Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview of the Course

Today’s Topic

Overview of the course and introduction to machine learning. What is supervised learning and what is unsupervised learning.

Link to the slides.

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Reading Guide

• The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book Chapter 1, Chapter 2 contains some background mathematics and some definitions that you should know.

What should I know by the end of this lecture?

• How is the course organised?
• What is machine learning?
• What is supervised learning?
• What is unsupervised learning?