Minor Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Deep Learning

• Autoevaluate yourself to make sure you do have the prerequisites: http://www.i3s.unice.fr/~riveill/python/auto_eval.html
• Review the tutorial: https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/tutorial especially the chapters :
  • Python Introduction
  • Python Flow Control
  • Python Functions
  • Python Datatypes
  • Python Files
• Train yourself:
  • Learn the Basics, Data Science Tutorials, Advanced Tutorials from the tutorial : https://www.learnpython.org/
  • Python Data Science Handbook, Jake VanderPlas, 2017, O’REILLY (Part 1 to 4) – free pdf available on internet
  • Possible to make lab with Google Colab (no installation needed)

PREREQUISITES AND MAIN CONCEPTS OF MACHINE LEARNING

• Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow, Aurélien Géron, september 2019, O’REILLY

• Statistics and Machine Learning in Python. Edouard Duchesnay, Tommy Löfstedt ​(presents Python language for machine learning​)
• Python Machine Learning. Sebastian Raschka​ https://github.com/rasbt/python-machine-learning-book-3rd-edition)
• Hands-on machine learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: concepts, tools, and techniques to build intelligent. A. Géron. O’Reilly​ (practical)
• Data science : fondamentaux et études de cas: Machine learning avec Python et R. M. Lutz, E. Biernat. Editions Eyrolles​ (In French, introduction level but requires some maths background: https://elmoukrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/eric-biernat-michel-lutz-yann-lecun-data-science-_-fondamentaux-et-etudes-de-cas-_-machine-learning-avec-python-et-r-eyrolles-2015.pdf)
• FIDLE: Introduction to Deep Learning: https://fidle.cnrs.fr/w3 

Spring 2026

• Test at beginning of the 4th class - 12/03/2026 - 30 min - SophiaTech Templiers room B214 - 25% of the final grade
• Test at beginning of the 8th class - 23/04/2026 - 30 min - SophiaTech Templiers room B214 - 25% of the final grade
• 2 Labs - 50% of the final grade
• Attendance: Attendance is mandatory for the entire range of transversal courses offered by EUR DS4H (minors and projects). A penalty applies for any unjustified absence in minors: 1 point will be deducted from the final grade for each unjustified absence, up to a maximum of 3 points on the final grade of the course unit (UE).

Fall 2025

• Test at beginning of the 4th class - 13/11/2025 - 30 min - SophiaTech Templiers room B215 - 25% of the final grade
• Test at beginning of the 8th class - 11/12/2025 - 30 min - SophiaTech Templiers room B215 - 25% of the final grade
• 2 Labs - 50% of the final grade
• Attendance: Attendance is mandatory for the entire range of transversal courses offered by EUR DS4H (minors and projects). A penalty applies for any unjustified absence in minors: 1 point will be deducted from the final grade for each unjustified absence, up to a maximum of 3 points on the final grade of the course unit (UE).