Welcome to the ENEE 434, Introduction to Neural Networks and Neurocomputing, Spring 2002, home page of R. Newcomb

  • Course Description (file: 434dS02des.pdf) here

  • Course Time Schedule (file: 434S02tim.pdf) here

  • Course Paper Choices updated 05/09/02 (file: 434S02_pprs.pdf) here

  • Paper Presentation Schedule updated 04/02/02 (file: 434_presched.pdf) here

  • Oral Presentation Information (file: ee434pres_info.pdf) here

  • Term Paper Report Grading Form (file: ee434rpt_grd.pdf) here

  • Midterm Exam Study updated 03/18/02 (file: 434_exam_study_update.txt ) here

  • Midterm Exam 03/22/02 (file: 434midterm.pdf ) here

  • Midterm Exam Solutions Probs. 1 & 2 05/12/02 (file:WS-TH_434sol_midterm.pdf ) here

  • Midterm Makeup Exam 04/11/02 (file: 434midterm_mkup.pdf ) here

  • Midterm Makeup Exam Solutions Prob. 1 05/13/02 (file: 434_midtermkup_sol.pdf ) here

  • Final Exam Study 05/14/02 (file: 434_finalexam_study.txt ) here

    Some helpful information

  • Perceptron setup under MatLab (file: perceptron_setup.txt) here

  • Feedforward setup under MatLab (file: feedforward_setup.txt) here

  • Backpropagation example 1 pdf MathCad file (file: backprop_ex1.pdf ) here

  • Backpropagation example 1 mcd MathCad file (file: backprop_ex1.mcd ) here

  • Backpropagation example 2 pdf MathCad file (file: backprop_ex2.pdf ) here

  • Backpropagation example 2 mcd MathCad file (file: backprop_ex2.mcd ) here

  • Hopfield symmetric matrix choice pdf MathCad file (file: Hopfield_ex1_simp.pdf) here

  • Hopfield symmetric matrix choice mcd MathCad file (file: Hopfield_ex1_simp.mcd) here

  • Location of NNET Toolbox m files (file: m_file_location.txt) here

    Problems to consider as an aid to learning course material

  • Problems to consider #1 (file: ee434todo1.pdf) here

    Homework problems including ones for grading

  • Homework set #1 (file: ENEE434Hw1.pdf) here

  • Homework set #2 (file: ENEE434Hw2.pdf) here

  • Homework set #2 question 3 solution (file: h2q3_sol.m) here

  • Homework set #3 (file: ENEE434Hw3.pdf) here ; In the 2nd Question -> Equilibrium points shoud be T = [1 1; -1 -1]' instead of [0.5 0.5; -0.5 -0.5]'

  • Solutions to Homework set #3 (file: ENEE434HW3Solutions.pdf) here

  • Homework set #4 (file: pset4.pdf) here

  • Homework set #5 (file: 434hmwrk5.pdf) here

    Lecture notes in jpg form from digipad; Spice and MatLab runs not included

  • Lecture set 02/05/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_020502.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 02/05/02, p. 2, (file: 434_p2_020502.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 02/14/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_021402.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 02/21/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_022102.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 02/26/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_022602.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 02/28/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_022802.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 02/28/02, p. 2, (file: 434_p2_022802.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 03/05/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_030502.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 03/12/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_031202.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 03/12/02, p. 2, (file: 434_p2_031202.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 03/14/02, p. 1, (file: 434_p1_031402.jpg) here

  • Lecture set 03/14/02, p. 2, (file: 434_p2_031402.jpg) here

    The files cross listed below have various items of interest for the course.

  • Microsystems Lab VLSI design page here

    Contains Spice models, MAGIC Layout tutorial, VLSI examples

    URL address: http://www.ece.umd.edu/~newcomb/courses/fall2001/610/ENEE610.html