Course: Introduction to Machine Learning

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Course title Introduction to Machine Learning
Course code KMA/STROJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fürst Tomáš, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Vencálek Ondřej, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pavlačka Ondřej, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Machine Learning - introduction, types of problems. 2. Regression - linear, logistic, multivariate, Gradient Descent method for estimating parameters. 3. Validation of model - underfitting, overfitting, regularization, cross-validation. 4. Artificial neural networks: biological motivation, feed forward NN and backpropagation. 5. Support Vector Machines. 6. Decision trees. 7. Recommender systems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
Understanding machine learning methods Ability to implement machine learning methods
Understanding machine learning methods Ability to implement machine learning methods
Prerequisites
linear algebra, calculus, programming, English language
KMA/MA1 and KMA/BAYES and KAG/LA1A

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary)

Colloquium: Active participation. The student shows his ability to chose a ML algorithm for a data set, train the model, diagnose it a present the results before an audience.
Recommended literature
  • (2009). Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction. Second Edition, Springer.
  • Online přednáška.
  • Online přednáška.
  • Online přednáška.
  • Hastie, Trevor, Tibshirani, Robert, Friedman, Jerome. (2016). The Elements of Statistical Learning. Springer.
  • Christopher Bishop. (2011). Pattern recognition and machine learning. Springer.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics - Specialization in Data Science (2020) Category: Mathematics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics - Specialization in Industrial Mathematics (2020) Category: Mathematics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics - Specialization in Business Mathematics (2021) Category: Mathematics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter