Lecture 1 Introduction

2009-10-26

Background, Python, MNIST data, and basic classification.

• Introduction to Pattern Recognition
• patrec_-_Introduction_to_Python_--_Sage.pdf
• patrec_-_The_Seven_Segments_Example_--_Sage.pdf
• patrec_-_MNIST_Data_Worksheet_--_Sage.pdf

Reading

• k-nearest neighbors
• skim ESLI Chapters 1 & 2
  

Homework

• Homework 1 (due 4 Nov 2009)