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Mathematical Foundations

Linear algebra, calculus, probability, statistics and optimisation — the maths behind ML

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Maths for ML
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Multiply matrices and compute dot products
Probability & Statistics
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Calculate conditional probability and Bayes' theorem
Optimisation
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Implement gradient descent from scratch
Information Theory
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Calculate Shannon entropy and cross-entropy loss
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The Mayans Invented Zero Before Most of the World — Here Is Their Number System in Python
Medium · Python 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 2d ago
The Mayans Invented Zero Before Most of the World — Here Is Their Number System in Python
Long before Europe discovered zero, the Maya were using it in a sophisticated base-20 system. Here is how it works. Continue reading on Medium »
Euler’s equation
Medium · AI 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 5d ago
Euler’s equation
Euler’s equation is one of the most important achievements in the history of mathematics, establishing a deep connection between seemingly… Continue reading on
MIT Integration Bee 2025 Problem
Medium · AI 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
MIT Integration Bee 2025 Problem
A Golden Ratio Integral Continue reading on ThinkArt »
MIT Integration Bee 2025 Problem
Medium · Data Science 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
MIT Integration Bee 2025 Problem
A Golden Ratio Integral Continue reading on ThinkArt »
How To Solve The Pythagoras Pie Puzzle?
Medium · AI 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 4w ago
How To Solve The Pythagoras Pie Puzzle?
This is A mathematically delicious mystery Continue reading on Math Games »
How To Solve The Pythagoras Pie Puzzle?
Medium · Data Science 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 4w ago
How To Solve The Pythagoras Pie Puzzle?
This is A mathematically delicious mystery Continue reading on Math Games »
Mathematics Does Not Define The World
Forbes Innovation 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Mathematics Does Not Define The World
Mathematics is not defining the world. It is the world that we define with mathematics.
The Ellipse Has Two Personalities
Medium · Programming 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
The Ellipse Has Two Personalities
Same shape. One formula a child can memorize. The other broke mathematicians for two thousand years. Continue reading on Medium »
Beyond the Number Line From Integers to Infrastructure Completing Chapter 1 of the Math-to-Code…
Medium · Cybersecurity 🔢 Mathematical Foundations ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Beyond the Number Line From Integers to Infrastructure Completing Chapter 1 of the Math-to-Code…
“I am proud to announce the completion of the first major chapter in my technical journey: Numbers and Negative Numbers From Krista King’s… Continue reading on