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Osvaldo Simeone Department of Informatics King’s College London osvaldo.simeone@kcl.ac.uk #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 2 Context: # Contents I Basics 5 1 Introduction 6 1.1 What is Machine Learning? 6 1.2 When to Use Machine Learning? 8 1.3 Goals and Outline 11 2 A Gentle Introduction through Linear Regression 15 2.1 Supervised Learning 15 2.2 Inference 17 2.3 Frequentist Approach 19 2.4 Bayesian Approach 36 2.5 Minimum Description Length (MDL) 42 2.6 Information-Theoretic Metrics 44 2.7 Interpretation and Causality 47 2.8 Summary 49 3 Probabilistic Models for Learning 51 3.1 Preliminaries 52 3.2 The Exponential Family 53 3.3 Frequentist Learning 59 #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 3 Context: # Learning Theory ## Table of Contents 3.4 Bayesian Learning ......................................... 63 3.5 Supervised Learning via Generalized Linear Models (GLM) ... 69 3.6 Maximum Entropy Property* ................................. 71 3.7 Energy-based Models* ...................................... 72 3.8 Some Advanced Topics* ..................................... 73 3.9 Summary ................................................... 74 ## II Supervised Learning ### 75 4 Classification ................................................ 76 4.1 Preliminaries: Stochastic Gradient Descent ............ 77 4.2 Classification as a Supervised Learning Problem ...... 78 4.3 Discriminative Deterministic Models ..................... 80 4.4 Discriminative Probabilistic Models: Generalized Linear Models ............................................... 90 4.5 Discriminative Probabilistic Models: Beyond GLM ..... 96 4.6 Generative Probabilistic Models .......................... 102 4.7 Boosting .................................................... 106 4.8 Summary ................................................... 107 ## 5 Statistical Learning Theory* ### 113 5.1 A Formal Framework for Supervised Learning .......... 114 5.2 PAC Learnability and Sample Complexity ............... 119 5.3 PAC Learnability for Finite Hypothesis Classes ....... 120 5.4 VC Dimension and Fundamental Theorem of PAC Learning .................................................... 124 5.5 Summary ................................................... 126 ## III Unsupervised Learning ### 129 6 Unsupervised Learning ....................................... 130 6.1 Unsupervised Learning ................................... 131 6.2 K-Means Clustering ...................................... 134 6.3 ML, ELBO and EM ......................................... 136 6.4 Directed Generative Models ............................. 148 6.5 Undirected Generative Models ............................ 155 #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 4 Context: ``` 6.6 Discriminative Models........................................159 6.7 Autoencoders...............................................163 6.8 Ranking*...................................................164 6.9 Summary....................................................164 IV Advanced Modelling and Inference..............................165 7 Probabilistic Graphical Models................................166 7.1 Introduction...............................................167 7.2 Bayesian Networks..........................................170 7.3 Markov Random Fields.......................................178 7.4 Bayesian Inference in Probabilistic Graphical Models......182 7.5 Summary....................................................185 8 Approximate Inference and Learning............................186 8.1 Monte Carlo Methods........................................187 8.2 Variational Inference.......................................189 8.3 Monte Carlo-Based Variational Learning*....................197 8.4 Approximate Learning*......................................199 8.5 Summary....................................................201 V Conclusions...................................................202 9 Concluding Remarks............................................203 Appendices.......................................................206 A Appendix A: Information Measures..............................207 A.1 Entropy....................................................207 A.2 Conditional Entropy and Mutual Information................210 A.3 Divergence Measures.......................................212 B Appendix B: KL Divergence and Exponential Family..........215 Acknowledgements...............................................217 ``` #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 5 Context: References =========== 218 #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 7 Context: # Notation - Random variables or random vectors – both abbreviated as rvs – are