INF1-CG: Week 4

Tasks

Your major tasks and deadlines this week are:

  • Attend lectures 9, 10, and 11.
  • Attend your tutorial group.
  • Complete Quiz 1, due on Monday 2 Feb at 5pm.
  • Quiz 2 will be released on 6 Feb. Submit by 5pm on Monday 9 Feb.
  • Attend one of the drop-in labs.
  • Read the readings for this week.

Lectures

NoDateTitle
0903 FebNeural Networks
1005 FebMeasuring Brain Activity
1106 FebVision 1

All lectures will be livestreamed and recorded on Echo Video. You may have to log on through Learn before this link works.


Readings

The links below direct you to the University Library or to Piazza. You will need to log on to access the full text.

Readings come in two flavours: recommended and suggested.

Neural NetworksMichael Nielsen.  (2019).  Neural Networks and Deep Learning.  Online textbook.  Chapter 1: Using neural nets to recognize handwritten digitsRecommended
Measuring Brain ActivityFundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience (Second Edition): Chapter 3 - Observing the brainRecommended
   

Assignments

To access the assignments, please login in through Learn, and then go the link “Notable LTI 1.3”.


Labs

If you need help with programming, attend one (or multiple) of the drop-in lab sessions this week.The labs are designed to help with the assignments, and you can ask the lab demonstrator if anything is unclear with Assignment 0.

To access the lab notebooks, please login in through Learn, and then go the link “Notable LTI 1.3”.

 

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