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CS 76423 credit hours

Reinforcement Learning(RL)

Foundations and modern methods in RL: MDPs, TD learning, policy gradients, function approximation, and deep RL.

Machine Learning · electiveInteractive Intelligence · electiveRLPythonpapers

Distributions

Difficulty
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Weekly workload
16.8hrs/wk
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Overall rating
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Logistics

Terms offered
Fall
Spring
Summer
Prerequisites
  • ML or equivalent
  • Probability
Counts toward
  • Machine Learningelective
  • Interactive Intelligenceelective

Reviews (14)

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  1. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload26 hr/wkRecommendYes

    fair pace, heavy hours weekly. Coming in I had industry experience in backend. Glad I stuck with it.

  2. 4 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload13 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Project-driven course. Most of the 13 hrs/wk go to assignments rather than lectures.

  3. 3 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload10 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have a math-heavy background, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~10 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  4. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload6 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  5. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload18 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  6. 3 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload30 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have no recent academic study, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~30 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  7. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload24 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Fall 2024. Workload averaged ~24 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt hard. Great auto-grader feedback.

  8. 5 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload11 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: hard class, light workload. Loved solid foundation for follow-on courses. Hated group dynamics are hit or miss.

  9. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload19 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: fair class, moderate workload. Loved pacing is reasonable. Hated late policy is strict.

  10. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload17 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Project-driven course. Most of the 17 hrs/wk go to assignments rather than lectures.

  11. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload20 hr/wkRecommendYes

    hard pace, moderate hours weekly. Coming in I had a math-heavy background. Glad I stuck with it.

  12. 3 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload19 hr/wkRecommendYes

    brutal pace, moderate hours weekly. Coming in I had no recent academic study. Glad I stuck with it.

  13. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload6 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: hard class, light workload. Loved projects feel real-world. Hated project scope creep mid-semester.

  14. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload16 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: fair class, moderate workload. Loved pacing is reasonable. Hated project scope creep mid-semester.