Spring 2025 STAT 27700-2

Course: STAT 277=CMSC 25300, CMSC 35300

Title: Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning

Instructor: Tian Li

Class Schedule: Sec 2: TR 11:00 AM–12:20 PM in TBA

Description: This course is an introduction to the mathematical foundations of machine learning that focuses on matrix methods and features real-world applications ranging from classification and clustering to denoising and data analysis. Mathematical topics covered include linear equations, regression, regularization, the singular value decomposition, and iterative algorithms. Machine learning topics include classification and regression, support vector machines, kernel methods, clustering, matrix completion, neural networks, and deep learning. Students are expected to have taken calculus and have exposure to numerical computing (e.g. Matlab, Python, Julia, R).