Mathematical Introduction to Data Science - Softcover

Wegner, Sven A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3662694255 ISBN 13: 9783662694251

Publisher: Springer, 2024

Synopsis

This textbook is intended for students of mathematics who have completed the foundational courses of their undergraduate studies and now want to specialize in Data Science and Machine Learning. It introduces the reader to the most important topics in the latter areas focusing on rigorous proofs and a systematic understanding of the underlying ideas.

The textbook comes with 121 classroom-tested exercises. Topics covered include k-nearest neighbors, linear and logistic regression, clustering, best-fit subspaces, principal component analysis, dimensionality reduction, collaborative filtering, perceptron, support vector machines, the kernel method, gradient descent and neural networks.

About this title

About the Author

Sven A. Wegner earned his PhD in Functional Analysis in 2010. After several international academic positions, he is currently affiliated with the University of Hamburg (Germany).

From the Back Cover

This textbook is intended for students of mathematics who have completed the foundational courses of their undergraduate studies and now want to specialize in Data Science and Machine Learning. It introduces the reader to the most important topics in the latter areas focusing on rigorous proofs and a systematic understanding of the underlying ideas.

The textbook comes with 121 classroom-tested exercises. Topics covered include k-nearest neighbors, linear and logistic regression, clustering, best-fit subspaces, principal component analysis, dimensionality reduction, collaborative filtering, perceptron, support vector machines, the kernel method, gradient descent and neural networks.

The author

Sven A. Wegner earned his PhD in Functional Analysis in 2010. After several international academic positions, he is currently affiliated with the University of Hamburg (Germany).

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3662694255
• ISBN 13: 9783662694251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308