Last Updated on August 12, 2020Computational learning theory, or statistical learning theory, refers to mathematical frameworks for quantifying learning tasks…
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How Kids Use Graph Theory to Settle DisputesGraph Theory & Rock Paper ScissorsAI Ethics: A Self ReflectionI have been a data analytics…
Continue ReadingI Don’t Believe in Electrons
By Russell Anderson, Director at Transaction Analytics Ltd. So, I was sitting in a staff meeting in the Department of…
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These have been the most popular math posts this year. Queueing theory: The science of waiting in line US Army…
Continue ReadingGame Theory 101: Decision Making in a Competitive Scenario using Normal Form Games
The trick to finding the Nash Equilibrium in mind strategy is that players must choose their probability distribution over their…
Continue ReadingA Unique Method for Machine Learning Interpretability: Game Theory & Shapley Values!
Now, if we talk in terms of Game Theory, the “game” here is the prediction task for a single instance…
Continue ReadingGame (Theory) for AI? An Illustrated Guide for Everyone
For Nash Equilibrium, we can conclude that it is a “No Regret” solution for any game, but not necessarily the…
Continue ReadingA Gentle Introduction to Information Entropy
Because they are two sides of the same coin. […] Information theory and machine learning still belong together. Brains are…
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Uncertainty involves making decisions with incomplete information, and this is the way we generally operate in the world. Handling uncertainty…
Continue ReadingCategory theory for data science: cautious optimism
I’m cautiously optimistic about applications of category theory. I believe category theory has the potential to be useful, but I’m…
Continue ReadingUnderstanding TypeScript’s Type System
A type system is a set of rules that assigns a type to every variables, expression, class, function, object, or…
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Learning to add git hook tasks: PHP-CS-Fixer(I wonder if I can make that title any geekier?)Using State Machines in Laravel“State Machine”Does…
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Instead of asking whether an area of mathematics can be applied, it’s more useful to as how it can be…
Continue ReadingPrison Escape – Solving Prisoner’s Dilemma with Machine Learning
Prison Escape – Solving Prisoner’s Dilemma with Machine LearningDemystifying the Most Famous Game Theory ProblemGreg SurmaBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingApr 8In today’s article, we are going…
Continue ReadingUS Army applying new areas of math
Many times on this blog I’ve argued that the difference between pure and applied math is motivation. As my graduate…
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Number Theory — History & OverviewPart I — What Is Number Theory & Why Is It Relevant Today?Jesus NajeraBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingMar 3Math is the Universe’s natural tongue. Since…
Continue ReadingHybrid Humans and Conscious Robots
If we assume a theory of mind was developed in order to read the minds of others, the better to…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in a Name?
What’s in a Name?The ABC’s of Category Theory and Functional ProgrammingMagda SteniusBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJan 29Functional programming is no longer only an academic pastime.…
Continue ReadingThe science of waiting in line
There’s a branch of math that studies how people wait in line: queueing theory. It’s not just about people standing…
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Set Theory — Basic NotationPart II — A Brief Look At Operations, Notation & Venn DiagramsJesus NajeraBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJan 12As stated in the previous article, one of the…
Continue ReadingWithout theory, data science is just about cat memes
Let’s face it: at present, data science at its best is about recognising pictures of cats. Now, automatically identifying pictures,…
Continue ReadingThe Problem of Tool Boxes without Context
On one side was the computer science movement, structured programming, program production, and everything we teach (mostly badly though there…
Continue ReadingWhat is Intelligence?
Programming of policies for such systems can’t rely on black-box learning algorithms, but usually involves strict mathematical specifications for every…
Continue ReadingLogic Theory —Basic Notation
Which means that variables, as we’re used to seeing them since algebra, is a no-no in logic theory; not at…
Continue ReadingGraph Theory — On To Network Theory
Among others, these are a few examples of classic network theory problems:Shortest Path Problem — What’s the shortest (cost-wise) path between any…
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