Machine Learning for Physics and Astronomy (Honours)

3 EC

Semester 1, period 1

5093MLFP3Y

Owner Bachelor Natuur- en Sterrenkunde (joint degree)
Coordinator dr. Juan Rojo Chacon
Part of Bachelor Physics and Astronomy (Joint Degree), year 3

Course manual 2022/2023

Course content

See study guide linked to the Canvas page of the course

Study materials

Literature

  • See course guide

Syllabus

  • See course guide

Practical training material

  • https://github.com/LHCfitNikhef/ML4PA

Software

  • https://github.com/LHCfitNikhef/ML4PA

Objectives

    Teaching methods

    • Lecture
    • Presentation/symposium
    • Laptop seminar

    Learning activities

    Activity

    Hours

    Hoorcollege

    14

    Tentamen

    3

    Werkcollege

    12

    Self study

    55

    Total

    84

    (3 EC x 28 uur)

    Attendance

    Programme's requirements concerning attendance (TER-B):

    • Each student is expected to participate actively in each component of the programme that he/she signed up for. A student that does not attend the first two seminars of a course, will be administratively removed from the seminar group. A request for reregistration for the seminars can be applied to the programme coordinator.
    • If a student cannot attend an obligatory component of a programme's component due to circumstances beyond his control, he must report in writing to the relevant teacher as soon as possible. The teacher, if necessary after consulting the study adviser, may decide to issue the student a replacing assignment.
    • It is not allowed to miss obligatory commponents of the programme if there is no case of circumstances beyond one's control.
    • In case of participating qualitatively or quantitatively insufficiently, the examiner can expel a student from further participation in the programme's component or a part of that component. Conditions for sufficient participation are set down in advance in the course manual.
    • In addition to the above mentioned rules, in the first semester of the first year a student should be present in at least 80% of the seminars. Moreover, participation to midterm tests and obligatory homework is required. If the student does not comply with these obligations, the student is expelled from the resit of this course. Students in the double Bachelor's degree programme Mathematics and Physics are exempted from this requirement. In case of personal circumstances, as described in OER-A Article A-6.4, a different study plan will be made in consultation with the study advisor.

    Additional requirements for this course:

    n/a

    Assessment

    Item and weight Details

    Final grade

    See study guide. 60% final report and presentation, 40% homework assignments from laptop tutorials

    Inspection of assessed work

    via Canvas

    Fraud and plagiarism

    The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

    Course structure

    WeeknummerOnderwerpenStudiestof
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8

    Timetable

    The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.

    Processed student feedback

    Below you will find the adjustments in the course design in response to the course evaluations.

    Contact information

    Coordinator

    • dr. Juan Rojo Chacon