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Jan 27, 2026 ML Math Derivations 15 min read

Machine Learning Mathematical Derivations (8): Support Vector Machines

Complete SVM derivation from maximum margin to Lagrangian duality, KKT conditions, soft margin, kernel trick, and SMO algorithm with step-by-step proofs and Python code.

Apr 9, 2025 Linear Algebra 21 min read

Essence of Linear Algebra (15): Linear Algebra in Machine Learning

Machine learning speaks linear algebra as its native language. From PCA to SVMs, from matrix factorization in recommender systems to gradient descent optimization -- see how vectors, matrices, and decompositions power …