INFO 4300

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INFO 4300
Language and Information

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

How to make sense of the vast amounts of information available online, and how to relate it and to the social context in which it appears? This course introduces basic tools for retrieving and analyzing unstructured textual information from the web and social media. Applications include information retrieval (with human feedback), sentiment analysis and social analysis of text. The coursework will include programming projects that play on the interaction between knowledge and social factors.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MATH 2940, CS 2800, CS 2110 or equivalents.

Comments The linear algebra and discrete math requirements can also be fulfilled with strong performance in INFO 2950. Strong Python skills and familiarity with IPython Notebooks expected. If you do not meet these prerequisites, enrollment requires instructor permission.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 4300

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Language and Information

  • 11767 INFO 4300   LEC 001

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    • TR Uris Hall G01
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020

    • Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil, C

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person