STATS 315 / DATA SCI 315 Lab

This is an introductory deep learning course using the Python programming language and the TensorFlow deep learning library. The main course page is up at: https://ambujtewari.github.io/stats315-winter2022. See the complete information about the class on that site. Here, we will list the lab schedule, corresponding Google Colab notebooks, and any supplemental material that may be of interest to students.

Labs will be conducted weekly and homeworks due roughly every three weeks. Homeworks will be submitted through our custom leaderboard site: https://stats315-winter2022lab.herokuapp.com/.

GSI Information

Name: Yash Patel
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 4:00 - 5:30 EST
Office Hours Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/8156258865
Email: yppatel@umich.edu

Name: Vinod Raman
Office Hours: Tuesday, Friday 1:00 - 2:30 EST
Office Hours Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96998205724
Email: vkraman@umich.edu

Academic Integrity

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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities

If you think you need accommodation for a disability, please let me know at your earliest convenience. Some aspects of this course, the assignments, the in-class activities, and the way the course is usually taught may be modified to facilitate your participation and progress. As soon as you make me aware of your needs, we can work with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) to help us determine appropriate academic accommodations. SSD (734-763-3000; http://ssd.umich.edu/) typically recommends accommodations through a Verified Individualized Services and Accommodations (VISA) form. Any information you provide is private and confidential and will be treated as such.

Mental Health and Well-Being

Students may experience stressors that can impact both their academic experience and their personal well-being. These may include academic pressures and challenges associated with relationships, mental health, alcohol or other drugs, identities, finances, etc. If you are experiencing concerns, seeking help is a courageous thing to do for yourself and those who care about you. If the source of your stressors is academic, please contact me so that we can find solutions together. For personal concerns, U-M offers a variety of resources, many which are listed on the Resources for Student Well-being webpage. You can also search for additional well-being resources here.

Schedule

Lab No.DateLab TopicLab LinksLab RecordingsAssignments
01Jan 13Python ReviewBasic Python
 Assignment 1 (Regression)
02Jan 20RegressionScikit-Learn & RegressionVinod
Yash
 
03Jan 27Tensorflow InternalsBasic TF
Tensors
Variables
Graphs
  
04Feb 3Keras & MLPsBasic Keras
Saving/Loading
Regression with Keras
 Assignment 1 Due
05Feb 10TrainingTraining from Scratch
Overfitting/Underfitting
 Assignment 2 (Basic Deep Learning)
06Feb 17Practical KerasKeras Hypertuning
Keras Debugging
  
07Feb 24CNNsCNN Basics
Image Classification
 Assignment 2 Due
08Mar 10Computer VisionData Augmentation
Image Segmentation
CNN Internals
 Assignment 3 (Computer Vision)
09Mar 17Computer Vision FundamentalsCV Fundamentals  
10Mar 24Transfer LearningTransfer Learning Assignment 3 Due
11Mar 31RNNsRNNs Assignment 4 (Language Processing)
12Apr 7AttentionNLP  
13Apr 14TransformersTransformers
BERT
  
14Apr 21No lab  Assignment 4 Due