Overview
This is a first course in applying theory and programming skills to data. We will introduce the major tools and build towards a understanding of the workings of modern state of the art methods. Course will include test processing and an introduction to natural language processing.
Prerequisites: programing skills (course will be using Python) and linear algebra (primarily comfort with vectors and matrices).
See the following for a review: Python and math bootcamp
Class slides:
1. Introduction
3. Introduction to Natural Language Processing
5. Classic Linear Algebra Software
8. Embeddings
10. Regression
Practice questions for midterm – solutions