Welcome to the ENEE 434, Introduction to Neural Networks and Neurocomputing, Spring 2006, home page of R. Newcomb

  • Course Description updated room (file: 434dS06des.pdf) here

  • Course Time Schedule updated room (file: 434S06tim.pdf) here

  • Course Paper Choices updated 05/08/06 (file: 434_pprs_S06.pdf) here

  • Paper Presentation Schedule, updated 03/27/06 (file: pres_sched.pdf) here

  • Second Oral Presentation Information (file: 4342ndpres_info.pdf) here

  • Midterm Exam Study updated 03/14/06 (file: mid_stduid .pdf) here

    Some helpful information
    Problems to consider as an aid to learning course material

  • Problems to consider #1 (file: hmwrk0.pdf) here
    Homework problems for grading

    Homework set #1 of 02/06/06 due 02/15/06 [corrected 02/08/06](file: hmwrk1.pdf) here

    Homework set #1 solutions 03/07/06 (file: hw1_sol.pdf) here

    Homework set #2 of 02/15/06 due date extended to W 03/01/06 (file: hmwrk2.pdf) here

    Homework set #2 solutions 03/07/06 (file: hw2_sol.pdf ) here

    Homework set #3 of 02/22/06 new due date W 03/08/06 (file: hmwrk3.pdf) here

    Solutions to Homework set #3 (file: hw3_sol.pdf) here

    Some Lecture notes in pdf form from tablet int format; MatLab runs not included

    Lecture set W 02/01/06 (file: ee434_020106.pdf) here

    Lecture set M 02/06/06 (file:eeE434_020606.pdf) here

    Lecture set W 02/08/06 (file: ee434_020806.pdf) here

    Lecture set M 02/13/06 (file: EE434_021306.pdf) here

    Lecture set W 02/15/06 (file: EE434_021506.pdf) here

    Lecture set M 02/20/06 (file: 434_022006.pdf) here

    MathCad backpropagation example 02/20/06 (file: backpropex.pdf) here

    MathCad backpropagation code file 02/20/06 (file: backpropex.mcd) here

    Lecture set W 02/22/06 (file: EE434_022206.pdf) here

    Lecture set M 02/27/06 (file: EE434_022706.pdf) here

    MathCad symmetric W pdf file 02/27/06 (file: Hopfield_ex1_simp.pdf) here

    MathCad symmetric W code file 02/27/06 (file: Hopfield_ex1_simp.mcd) here

    Lecture set 03/01/06 with added working simulink block diagram (file: EE434_030106.pdf) here

    Simulink Hopfield symmetric W mdl file (file: HOPEX.MDL) here

    PSpice Hopfield symmetric W schematic file 03/02/06 (file: HOP_EX1.SCH) here

    MatLab file for Lyapunov function for Hopfield 2-vector case (file: lyapunhop.m) here

    PSpice Hopfield symmetric W document file 03/02/06 (file: hop_ex1.pdf ) here

    MathCad larger symmetric W pdf file 02/27/06 (file: Hopfield_ex2.pdf) here

    MathCad larger symmetric W mcd code file 003/02/04 (file: Hopfield_ex2.mcd) here

    NINDS lecture information for 03/06/06 (file: ninds_lect_030606.pdf ) here

    Lecture set 03/08/06 (file: EE434_030806.pdf) here

    Simulink Neuron of Professor Roa (file: roa_nrn1.mdl) here

    PDF of Lipmann maxnet corrected 03/13/06 (file:Lipmann_maxnet.pdf) here

    Lecture set 03/13/06 (file: EE434_031306.pdf) 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/spring2006/434/ENEE434_spring2006.html