MachineLearning
MachineLearning
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
M. C. A.
SEMESTER IV
PART A - CORE COURSE
23PLC41 –MACHINE LEARNING
(For those admitted in June 2023 and later)
Preamble:
The course's goal is to explore the machine learning techniques and methods and design
innovative computational solutions and models.
CLOs
CLO1 9 3 - 1 - - 1 3 - -
CLO2 9 3 - 1 - 1 1 3 3 1
CLO3 9 3 1 - - - 1 3 - -
CLO4 9 3 - - - - 1 3 - -
CLO5 9 3 - 1 - 1 1 3 3 1
Weightage
of the 45 15 1 3 - 2 5 15 6 2
Course
Weighted
percentage
of Course
4.16 2.66 0.29 1.46 - 1.79 3.36 3.69 4.32 2.78
contribution
to PLOs /
PSOs
Based on the level of contribution (9-High, 3-Medium, 1-Low)
Unit – I (12L+3T)
Introduction to Machine Learning: Introduction - Components of Learning - Learning Models
- Geometric Models- ProbabilisticModels- Logic Models- Grouping and Grading- Designing
Learning System- Types of Learning- Supervised- Unsupervised- Reinforcement- Perspectives
and Issues- Version Spaces- PAC Learning- VC Dimension.
Unit – II (12L+3T)
SupervisedandUnsupervised Learning: Decision Trees: ID3- Classification and Regression
Trees- Regression: Linear Regression- Multiple Linear Regression- Logistic Regression- Neural
Networks: Introduction- Perception- Multilayer Perception- Support Vector Machines: Linear
and Non-Linear- Kernel Functions- K Nearest Neighbors.Introduction to clustering: K-means
clustering- K-Mode Clustering.
Unit – IV (12L+3T)
ReinforcementLearningandEvaluatingHypotheses: Introduction- Learning Task- Q Learning-
Non deterministic Rewards and actions- temporal-differencelearning-
RelationshiptoDynamicProgramming-Active reinforcement learning
Generalizationinreinforcementlearning. Motivation- Basics of Sampling Theory: Error
Estimation and Estimating Binomial Proportions- TheBinomial Distribution- Estimators- Bias-
andVariance.
Unit – V (12L+3T)
GeneticAlgorithms:Motivation – GeneticAlgorithms: Representing Hypotheses –
GeneticOperator-FitnessFunctionandSelection – AnIllustrativeExample-HypothesisSpaceSearch-
GeneticProgramming- Models of Evolution and Learning: Lamarckian Evolution- Baldwin
Effect- ParallelizingGeneticAlgorithms.
Reference Books:
1. Tom M. Mitchell (2017), Machine Learning, McGraw Hill Education, First Edition.
2. CharuC.Aggarwal (2014),DataClassification: Algorithmsand Applications,CRCPress.
3. Kevin P. Murphy (2012), MachineLearning:AProbabilistic Perspective,MIT Press.
4. JiaweiHanandMichelineKamberandJianPei (2012), DataMiningConceptsandTechniques, 3rd
Edition, Morgan KaufmanPublications.
(Study Material will be provided)
Web References:
1. https://www.javatpoint.com/machine-learning
2. https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2022/01/machine-learning-algorithms/
Tutorials:
Topic Unit Constructive Alignment -
Learning Activity
Components and Types of Learning I Charts, Assignment
Supervised and Unsupervised II Mindmap
Learning
Ensemble and Probabilistic Learning III Presentation
Reinforcement Learning IV Mind maps
Genetic Algorithms V Group Discussion
Marks are recorded for each student in each learning activity and which can be taken
as assignment marks