Exams

Instructions

Two exams, with equal weightage, on the different topics from the syllabus held in CBTF. See instructions for CBTF below:

1. This course uses the Grainger College of Engineering’s Computer-Based Testing Facility for its exams. The policies of the CBTF are the policies of this course, and academic integrity infractions related to the CBTF are infractions in this course.

2. DRES Accommodations: If you have accommodations identified by the Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services (DRES) for exams, please submit your Letter of Accommodations (LOA) through the CBTF website as soon as possible. It can take up to five days for your LOA to be processed and if you make a reservation before your LOA has been processed, your reservation will not include your testing accommodations and you will be required to reschedule. This must be done each semester you use the CBTF.

3. If you have any issue during an exam, inform the proctor immediately. Work with the proctor to resolve the issue at the time before logging off. If you do not inform a proctor of a problem during the test then you forfeit all rights to addressing the problem you experienced during your exam.

4. Review the following before your exam:

   1. CBTF Orientation (10 minutes)

   2. CBTF's Instructions for students.

Exams

1. Exam 1. Held in CBTF from Oct 9 to Oct 11.

   1. Exam duration: 50 minutes.

   2. Topics included: Everything taught until and including Oct 4. Non-exhaustive list of topics: Introduction, k-Nearest Neighbors, Linear Classifiers (linear regression, logistic regression, perceptrons, support-vector machines, extensions to multiple classes), Feature design, Non-linear classifiers (kernel support vector machines, neural networks), Model complexity, Hyper-parameters, Hyper-parameter selection, Bias-variance trade-offs, Back-propagation, Neural networks for images, Training Neural Networks.

   3. Reserve a slot for your exam through PrairieTest starting Sept 28 1 am Central Time.

   4. Calculators available in CBTF (TI-34 MultiView) and can be used.

2. Exam 2. Held in CBTF from Nov 29 to Dec 1.