http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom/10701_sp11/
Course Description:
Machine Learning is concerned with computer programs that
automatically improve their performance through experience (e.g.,
programs that learn to recognize human faces, recommend music and
movies, and drive autonomous robots). This course covers the
theory and practical algorithms for machine learning from a
variety of perspectives. We cover topics such as Bayesian
networks, decision tree learning, Support Vector Machines,
statistical learning methods, unsupervised learning and
reinforcement learning. The course covers theoretical concepts
such as inductive bias, the PAC learning framework, Bayesian
learning methods, margin-based learning, and Occam's Razor. Short
programming assignments include hands-on experiments with various
learning algorithms, and a larger course project gives students a
chance to dig into an area of their choice. This course is
designed to give a graduate-level student a thorough grounding in
the methodologies, technologies, mathematics and algorithms
currently needed by people who do research in machine learning.