Math 0-1: Linear Algebra for Data Science & Machine Learning

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Course Data

Lectures: 96
Length: 19h 37m
Skill Level: All Levels
Languages: English
Includes: Lifetime access, certificate of completion (shareable on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter), Q&A forum

Course Description

Common scenario: You try to get into machine learning and data science, but there's SO MUCH MATH.

Either you never studied this math, or you studied it so long ago you've forgotten it all.

What do you do?

Well my friends, that is why I created this course.

Linear Algebra is one of the most important math prerequisites for machine learning. It's required to understand probability and statistics, which form the foundation of data science.

The "data" in data science is represented using matrices and vectors, which are the central objects of study in this course.

If you want to do machine learning beyond just copying library code from blogs and tutorials, you must know linear algebra.

In a normal STEM college program, linear algebra is split into multiple semester-long courses.

Luckily, I've refined these teachings into just the essentials, so that you can learn everything you need to know on the scale of hours instead of semesters.

This course will cover systems of linear equations, matrix operations (dot product, inverse, transpose, determinant, trace), low-rank approximations, positive-definiteness and negative-definiteness, and eigenvalues and eigenvectors. It will even include machine learning-focused material you wouldn't normally see in a regular college course, such as how these concepts apply to GPT-4, and fine-tuning modern neural networks like diffusion models (for generative AI art) and LLMs (Large Language Models) using LoRA. We will even demonstrate many of the concepts in this course using the Python programming language (don't worry, you don't need to know Python for this course). In other words, instead of the dry old college version of linear algebra, this course takes just the most practical and impactful topics, and provides you with skills directly applicable to machine learning and data science, so you can start applying them today.

Are you ready?

Let's go!

Suggested prerequisites:

  • Firm understanding of high school math (functions, algebra, trigonometry)

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Lectures

Welcome

4 Lectures · 22min
  1. Introduction and Outline (09:30) (FREE preview available)
  2. How to Succeed in this Course (08:45)
  3. Where to get the code (01:42)
  4. How to Take this Course (02:05)

Linear Systems Review

8 Lectures · 01hr 24min
  1. Lines and Planes (10:14)
  2. 2 Equations and 2 Unknowns (12:58)
  3. 3 Equations and 3 Unknowns (17:23)
  4. Gaussian Elimination (22:48)
  5. No Solutions (05:10)
  6. Infinitely Many Solutions (08:22)
  7. Review Summary (03:59)
  8. Suggestion Box (03:10)

Vectors and Matrices

20 Lectures · 04hr 10min
  1. What is a Vector? (20:05)
  2. Adding and Subtracting Vectors (12:12)
  3. Dot Product (15:56)
  4. Dot Product (pt 2) (09:06)
  5. Dot Product Exercises in Python (17:49)
  6. Bonus Application: Neural Embeddings, Cosine Similarity (Optional) (22:34)
  7. Exercise: Normalizing a Vector (08:02)
  8. Exercise: The Vector Normal to a Plane (05:09)
  9. What is a Matrix? (27:59)
  10. Matrix Addition and Scalar Multiplication (03:52)
  11. Matrix Multiplication (18:02)
  12. Properties of Matrix Multiplication (08:19)
  13. Matrix-Vector Product (12:53)
  14. Application: Neural Networks (07:28)
  15. Element-Wise Product (03:23)
  16. Outer Product (09:50)
  17. Bonus Application: Replicating GPT-4 (07:11)
  18. Matrix Exercises in Python (24:08)
  19. Linear Systems Revisited (06:19)
  20. Vectors and Matrices Summary (10:41)