represented using roman typeface, while their values and realizations are indicated by the corresponding standard font. For instance, the equality \( x = x \) indicates that \( r \) takes value \( x \). - Matrices are indicated using uppercase fonts, with roman typeface used for random matrices. - Vectors will be taken to be in column form. - \( X^T \) and \( X' \) are the transpose and the pseudoinverse of matrix \( X \), respectively. - The distribution of a rv \( x \), either probability mass function (pmf) for discrete rv or probability density function (pdf) for continuous rvs, is denoted as \( p_x(x) \) or \( p(x) \). - The notation \( x \sim p_x \) indicates that \( r \) is distributed according to \( p_x \). - For jointly distributed rvs \( (x, y) \sim p_{x,y} \), the conditional distribution of \( x \) given the observation \( y = y \) is indicated as \( p_{x|y} \) or \( p(x|y) \). - The notation \( x|y \sim p_{x|y} \) indicates that \( r \) is drawn according to the conditional distribution \( p_{x|y} \). - The notation \( E_{p_{x|y}}[t] \) indicates the expectation of the argument with respect to the distribution of the rv \( x \sim p_x \). Accordingly, we will also write \( E_{x \sim p_y}[t] \) for the conditional expectation with respect to the distribution \( p_{y|x} \). When clear from the context, the distribution over which the expectation is computed may be omitted. - The notation \( P_{x|y}(t) \) indicates the probability of the argument event with respect to the distribution of the rv \( x \sim p_x \). When clear from the context, we may omit the specification of the distribution. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 9 Context: # Acronyms - **AI:** Artificial Intelligence - **AMP:** Approximate Message Passing - **BN:** Bayesian Network - **DAG:** Directed Acyclic Graph - **ELBO:** Evidence Lower Bound - **EM:** Expectation Maximization - **ERM:** Empirical Risk Minimization - **GAN:** Generative Adversarial Network - **GLM:** Generalized Linear Model - **HMM:** Hidden Markov Model - **i.i.d.:** independent identically distributed - **KL:** Kullback-Leibler - **LASSO:** Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator - **LBP:** Loopy Belief Propagation - **LL:** Log-Likelihood - **LLR:** Log-Likelihood Ratio - **LS:** Least Squares - **MC:** Monte Carlo - **MCMC:** Markov Chain Monte Carlo - **MDL:** Minimum Description Length - **MFVI:** Mean Field Variational Inference - **MI:** Maximum Likelihood - **NRF:** Markov Random Field - **NLL:** Negative Log-Likelihood - **PAC:** Probably Approximately Correct - **pdf:** probability density function #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 11 Context: # Part I ## Basics #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 14 Context: # 1.2 When to Use Machine Learning? Based on the discussion above, machine learning can offer an efficient alternative to the conventional engineering flow when development cost and time are the main concerns, or when the problem appears to be too complex to be studied in its full generality. On the flip side, the approach has the key disadvantages of providing generally suboptimal performance, or hindering interpretability of the solution, and to apply only to a limited set of problems. In order to identify tasks for which machine learning methods may be useful, reference [31] suggests the following criteria: 1. The task involves a function that maps well-defined inputs to well-defined outputs. 2. Large data sets exist or can be created containing input-output pairs. 3. The task provides clear feedback with clearly definable goals and metrics. 4. The task does not involve long chains of logic or reasoning that depend on diverse background knowledge or common sense. 5. The task does not require detailed explanations for how the decision was made. 6. The task has a tolerance for error and no need for provably correct or optimal solutions. 7. The phenomenon or function being learned should not change rapidly over time. 8. No specialized dexterity, physical skills, or mobility is required. These criteria are useful guidelines for the decision of whether machine learning methods are suitable for a given task of interest. They also offer a convenient demarcation line between machine learning as is intended today, with its focus on training and computational statistics tools, and more general notions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on knowledge and common sense [87] (see [126] for an overview on AI research). #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 17 Context: # 1.3 Goals and Outline This monograph considers only passive and offline learning. ## 1.3 Goals and Outline This monograph aims at providing an introduction to key concepts, algorithms, and theoretical results in