====== 2 - Connecting the dots with simple linear models ======

February 4th, 2010.

=== Slides ===
[[cos424>slides/2-slm.pdf|PDF (536KB)]] 
[[cos424>slides/2-slm.djvu|DJVU (311KB)]].

=== Scribe notes ===
[[cos424>slides/2-notes-gelbart.pdf|M.Gelbart]]

=== Summary ===
   * Linear least squares
   * Polynomial curve fitting
   * Piecewise curve fitting
   * Validation procedures
   * Multivariate linear least squares
   * Faster numerical algorithms

=== Readings ===
none.

=== Remarks ===
See also [[hw1|homework 1]].