Linear Algebra and Feature Selection
Providing you with the theoretical and practical foundations you need to apply machine learning techniques with confidence and understanding.
with Aleksandar Samsiev and Ivan Manov
Start CourseCourse Overview
Linear Algebra and Feature Selection is the course that provides you with the knowledge you need to grasp the math processes behind the machine learning algorithms for dimensionality reduction. Mastering the fundamentals of linear algebra will help you develop in-demand practical skills, such as building your own algorithms or choosing the most appropriate existing ones for a specific task you need to solve. The techniques you will learn - feature extraction and feature selection will enable you to handle high-dimensional data efficiently. In addition, you will get familiar with the mathematical concepts behind PCA and LDA, and practice applying these types of analysis using the corresponding Python libraries.
Skills you will gain
What You'll Learn
Working with machine learning is not only about applying algorithms. It’s about understanding their inner workings and how they function. This course gives you insight into the dimensionality reduction algorithms PCA and LDA and explains the math processes behind them.
Curriculum
- Linear Algebra Essentials15 Lesson 76 MinWhat Does the Course Cover Free Why Linear Algebra? Free Solving Quadratic Equations Free Vectors Free Matrices Free The Transpose of Vectors and Matrices, the Identity Matrix Free Linear Independence and Linear Span of Vectors Free Basis of a Vector Space, Determinant of a Matrix, Inverse of a Matrix Free Solving Equations of the Form A*x=b Free The Gauss Method Free Other Solutions to the Equation A*x=b Free Determining Linear Independence of a Random Set of Vectors Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Calculating Eigenvalues Calculating Eigenvectors
- Dimensionality Reduction Motivation2 Lesson 7 Min
- Principal Component Analysis (PCA)4 Lesson 31 Min
- Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA)11 Lesson 60 MinOverall Mean and Class Means Linear Discriminant Analysis – Overview LDA: Calculating Within- and Between-Class Scatter Matrices A Step-by-Step Еxplanation of LDA on a Wine Quality Dataset – Example Calculating the Within- and Between-Class Scatter Matrices Calculating Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues for the LDA Analysis of LDA LDA vs. PCA Setting Up the Classifier to Compare LDA and PCA Coding the Classifier for LDA and PCA Analysis of the Training and Testing Times for the Classifier and Its Accuracy
“Linear algebra and feature selection have shaped the world of machine learning and can be extremely useful in identifying the most efficient approach to manipulating data. This course will help you understand the mathematical concepts behind ML and how to integrate them into the feature selection activity.”
Aleksandar Samsiev
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Linear Algebra and Feature Selection
with Aleksandar Samsiev and Ivan Manov