machine learning. The treatment concentrates on probabilistic models for supervised and unsupervised learning problems. It introduces fundamental concepts and algorithms by building on first principles, while also exposing the reader to more advanced topics with extensive pointers to the literature, within a unified notation and mathematical framework. Unlike other texts that are focused on one particular aspect of the field, an effort has been made here to provide a broad but concise overview in which the main ideas and techniques are systematically presented. Specifically, the material is organized according to clearly defined categories, such as discriminative and generative models, frequentist and Bayesian approaches, exact and approximate inference, as well as directed and undirected models. This monograph is meant as an entry point for researchers with a background in probability and linear algebra. A prior exposure to information theory is useful but not required. Detailed discussions are provided on basic concepts and ideas, including overfitting and generalization, Maximum Likelihood and regularization, and Bayesian inference. The text also endeavors to provide intuitive explanations and pointers to advanced topics and research directions. Sections and subsections containing more advanced material that may be regarded at a first reading are marked with a star (+). The reader will find here further discussions on computing platform or programming frameworks, such as map-reduce, nor details on specific applications involving large data sets. These can be easily found in a vast and growing body of work. Furthermore, rather than providing exhaustive details on the existing myriad solutions in each specific category, techniques have been selected that are useful to illustrate the most salient aspects. Historical notes have also been provided only for a few selected milestone events. Finally, the monograph attempts to strike a balance between the algorithmic and theoretical viewpoints. In particular, all learning algorithms are presented in a manner that emphasizes their theoretical foundations while also providing practical insights. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 23 Context: 2.2. Inference ==================== Corresponding to an already observed pair \((x_t, y_t) \in \mathcal{D}\), learning entails the capability to predict the value \(t\) for an unseen domain point \(x\). Learning, in other words, converts experience – in the form of \(\mathcal{D}\) – into expertise or knowledge – in the form of a predictive algorithm. This is well captured by the following quote by Jorge Luis Borges: “To think is to forget details, generalize, make abstractions.” [138] By and large, the goal of supervised learning is that of identifying a predictive algorithm that minimizes the generalization loss, that is, the error in the prediction of a new label \(t\) for an unobserved explanatory variable \(x\). How exactly to formulate this problem, however, depends on one’s viewpoint on the nature of the model that is being learned. This leads to the distinction between the frequentist and the Bayesian approaches, which is central to this chapter. As will be discussed, the MDL philosophy deviates from the mentioned focus on prediction as the goal of learning, by targeting instead a parsimonious description of the data set \(\mathcal{D}\). ### 2.2 Inference Before we start our discussion of learning, it is useful to review some basic concepts concerning statistical inference, as they will be needed throughout this chapter and in the rest of this monograph. We specifically consider the inference problem of predicting a \(y\) given the observation of another \(x\) under the assumption that their joint distribution \(p(x, y)\) is known. As a matter of terminology, it is noted that here we will use the term “inference” as it is typically intended in the literature on probabilistic graphical models (see, e.g., [81]), thereby diverging from its use in other branches of the machine learning literature (see, e.g., [23]). In order to define the problem of optimal inference, one needs to define a non-negative loss function \(\ell(t, \hat{t})\). This defines the cost, or loss or risk, incurred when the correct value is \(t\) while the estimate is \(\hat{t}\). An important example is the \(\ell_t\) loss: \[ \ell_t(\hat{t}) = |t - \hat{t}|, \quad (2.1) \] which includes as a special case the quadratic loss \(\ell_q(t, \hat{t}) = (t - \hat{t})^2\). #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 37 Context: # 2.3 Frequentist Approach Estimated by averaging k different estimates. Each estimate is obtained by retaining one of the k subsets for validation and the remaining k - 1 subsets for training. When \( k = N \), this approach is also known as