Week 10 (July 15 – July 21)

Wednesday, July 17 (6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M., Zoom) Class Session 9
Topics	Dimensionality Reduction Model Tuning
In-Class Activities	Review solutions to prior assignments from prior week. Lecture: Dimensionality Reduction Lecture: Model Tuning Breakout Activity: TBA
Required Readings	Géron – Chapter 8 (Dimensionality Reduction) Raschka & Mirjalili – Chapter 5 (Compressing Data via Dimensionality Reduction) Raschka & Mirjalili – Chapter 6 (Learning Best Practices for Model Evaluation and Hyperparameter Tuning) Raschka & Mirjalili – Chapter 7 (Combining Different Models for Ensemble Learning)
Required Recordings	Lecture Video: Dimensionality Reduction Tutorial Video: Dimensionality Reduction Code Example Lecture Video: Model Tuning Tutorial Video: Model Tuning Code Example
Other Resources	Slides for Dimensionality Reduction and Model Tuning Lectures Jupyter Notebook from Dimensionality Reduction Code Example Tutorial Video Notebook and data for Model Tuning Code Example Tutorial Video

Friday, July 19 (2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M., Zoom) Optional Session
Lab Session	On Friday afternoons from 2:00 PM till 3:00 PM, we will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.

Tuesday, July 23, @ 11:55 P.M. Weekly Assignments Deadline
Coding Assignments Due	Dimensionality Reduction & Model Tuning Assignment Description: In this assignment, you will implement dimensionality reduction and tune your models. In this assignment, you will be expected to create more than one Jupyter Notebook. You will be running your notebook(s) in an AWSALL SageMaker Notebook Instance. Later, you will be able to adopt this approach for use in your Final Project. Dimensionality Reduction & Model Tuning Assignment Instructions and Starter Files Dimensionality Reduction & Model Tuning Assignment Grading Rubric

Tuesday, July 23, @ 11:55 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline

Coding Assignments Due

Dimensionality Reduction & Model Tuning Assignment
Description: In this assignment, you will implement dimensionality reduction and tune your models. In this assignment, you will be expected to create more than one Jupyter Notebook. You will be running your notebook(s) in an AWSALL SageMaker Notebook Instance. Later, you will be able to adopt this approach for use in your Final Project.
- Dimensionality Reduction & Model Tuning Assignment Instructions and Starter Files
- Dimensionality Reduction & Model Tuning Assignment Grading Rubric

Weekly Course Schedule – Summer 2024