data exploration
- Describe a variety of machine learning tasks: clustering, dimensionality reduction, regression and classification
- Understand how to formalise practical problems in terms of above tasks
- Interpret mathematical equations from linear algebra, calculus, statistics, and probability theory in terms of machine learning methods
- Understand how to perform evaluation of and reflect on learning algorithms and model selection in practical problems
Indicative Assessment
- Assignments (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
- Final Exam (60) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
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Workload
130 hours including lectures and tutorials and private study
Inherent Requirements
None
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None
Assumed Knowledge
Students are assumed to have taken the highest level of high school mathematics available. For ACT students this means a double major in specialist mathematics. For NSW students this means HSC Maths Extension 2. Other students should have equivalent background knowledge similar to topics covered in MATH1013 or MATH 1115.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
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