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ECE662, Spring 2008

Lecture 1 Lecture notes


This was the first day of class. These notes are from the class lecture.

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Kiwi Week

Monday at noon until Monday at noon.


Textbook Information

Main article: Textbooks_OldKiwi

There is not a single book that covers all the things that will be discussed in ECE 662. The class will reference four books during the course of the semester as we cover various topics. All four of them are available through the reserves at the engineering library.

Definition and Examples of Pattern Recognition

Main article: What is Pattern Recognition_OldKiwi.

Pattern Recognition is the art of assigning classes or categories to data.

Decision Surfaces

Main Article: Decision Surfaces_OldKiwi

Decision surfaces are the boundaries in the feature space that distinguish classes.

Algebraic Geometry

Main Article: Decision Surfaces_OldKiwi (This is not a typo)

Varieties

Main Article: Varieties_OldKiwi

A Variety is a mathematical construct used to define a decision surface.


Alumni Liaison

Basic linear algebra uncovers and clarifies very important geometry and algebra.

Dr. Paul Garrett