Carnegie Mellon University 10 701 F20_10701_HW3_Student.Homework 3
SVM and Neural Networks
CMU 10-701: Machine Learning (Fall 2020)
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OUT: Wednesday, Oct 07, 2020
DUE: Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020, 11:59pm
TAs: Jie Jiao, Chandreyee Bhaumik
START HERE: Instructions
• Collaboration policy: Collaboration on solving the homework is allowed, after you
have thought about the problems on your own. It is also OK to get clarification (but
not solutions) from books or online resources, again after you have thought about
the problems on your own. There are two requirements: first, cite your collaborators
fully and completely (e.g., \Jane explained to me what is asked in Question 2.1").
Second, write your solution independently: close the book and all of your notes, and
send collaborators out of the room, so that the solution comes from you only. See the
Academic Integrity Section on the course site for more information: https://www.cs.
cmu.edu/~epxing/Class/10701-20/about.html#academic-integrity-policies
• Late Submission Policy: See the late submission policy here: https://www.cs.
cmu.edu/~epxing/Class/10701-20/about.html#late-homework-policy
• Submitting your work:
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