The Modern Mathematics of Deep Learningexplained for non-mathematicians

Smooth functions

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.

Functions and derivatives · Describe maps and how their outputs change.

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].

Used in these source sections: 3.2 Simple pieces, many layers · 4.1 When data live on a smaller shape

A Cᵏ function has continuous derivatives through order k on the stated domain. A quadratic is C².

Smoothness assumptions control which functions a theorem covers.

Source formula example

CkC^{k}

illustration · The quadratic is a simple smooth example; one point evaluation cannot prove regularity for an arbitrary function.

Symbols

gg
A function on the indicated domain or manifold.
kk
A nonnegative integer derivative order.
CkCᵏ
Functions with continuous derivatives through order k.

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

Initial values in code

  • x = 2

Calculated here

Result expression: { x, value: x * x, firstDerivative: 2 * x, secondDerivative: 2 }

Returns

Example result
x
2
value
4
firstDerivative
4
secondDerivative
2

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

Result

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Technical statement

The numerical values are invented. The quadratic is a simple smooth example; one point evaluation cannot prove regularity for an arbitrary function.

Source: Inline notation