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Mathematics for machine learning

Geometry and optimization

Loss landscapes, gradient descent, learning rates, and momentum.

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  1. Lesson 1 of 5

    One step of gradient descent

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  2. Lesson 2 of 5

    Convexity (sketch)

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  3. Lesson 3 of 5

    High-dimensional intuition

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  4. Lesson 4 of 5

    Learning rate and step sizes

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  5. Lesson 5 of 5

    Momentum and acceleration

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