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_Old Kiwi
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_Old Kiwi.
Pattern Recognition is the art of assigning classes or categories to data.
Decision Surfaces
Main Article: Decision Surfaces_Old Kiwi
Decision surfaces are the boundaries in the feature space that distinguish classes.
Algebraic Geometry
Main Article: Decision Surfaces_Old Kiwi (This is not a typo)
Varieties
Main Article: Varieties_Old Kiwi
A Variety is a mathematical construct used to define a decision surface.
