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About the Course

This course offers a brief introduction to the multivariate calculus required to build many common machine learning techniques. We start at the very beginning with a refresher on the “rise over run” formulation of a slope, before converting this to the formal definition of the gradient of a function. We then start to build up a set of tools for making calculus easier and faster. Next, we learn how to calculate vectors that point up hill on multidimensional surfaces and even put this into action using an interactive game. We take a look at how we can use calculus to build approximations to functions, as well as helping us to quantify how accurate we should expect those approximations to be. We also spend some time talking about where calculus comes up in the training of neural networks, before finally showing you how it is applied in linear regression models. This course is intended to offer an intuitive understanding of calculus, as well as the language necessary to look concepts up yourselves when you get stuck. Hopefully, without going into too much detail, you’ll still come away with the confidence to dive into some more focused machine learning courses in future....

Top reviews

DP

Nov 25, 2018

Great course to develop some understanding and intuition about the basic concepts used in optimization. Last 2 weeks were a bit on a lower level of quality then the rest in my opinion but still great.

JT

Nov 12, 2018

Excellent course. I completed this course with no prior knowledge of multivariate calculus and was successful nonetheless. It was challenging and extremely interesting, informative, and well designed.

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By Andrew K N

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Feb 21, 2021

Excellent course.

Very good course

By KANAK P

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Aug 23, 2020

Very nicely explained the concepts

By Loc N

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Jan 13, 2020

David's enthusiasm is so addicting

By gaurav k

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Jul 3, 2019

well explained details on Calculus

By Joe E

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May 28, 2018

Great class and great instructors.

By Johnny L

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Aug 23, 2024

An excellent online math course!!

By Th D

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Dec 22, 2023

Great Course, Great instructors!!

By ATHUL P

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Sep 29, 2021

tbh kinda hard for an average guy

By Alan

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Aug 2, 2020

Really enjoyed it. Learned a lot.

By Demian P

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May 1, 2020

Great content and great lecturers

By David L

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Aug 30, 2019

Hard Course but I learned a LOT!!

By Marno B

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Nov 19, 2018

Absolutely loved every moment!!!!

By Jitender S V

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Jul 20, 2018

Just as great as first course. :)

By Yuvaraj K

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Jan 2, 2022

Good one to build the intuition.

By Muhammad T

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Feb 26, 2021

good course and difficult course

By Uria L

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Dec 30, 2019

A must have for data scientists!

By Joseph J

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Aug 22, 2018

Excellent Review, Just excellent

By Omkar N

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Jul 3, 2020

Great course to build intuition

By 刘静怡

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Jan 14, 2019

Thank you! Really nice course!

By NICOLAS L M Q

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Nov 11, 2021

Excellent recommended course.

By kai k

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May 5, 2019

well taught - great activites

By Alexei S

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Aug 29, 2018

Great course. Thank you guys!

By khaled Z A H

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Jan 10, 2023

builds very important skills

By Xiaohua L

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May 2, 2021

excellent learning material！

By Stevani D U

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Mar 10, 2021

this course very challenging