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Linear Algebra: Practical Applications in ML

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 12

This article covers practical machine learning applications, the final part of the series. I’ll show how the linear algebra concepts from previous articles apply to neural networks, gradient computation, and efficient vectorized operations.


Linear Algebra: Principal Component Analysis

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 11

This article covers Principal Component Analysis (PCA), part eleven of the series. PCA is one of the most widely used techniques for dimensionality reduction, data visualization, and feature extraction in machine learning.


Linear Algebra: Singular Value Decomposition

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 10

This article covers Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), part ten of the series. SVD is arguably the most important matrix decomposition, with applications in image compression, recommender systems, pseudoinverse computation, and dimensionality reduction.


Linear Algebra: Least Squares and Regression

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 9

This article covers least squares and regression, part nine of the series. Least squares is one of the most important applications of linear algebra and forms the foundation of regression analysis used throughout data science and machine learning.


Linear Algebra: Orthogonality and Projections

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 8

This article covers orthogonality and projections, part eight of the series. Orthogonality is fundamental to many algorithms including least squares regression, QR decomposition, and machine learning techniques like PCA.


Linear Algebra: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Part 2

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 7

This article continues the exploration of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, focusing on diagonalization, computing matrix powers, and handling complex eigenvalues. Part seven of the series.


Linear Algebra: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Part 1

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 6

This article on eigenvalues and eigenvectors is part six of an ongoing crash course on programming with linear algebra. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors are among the most important concepts in linear algebra, with applications ranging from differential equations to machine learning algorithms like PCA.


Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Subspaces

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 5

This article on vector spaces and subspaces is part five of an ongoing crash course on programming with linear algebra, demonstrating concepts and implementations in Python. Vector spaces provide the theoretical framework for understanding linear algebra, while subspaces help us analyze the structure of matrices and linear transformations.


Linear Algebra: Matrix Inverses and Determinants

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 4

This article on matrix inverses and determinants is part four of an ongoing crash course on programming with linear algebra, demonstrating concepts and implementations in Python. The inverse of a matrix and the determinant are fundamental concepts that reveal important properties about matrices and provide alternative methods for solving systems of linear equations.


Linear Algebra: Systems of Linear Equations

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 3

This article on systems of linear equations is part three of an ongoing crash course on programming with linear algebra, demonstrating concepts and implementations in Python. We’ll explore how matrices provide a powerful framework for solving systems of equations, a fundamental problem that appears throughout science, engineering, and machine learning.


Linear Algebra: Matrices

Linear Algebra Crash Course for Programmers Part 2a

This article on matrices is part two of an ongoing crash course on programming with linear algebra, demonstrating concepts and implementations in Python. The following examples will demonstrate some of the various mathematical notations and their corresponding implementations, easily translatable to any programming language with mature math libraries.


Linear Algebra: Vectors

Crash Course for Python Programmers Part 1

This article on vectors is part of an ongoing crash course on linear algebra programming, demonstrating concepts and implementations in Python. The following examples will demonstrate some of the algebraic and geometric interpretations of a vector using Python. A vector is an ordered list of numbers, represented in row or column form.