The Modern Mathematics of Deep Learningexplained for non-mathematicians

Numbers and arrays

Penguin learning project

The project uses 342 complete Palmer penguin records: 240 training-pool and 102 held-out rows. The selected training rows determine feature scaling and model parameters. Source CSV

This project trains weights with softmax, unlike the homepage lab, which uses nearest species averages. Same penguin measurements; different classification methods. Predictions can differ.

Vectors and matrices · Combine numbers using vector and matrix operations.

Project vectors have two features; the training matrix has n rows and two columns. Mathematical tools may operate on these values when their assumptions apply.

Consider this concept alongside the project; its source assumptions may differ. These observations do not prove a theorem.

Input: 12 × 2; Held-out evaluation: 102 · #58 · 40.6 mm, 193 mm. Known answer: Adélie; Prediction: Adélie · [≈0.7383, ≈0.2444, ≈0.01737].

Teaching example; no specific paper passage attached.

An array holds numbers in order. JavaScript uses brackets, and counting array positions starts at zero.

Arrays let us keep several inputs together.

Source formula example

x=(x1,x2,x3)x=(x_1,x_2,x_3)

exact · The result is exact for these finite toy inputs, apart from ordinary computer rounding.

Symbols

xx
A list of three real numbers.

Source formula example

This source example uses its own inputs and assumptions. Editing it does not change the project.

Edit a value or the code, then run the example. This is a finite demonstration, not a proof of the paper’s theorem.

This example’s data flow

You choose

  • input.first = 1

Calculated here

Result expression: { values: x, first: x[0], length: x.length }

  • x = [input.first, 2, 3] Uses: input.first

Returns

Example result
values
array (3 items): [1, 2, 3]
first
1
length
3

Read numbers from input and return the result. JavaScript basics.

Result

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Technical statement

Change the input and run the same code again. The displayed result uses the values shown above.

Source: Teaching example