Pattern Classification Using Ensemble Methods

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本書共有100課，每課內容由四句對話，衍生而出一幅幅有趣的漫畫，包括：① Dialog (對話)：對話內容活潑、生動，每一句對話配上一幅生動有趣的漫畫。② Vocabulary (單字)：單字是強化英語能力的重點，名教授顏元叔曾說：「背功很重要。」英語單字那麼多，沒有辦法在很短時間內，記住它並活用它，本單元逐一列出重要的單字，配合對化的場景練習，讓您在記單字時，發揮最大效率。③ Pattern Practice (句型解說)：逐句詳加解釋，詳細說明它適用的場合，包括文法解釋、與人相處時的常用語等，和老外聊天時，如何才能適得其所，用正確的單字，表達精確的意思，達到完美的溝通。

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