Syllabus

Subject to change regularly!

Tue 3rd February
Lecture #1

  • Topic:
    Introduction to the course
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 3rd February
    Lecture #2

  • Topic:
    Evaluative feedback
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 10th February
    Lecture #3

  • Topic:
    Reinforcement Learning
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 10th February
    Lecture #4

  • Topic:
    Dynamic Programming
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 17th February

    NO CLASS

    Tue 17th February

    NO CLASS

    Tue 24th February
    Lecture #5

  • Topic:
    Monte Carlo methods
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 24th February
    Lecture #6

  • Topic:
    Temporal-Difference learning
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 2nd March
    Lecture #7

  • Presenter:
    M. Q. Azhar
  • Discussant:
    E. Troudt
  • Scribe:
    J. Waxman
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 2nd March
    Lecture #8

  • Presenter:
    N. Mullodzhanou
  • Discussant:
    A. Ozgelen
  • Scribe:
    M. Q. Azhar
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 9th March
    Lecture #9

  • Presenter:
    E. Troudt
  • Discussant:
    N. Mullodzhanou
  • Scribe:
    A. Ozgelen
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 9th March
    Lecture #10

  • Presenter:
    C. Djouvas
  • Discussant:
    M. Q. Azhar
  • Scribe:
    N. Mullodzhanou
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 16th March
    Lecture #11

  • Presenter:
    B. Zhang
  • Discussant:
    J. Waxman
  • Scribe:
    J. Levy
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 16th March
    Lecture #12

  • Presenter:
    H. Qiu
  • Discussant:
    C. Djouvas
  • Scribe:
    H. Qiu
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 23rd March

    Midterm



    Tue 23rd March

    Midterm



    Tue 30th March
    Lecture #13

  • Presenter:
    J. Niu
  • Discussant:
    H. Qiu
  • Scribe:
    Y. Tang
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 30th March
    Lecture #14

  • Presenter:
    Y. Tang
  • Discussant:
    B. Zhang
  • Scribe:
    D. Moody
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 6th April

    NO CLASS

    Tue 6th April

    NO CLASS

    Tue 13th April

    NO CLASS

    Tue 13th April

    NO CLASS

    Tue 20th April
    Lecture #15

  • Presenter:
    W. Cheng
  • Discussant:
    J. Levy
  • Scribe:
    J. Niu
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 20th April
    Lecture #16

  • Presenter:
    T. Flyr
  • Discussant:
    C. Schwiekert
  • Scribe:
    W. Cheng
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 27th April

    NO CLASS


    Tue 27th April

    NO CLASS


    Tue 4th May
    Lecture #17

  • Presenter:
    J. Levy
  • Discussant:
    T. Flyr
  • Scribe:
    A. Sverdlov
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 4th May
    Lecture #18

  • Presenter:
    C. Schweikert
  • Discussant:
    W. Cheng
  • Scribe:
    E. Troudt
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 11th May
    Lecture #19

  • Presenter:
    A. Sverdlov
  • Discussant:
    Y. Tang
  • Scribe:
    T. Flyr
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 11th May
    Lecture #20

  • Presenter:
    A. Ozgelen
  • Discussant:
    D. Moody
  • Scribe:
    C. Djourvas
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 18th May
    Lecture #21

  • Presenter:
    D. Moody
  • Discussant:
    A. Sverdlov
  • Scribe:
    A. Varon
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 18th May
    Lecture #22

  • Presenter:
    J. Waxman
  • Discussant:
    A. Varon
  • Scribe:
    C. Schweikert
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 24th May
    Lecture #23

  • Presenter:
    A. Varon
  • Discussant:
    J. Niu
  • Scribe:
    B. Zhang
    Notes and Reading

  • Tue 24th May

    NO CLASS