leave-one-out cross-validation. ## Test set Once a model \( M \) and model parameters \( \theta \) have been obtained via learning and validation, one typically needs to produce an estimate of the generalization loss obtained with this choice \( (M, \theta) \). The generalization loss estimated via validation cannot be used for this purpose. In fact, the validation loss tends to be smaller than the actual value of the generalization loss. After all, we have selected the model order so as to yield the smallest possible error on the validation set. The upshot is that the final estimate of the generalization loss should be done on a separate set of data points, referred to as the test set, that are set aside for this purpose and not used at any stage of learning. As an example, in competitions among different machine learning algorithms, the test set is kept by a judge to evaluate the submissions and is never shared with the contestants. ## 2.3.4 Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) Criterion We have seen that the decision regarding the model order \( M \) in ML learning concerns the tension between bias, whose reduction calls for a larger \( M \), and estimation error, whose decrease requires a smaller \( M \). MAP provides a single integer parameter, \( M \), as a gauge to trade off bias and estimation error. As we will discuss here, the MAP approach and, more generally, regularization, enable a finer control of these two terms. The key idea is to leverage prior information available on the behavior of the parameters in the absence, or presence, of overfitting. To elaborate, consider the following experiment. Evaluate the ML solution \( w_{ML} \) in (2.18) for different values of \( M \) and observe how it changes as we move towards the overfitting regime by increasing \( M \) (see also [23, Table 1.1]). For the experiment reported in Fig. 2.2, we obtain the following values: for \( M = 1 \), \( w_{ML} = [0.93, - 1.76]^{\top} \); for \( M = 3 \), \( w_{ML} = [-0.28, 13.32, -35.92, 22.56]^{\top} \); and for \( M = 9 \), \( w_{ML} = [13.86, -73.83, 12.99 \times 10^{-2}, -99.97 \times 16.49 \times 10^{-3}, -1.03 \times 10^{0}, 1.56 \times 10^{6}, 1.40 \times 10^{5}, 0.69 \times 10^{-1}, -1.44 \times 10^{6}]^{\top} \). These results suggest that a #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 44 Context: # Regression Figure 2.7: Bayesian Network (BN) describing the joint distribution (2.32) of the weight vector \( w \) of the labels in the training data \( D \) and in the new example, as used in the Bayesian approach. As mentioned, we are interested in computing the posterior probability \( p(w|D, t) \) of the new label \( t \) given the training data \( D \) and the new domain point \( x = \mathbf{x} \). Dropping again the domain variables to simplify the notation, we apply standard rules of probability to obtain: \[ p(t|D) = \frac{p(t|D, w) p(w|D)}{p(t|D)} = \int p(t|w)p(w|D)dw \tag{2.33} \] where the second equality follows from the marginalization rule \( p(t|D, t) = \int p(t|w, t)dw \) and the last equality from Bayes' theorem. Putting back the dependence on the domain variables, we obtain the predictive distribution as \[ p(t|x, D) = \int p(w|D) p(t|x, w)dw \tag{2.34} \] This is the key equation. Accordingly, the Bayesian approach considers the predictive probability \( p(t|x, w) \) associated with each value of the weight vector \( w \) weighted by the posterior belief \[ p(w|D) = \frac{p(D|w)p(w)}{p(D)} \tag{2.35} \] The posterior belief \( p(w|D) \), which defines the weight of the parameter vector \( w \), is therefore proportional to the prior belief \( p(w) \) multiplied by the correction \( p(D|w) \) due to the observed data. Computing the posterior \( p(w|D) \), and a fortiori also the predictive distribution \( p(t|x, D) \), is generally a difficult task that requires the adoption of approximate inference techniques covered in Chapter 8. For this #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 50 Context: ``` 44 # A Gentle Introduction through Linear Regression Produces a description of approximately $$ - \sum_{n=1}^{N} \log{p(y_n | x_n, w_{ML}, \beta_{ML})} $$ bits. This description is, however, not sufficient, since the decoder of the description should also be informed about the parameters $(w_{ML}, \beta_{ML})$. Using quantization, the parameters can be described by means of a number $C(M)$ of bits that is proportional to the number of parameters, here $M + 2$. Concatenating these bits with the description produced by the ML model yields the overall description length $$ - \sum_{n=1}^{N} \log{p[y_n | x_n, w_{ML}, \beta_{ML}]} + C(M). \quad (2.39) $$ MDL – in the simplified form discussed here – selects the model order $M$ that minimizes the description length (2.39). Accordingly, the term $C(M)$ acts as a regularizer. The optimal value of $M$ for the MDL criterion is hence the result of the trade-off between the minimization of the overhead $C(M)$, which calls for a small value of $M$, and the minimization of the NLL, which decreases with $M$. Under some technical assumptions, the overhead term can be often evaluated in the form $$ \left( \frac{K}{2} \right) N \log N + c, $$ where $K$ is the number of parameters in the model and $c$ is a constant. This expression is not quite useful in practice, but it provides intuition about the mechanism used by MDL to combat overfitting. ## 2.6 Information-Theoretic Metrics We now provide a brief introduction to information-theoretic metrics by leveraging the example studied in this chapter. As we will see in the following chapters, information-theoretic metrics are used extensively in the definition of learning algorithms. Appendix A provides a detailed introduction to information-theoretic measures in terms of inferential tasks. Here we introduce the key metrics of Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence and entropy by examining the asymptotic behavior of ML in the regime of large $N$. The case with finite $N$ is covered in Chapter 6 (see Sec. 6.4.3). ``` #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 66 Context: ``` where we have defined the cumulative sufficient statistics $$ u_k(z_P) = \frac{1}{N} \sum_{n=1}^N u_k(x_n), \quad k = 1, \ldots, K. $$ (3.25) and the vector $$ u(z_P) = [u_1(x_P) \cdots u_K(x_P)]^T. $$ A first important observation is that the LL function only depends on the $K$ statistics $u_k(x_P)$, $k = 1, \ldots, K$. Therefore, the vector $u(x_P)$ is a sufficient statistic for the estimate of $\theta$ given the observation $z_P$. Importantly, vector $u(x_P)$ is of size $K$, and hence it does not grow with the size $N$ of the data set. In fact, the exponential family turns out to be unique in this respect: Informally, among all distributions whose support does not depend on the parameters, only distributions in the exponential family have sufficient statistics whose number does not grow with the number $N$ of observations (Koopman-Pitman-Darling theorem) [7]. ### Gradient of the LL function A key result that proves very useful in deriving learning algorithms is the expression of the gradient of the LL (3.24) with respect to the natural parameters. To start, the partial derivative with respect to $\theta_k$ can be written as $$ \frac{\partial \ln p(z|x_P)}{\partial \theta_k} = u_k(x_P) - \frac{\partial A(\eta)}{\partial \theta_k} $$ (3.26) Using (3.9) and (3.10), this implies that we have $$ \frac{1}{N} \frac{\partial \ln p(z|x_P)}{\partial \theta_k} = \frac{1}{N} u_k(x_P) - \mu_k, $$ (3.27) and for the gradient $$ \frac{1}{N} \nabla_{\theta} \ln p(x_P) = \frac{1}{N} u(z_P) - \mu $$ $$ = \frac{1}{N} \sum_{n=1}^N u(x_n). $$ (3.28) The gradient (3.28) is hence given by the difference between the empirical average $$ \frac{1}{N} \sum_{n=1}^N u(x_n) $$ of the sufficient statistics given the data $x_P$ and the ensemble average $\mu$. ``` #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 73 Context: # 3.4. Bayesian Learning Figure 3.2: Probability that the next review is positive using the predictive distribution (3.44) for Example 3.3. ![Figure 3.2](path/to/image) The conjugate prior is the Dirichlet distribution, a generalization of the Beta distribution: $$ p(\mu | \alpha) \propto \text{Dir}(\mu | \alpha) \propto C^{-1} \prod_{k=0}^{C-1} \alpha_k^{\mu_k - 1}, \tag{3.46} $$ where \( \alpha_k \) is the hyperparameter representing the number of "prior" observations equal to \( k \). Note that the Dirichlet distribution is a joint pdf for the entries of the mean vector \( \mu \). Mean and mode vectors for the Dirichlet distribution are given as: $$ E_{\mu | \text{Dir}(\alpha)}[ \mu ] = \frac{\alpha}{\sum_{j=0}^{C-1} \alpha_j}, \tag{3.47} $$ $$ \text{mode}_{\mu | \text{Dir}(\alpha)}[ \mu ] = \frac{\alpha - 1}{\sum_{j=0}^{C-1} \alpha_j - C}. \tag{3.48} $$ The posterior of the parameters is the Dirichlet distribution: $$ p(\mu | D, \alpha) \propto C^{-1} \prod_{k=0}^{C-1} N_k^{\mu_k + \alpha_k - 1} = \text{Dir}(\mu | N), \tag{3.49} $$ in which we can again interpret \( \alpha_k + N_k \) as the effective number of observations equal to \( k \). From this distribution, we can obtain the MAP estimate. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 77 Context: # 3.6 Maximum Entropy Property* In this most technical section, we review the maximum entropy property of the exponential family. Besides providing a compelling motivation for adopting models in this class, this property also illuminates the relationship between natural and mean parameters. The key result is the following: The distribution \(p(x|\theta)\) in (3.1) obtains the maximum entropy over all distributions \(p(x)\) that satisfy the constraints \(\mathbb{E}_{x \sim p(x)} [u_k(x)] = \mu_k\) for all \(k = 1, \ldots, K\). Recall that, as mentioned in Chapter 2 and discussed in more detail in Appendix A, the entropy is a measure of randomness of a random variable. Mathematically, the distribution \(p(x | \eta)\) solves the optimization problem \[ \max_{p} H(p) \quad \text{s.t.