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About the Course

This intermediate-level course introduces the mathematical foundations to derive Principal Component Analysis (PCA), a fundamental dimensionality reduction technique. We'll cover some basic statistics of data sets, such as mean values and variances, we'll compute distances and angles between vectors using inner products and derive orthogonal projections of data onto lower-dimensional subspaces. Using all these tools, we'll then derive PCA as a method that minimizes the average squared reconstruction error between data points and their reconstruction. At the end of this course, you'll be familiar with important mathematical concepts and you can implement PCA all by yourself. If you’re struggling, you'll find a set of jupyter notebooks that will allow you to explore properties of the techniques and walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you are already an expert, this course may refresh some of your knowledge. The lectures, examples and exercises require: 1. Some ability of abstract thinking 2. Good background in linear algebra (e.g., matrix and vector algebra, linear independence, basis) 3. Basic background in multivariate calculus (e.g., partial derivatives, basic optimization) 4. Basic knowledge in python programming and numpy Disclaimer: This course is substantially more abstract and requires more programming than the other two courses of the specialization. However, this type of abstract thinking, algebraic manipulation and programming is necessary if you want to understand and develop machine learning algorithms....

Top reviews

JS
Jul 16, 2018

This is one hell of an inspiring course that demystified the difficult concepts and math behind PCA. Excellent instructors in imparting the these knowledge with easy-to-understand illustrations.

NS
Jun 18, 2020

Relatively tougher than previous two courses in the specialization. I'd suggest giving more time and being patient in pursuit of completing this course and understanding the concepts involved.

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By Kaustubh S

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Nov 29, 2020

Very tough course but got a good sense of what PCA is

By Prateek S

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Jul 14, 2020

best course and important to study with concentration

By Lahiru D

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Sep 16, 2019

Great course. Assignments are tough and challenging.

By Archana D

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Mar 6, 2020

Brilliant work, references and formulas aided a lot

By Tichakunda

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Jan 18, 2019

good course, rigorous proof and practical exercises

By Diego S

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May 2, 2018

Difficult! But I did it :D And I learnt a lot...

By CHIOU Y C

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Feb 3, 2020

A good representation after preceding courses.

By Wang S

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Oct 21, 2019

A little bit difficult but helpful, thank you!

By eder p g

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Aug 9, 2020

excellent!!!! it's very useful and practical.

By Murugesan M

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Jan 15, 2020

Excellent! very intuitive learning approach!!

By Hritik K S

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Jun 20, 2019

Maths is just like knowing myself very well!

By K A K

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May 21, 2020

Learnt many new things I didn't know before

By Naggita K

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Dec 19, 2018

Great course. Rich well explained material.

By Carlos E G G

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Sep 27, 2020

Really difficult, but worth it in the end.

By Binu V P

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Jun 8, 2020

best course I had ever done in coursera

By Jonathon K

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Apr 12, 2020

Great course. Extremely smart lecturer.

By Xi C

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Dec 31, 2018

Great course. Cover rigorous materials.

By Akshaya P K

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Jan 24, 2019

This was a tough course. But worth it.

By THIRUPATHI T

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May 24, 2020

Thank you for offering a nice course.

By Eli C

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Jul 21, 2018

very challenging and rewarding course

By Jeff L J D

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Nov 1, 2020

Thank you very much for this course.

By 任杰文

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May 13, 2019

It's great, interesting and helpful.

By Jyothula S K

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May 18, 2020

Very Good Course to Learn about PCA

By Carlos S

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Jun 11, 2018

What you need to understand PCA!!!

By Dina B

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Aug 8, 2020

Nice course - informative and fun

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