Matrix Operations and Special Matrices

25 Lectures · 04hr 58min
  1. Identity Matrix (06:01)
  2. Diagonal Matrices (08:48)
  3. Matrix Inverse (24:20)
  4. Exercise: Inverse of the Inverse (07:59)
  5. Singular Matrices (08:14)
  6. Matrix Transpose (18:38)
  7. Properties of the Matrix Transpose (25:11)
  8. Symmetric Matrices (07:53)
  9. Transpose in Higher Dimensions (13:51)
  10. Orthogonal and Orthonormal Matrices and Vectors (14:27)
  11. Exercise: Orthogonal Matrices (03:21)
  12. Exercise: Inverse of a Product (02:25)
  13. Exercise: Transpose of Inverse of Symmetric Matrix (04:02)
  14. Exercise: Why Are Orthogonal Matrices Length- and Angle-Preserving? (09:26)
  15. Determinants (pt 1) (18:50)
  16. Determinants (pt 2) (23:09)
  17. Determinant Formula (Optional) (12:05)
  18. Determinant Identities (Optional) (06:01)
  19. Exercise: Determinant of a Unitary Matrix (02:23)
  20. Matrix Trace (Optional) (07:36)
  21. Positive Definite and Negative Definite Matrices (23:37)
  22. Exercise: Inverse of a Positive Definite Matrix (03:50)
  23. Exercise: Complete the Square (21:12)
  24. Matrix Operations Exercises in Python (13:56)
  25. Matrix Operations and Special Matrices Summary (11:35)

Matrix Rank

12 Lectures · 03hr 12min
  1. Linear Independence and Dependence (34:31)
  2. Geometric Interpretation of Linear Combinations (07:46)
  3. The Rank of a Matrix (20:17)
  4. Matrix Decompositions (SVD, QR, LU, Cholesky) (24:50)
  5. Rank After Multplication (22:37)
  6. Low-Rank Approximations and Frobenius Norm (13:25)
  7. Applications: Recommender Systems and Topic Modeling (Optional) (17:09)
  8. Applications of SVD: Data Visualization and Feature Selection (Optional) (11:57)
  9. Bonus Application: LoRA for Diffusion Models and LLMs (09:14)
  10. Exercise: Generating a Positive Semi-Definite Matrix (05:15)
  11. Matrix Decompositions in Python (20:09)
  12. Matrix Rank and Decompositions Summary (05:05)

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

19 Lectures · 03hr 38min
  1. How to Find Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (pt 1) (24:04)
  2. How to Find Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (pt 2) (03:04)
  3. Exercise: Rotation Matrix (21:38)
  4. Exercise: Why Do A^TA and AA^T Have the Same Eigenvalues? (02:53)
  5. Exercise: Eigenvalues of the Inverse (02:48)
  6. Conjugate Transpose and Hermitian Matrices (11:31)
  7. Hermitian Matrices Have Real Eigenvalues (06:39)
  8. Why Do Hermitian Matrices Have Orthogonal Eigenvectors? (06:29)
  9. Test for Positive Definiteness Using Eigenvalues (08:18)
  10. Determinant From Eigenvalues (03:02)
  11. Invertibility From Eigenvalues (Positive Definite Matrices Are Invertible) (04:54)
  12. Diagonalization (24:11)
  13. Constructing the SVD ('Proof' of SVD) (26:00)
  14. Matrix Powers (08:30)
  15. Application: The Vanishing Gradient Problem (08:16)
  16. Functions of Matrices (Optional) (13:45)
  17. Eigenvalues in Python (25:16)
  18. Quiz: Square Root of a Matrix (05:50)
  19. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (11:16)

Setting Up Your Environment (Appendix/FAQ by Student Request)

2 Lectures · 37min
  1. Anaconda Environment Setup (20:21)
  2. How to install Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, Pandas, IPython, Theano, and TensorFlow (17:33)

Effective Learning Strategies for Machine Learning (Appendix/FAQ by Student Request)

4 Lectures · 01hr 04min
  1. Can YouTube Teach Me Calculus? (Optional) (15:08)
  2. Is this for Beginners or Experts? Academic or Practical? Fast or slow-paced? (22:05)
  3. What order should I take your courses in? (part 1) (11:19)
  4. What order should I take your courses in? (part 2) (16:07)

Appendix / FAQ Finale

2 Lectures · 08min
  1. What is the Appendix? (02:48)
  2. Where to get discount coupons and FREE deep learning material (05:31)

Extras

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