Following schedule is tentative. Dates and materials to be covered will be kept updated regularly as the quarter proceeds.
| # | Date | Subject | Readings |
| 1 | 9/10 | Introduction, Decision Trees | ch.1-3 |
| 2 | 9/17 | Decision Trees | ch. 3 |
| 3 | 9/24 | Neural Networks | ch. 4 |
| 4 | 10/1 | Neural Networks | ch. 4 |
| 5 | 10/8 | Bayesian Learning | ch. 6 |
| 6 | 10/15 | Instance-based Learning | ch. 8 |
| 7 | 10/22 | Generic Algorithms | ch. 9 |
| 8 | 10/29 | Clustering | handout |
| 9 | 11/5 | Other Neural Networks | handout |
| 10 | 11/12 | Evaluation | ch. 5 |
| 11 | 11/19 | miscellaneous topics |