Unit information: Symbols, Patterns and Signals in 2012/13

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Unit name Symbols, Patterns and Signals
Unit code COMS21202
Credit points 20
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Professor. Peter Flach
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

COMS12400, EMAT10704, MATH11501
Co-requisites

None
School/department Department of Computer Science
Faculty Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit seeks to acquaint you with the fundamental aspects of processing digital data, presented in the context of concrete examples from applications in computer vision, graphics, speech, audio, machine learning and data mining. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of representation and modelling.

Assessment Information

  • Three in-class tests and two coursework assignments: 50%
  • Exam: 50%

Reading and References

Course notes will be provided at the start of the lectures. The following book contains material for advanced study. Richard Duda, Peter Hart, David Stork. Pattern Classification. Second edition, 2000. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN: 0-471-05669-3 Recommended

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