| week # | TOPICS | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Writing Simple Perl Programs (PDF) | 
| 2 | What is Learning? (PDF) Basic Terms and Concepts  | 
| 3 | Learning Models (for Phonology) (PDF) | 
| 4 | Calculating Statistical Generalizations (PDF) | 
| 5 | Statistical Models (cont.) (PDF) | 
| 6 | Learning OT Grammars - Introduction (PDF) | 
| 7 | Learning in OT (cont.) - Ranking Biases (PDF) | 
| 8 | Learning in OT (cont.) - Reasoning about Rankings (PDF) | 
| 9 | Learning in OT (cont.) - Stochastic Constraint Ranking (PDF) | 
| 10 | Learning in OT (cont.) (PDF) | 
| 11 | Learning Alternations (PDF) | 
| 12 | Learning Alternations (cont.) (PDF) |