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Machine Learning Syllabus

This document outlines the objectives and content of a machine learning techniques course. The course aims to introduce students to supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised machine learning algorithms and how to apply appropriate algorithms to solve problems. It covers topics like decision trees, neural networks, genetic algorithms, Bayesian learning, instance-based learning, and advanced rule-based learning approaches. The course consists of 5 units spanning 45 periods and aims to enable students to analyze problems and design customized machine learning solutions.

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Machine Learning Syllabus

This document outlines the objectives and content of a machine learning techniques course. The course aims to introduce students to supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised machine learning algorithms and how to apply appropriate algorithms to solve problems. It covers topics like decision trees, neural networks, genetic algorithms, Bayesian learning, instance-based learning, and advanced rule-based learning approaches. The course consists of 5 units spanning 45 periods and aims to enable students to analyze problems and design customized machine learning solutions.

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CS8082 MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES L T P C

Objectives: 3 0 0 3
· To understand the need for machine learning for various problem solving
· To study the various supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms in machine
learning
· To learn the new approaches in machine learning
· To design appropriate machine learning algorithms for problem solving
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Learning Problems – Perspectives and Issues – Concept Learning – Version Spaces and Candidate
Eliminations – Inductive bias – Decision Tree learning – Representation – Algorithm – Heuristic
Space Search.
UNIT II NEURAL NETWORKS AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS 9
Neural Network Representation – Problems – Perceptrons – Multilayer Networks and Back
Propagation Algorithms – Advanced Topics – Genetic Algorithms – Hypothesis Space Search –
Genetic Programming – Models of Evaluation and Learning.
UNIT III BAYESIAN AND COMPUTATIONAL LEARNING 9
Bayes Theorem – Concept Learning – Maximum Likelihood – Minimum Description Length Principle
– Bayes Optimal Classifier – Gibbs Algorithm – Naïve Bayes Classifier – Bayesian Belief Network –
EM Algorithm – Probability Learning – Sample Complexity – Finite and Infinite Hypothesis Spaces –
Mistake Bound Model.
UNIT IV INSTANT BASED LEARNING 9
K-Nearest Neighbour Learning – Locally weighted Regression – Radial Bases Functions – Case Based
Learning.
UNIT V ADVANCED LEARNING 9
Learning Sets of Rules – Sequential Covering Algorithm – Learning Rule Set – First Order Rules –
Sets of First Order Rules – Induction on Inverted Deduction – Inverting Resolution – Analytical
Learning – Perfect Domain Theories – Explanation Base Learning – FOCL Algorithm –
Reinforcement Learning – Task – Q-Learning – Temporal Difference Learning.
Total Periods: 45
Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Differentiate between supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised machine learning approaches
2. Apply specific supervised or unsupervised machine learning algorithm for a particular problem
3. Analyse and suggest the appropriate machine learning approach for the various types of problem
4. Design and make modifications to existing machine learning algorithms to suit an individual
application
5. Provide useful case studies on the advanced machine learning algorithms
Text Books:
1. Tom M. Mitchell, "Machine Learning", McGraw-Hill Education (India) Private Limited, 2013
Reference Books:
1. Ethem Alpaydin, “Introduction to Machine Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine
Learning)”, The MIT Press 2004.
2. Stephen Marsland, “Machine Learning: An Algorithmic Perspective”, CRC Press, 2009.

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