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Mathematics for machine learning

Taylor series and approximation

Local linear and quadratic models — how ML keeps approximating.

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  1. Lesson 1 of 5

    Taylor series (univariate)

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  2. Lesson 2 of 5

    Taylor series (multivariate)

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  3. Lesson 3 of 5

    Linear vs quadratic local models

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  4. Lesson 4 of 5

    Function approximation trade-offs

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  5. Lesson 5 of 5

    Perturbation analysis

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