Physics

Introduction to supervised machine learning for physics students

Document Type

Article

Abstract

We discuss a simple supervised machine learning algorithm using logistic regression to classify phases in the Ising model of magnetization and the trajectories of a particle subject to either a spring or a gravitational force. Several pedagogical problems are provided as a means to introduce students to the basic ideas of machine learning. © 2026 Published under an exclusive license by American Association of Physics Teachers.

Publication Title

American Journal of Physics

Publication Date

2026

Volume

94

Issue

3

First Page

224

Last Page

229

ISSN

0002-9505

DOI

10.1119/5.0285290

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