Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
15 Math Concepts Every Data Scientist Should Know

You're reading from   15 Math Concepts Every Data Scientist Should Know Understand and learn how to apply the math behind data science algorithms

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837634187
Length 510 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Tools
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
David Hoyle David Hoyle
Author Profile Icon David Hoyle
David Hoyle
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Essential Concepts FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Recap of Mathematical Notation and Terminology 3. Chapter 2: Random Variables and Probability Distributions 4. Chapter 3: Matrices and Linear Algebra 5. Chapter 4: Loss Functions and Optimization 6. Chapter 5: Probabilistic Modeling 7. Part 2: Intermediate Concepts
8. Chapter 6: Time Series and Forecasting 9. Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing 10. Chapter 8: Model Complexity 11. Chapter 9: Function Decomposition 12. Chapter 10: Network Analysis 13. Part 3: Selected Advanced Concepts
14. Chapter 11: Dynamical Systems 15. Chapter 12: Kernel Methods 16. Chapter 13: Information Theory 17. Chapter 14: Non-Parametric Bayesian Methods 18. Chapter 15: Random Matrices 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

To get the most out of this book

To get the most out of this book, we assume you have at least some familiarity with high-school mathematics, such as complex numbers, basic calculus, and elementary uses of vectors and matrices. To get the most out of the code examples in the book, you should have some experience of coding in Python. You will also need access to a computer or server with a full Python installation and/or where you have privileges to run and install Python and any additional packages required.

Software/hardware covered in the book

Operating system requirements

Python, Jupyter Notebook

Windows, macOS, or Linux

The code examples given in each chapter, and the answers to the exercises at the end of each chapter, are available in the book’s GitHub repository as Jupyter notebooks. To run the notebooks, you will need a Jupyter installation.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at €18.99/month. Cancel anytime