CS7646 Fall 2017

Overview

You are on the page for information specific to the Fall 2017 session of this course. Go here (Machine_Learning_for_Trading_Course) for overall course policies.

OMSCS & On-Campus Information

This course is taught simultaneously on campus and via Udacity as part of the OMSCS program.

Schedule & Forum

• Schedule: [sheets.google.com]
• Forum: [Class forum at Reddit.com]

Assignments & Grading

Projects

• [assess_portfolio] 5% (easy)
• [optimize_something] 5% (easy)
• [marketsim]
• [defeat_learners]
• [assess_learners]
• [qlearning_robot]
• [manual_strategy]
• [strategy_learner]

Exams

• Midterm Study Guide
• Exam 2 Study Guide
• Exam 1
• Exam 2

Class participation (3%)

• Class participation is determined by pop quizzes and activity on reddit.

Thresholds

• A: 90% and above
• B: 80% and above
• C: 70% and above
• D: 60% and above
• F: below 60%

These are hard boundaries (we round down).