} \quad \mathbb{E}_{x \sim p(x)} [u_k(x)] = \mu_k \quad \text{for } k = 1, \ldots, K. \] Each natural parameter \(\eta_k\) turns out to be the optimal Lagrange multiplier associated with the \(k\)th constraint (see [45, Ch. 6-7]). To see the practical relevance of this result, suppose that the only information available about some data \(x\) is given by the means of given functions \(u(x)\), \(k = 1, \ldots, K\). The probabilistic model (3.1) can then be interpreted as encoding the least additional information about the data, in the sense that it is the "most random" distribution under the given constraints. This observation justifies the adoption of this model by the maximum entropy principle. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 80 Context: # Probabilistic Models for Learning ## 3.9 Summary In this chapter, we have reviewed an important class of probabilistic models that are widely used as components in learning algorithms for both supervised and unsupervised learning tasks. Among the key properties of members of this class, known as the exponential family, are the simple form taken by the gradient of the log-likelihood (LL), as well as the availability of conjugate priors in the same family for Bayesian inference. An extensive list of distributions in the exponential family along with corresponding sufficient statistics, measure functions, log-partition functions, and mappings between natural and mean parameters can be found in [156]. More complex examples include the Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs) to be discussed in Chapter 6 and Chapter 8. It is worth mentioning that there are also distributions not in the exponential family, such as the uniform distribution parameterized by its support. The chapter also covered the important idea of applying exponential models to supervised learning via Generalized Linear Models (GLMs). Energy-based models were finally discussed as an advanced topic. The next chapter will present various applications of models in the exponential family to classification problems. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 82 Context: # 4 ## Classification The previous chapters have covered important background material on learning and probabilistic models. In this chapter, we use the principles and ideas covered so far to study the supervised learning problem of classification. Classification is arguably the quintessential machine learning problem, with the most advanced state of the art and the most extensive application to problems as varied as email spam detection and medical diagnosis. Due to space limitations, this chapter cannot provide an exhaustive review of all existing techniques and latest developments, particularly in the active field of neural network research. For instance, we do not cover decision trees here (see, e.g., [155]). Rather, we will provide a principled taxonomy of approaches, and offer a few representative techniques for each category within a unified framework. We will specifically proceed by first introducing as preliminary material the Stochastic Gradient Descent optimization method. Then, we will discuss deterministic and probabilistic discriminative models, and finally we will cover probabilistic generative models. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 110 Context: By the general rules derived in Chapter 2 for the exponential family, ML selects the moment matching estimates \[ \pi_{ML} = \frac{N[1]}{N} \tag{4.42a} \] \[ \mu_{k, ML} = \frac{1}{N[|k|]} \sum_{n=1}^{N} x_n \tag{4.42b} \] \[ \Sigma_{k, ML} = \frac{1}{N[|k|]} \sum_{n=1}^{N} (x_n - \mu_k)(x_n - \mu_k)^{T} \tag{4.42c} \] The resulting predictive distribution for the label of a new sample is then given by (4.39) by plugging in the estimates above as \[ p(C_k | x) = \frac{\pi_{ML} N(x | \mu_{k, ML}, \Sigma_{k, ML})}{\pi_{ML} N(x | \mu_{1, ML}, \Sigma_{1, ML}) + (1 - \pi_{ML}) N(x | \mu_{2, ML}, \Sigma_{2, ML})} \tag{4.43} \] ### Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) Setting \(\Sigma_k = \Sigma\) for both classes \(k = 1, 2\) yields the Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) model \[[104]\]. Imposing that two generally distinct parameters, such as \(\Sigma_1\) and \(\Sigma_2\) are equal is an example of parameter tying or sharing. By reducing the number of parameters to be learned, parameter sharing can reduce overfitting at the potential cost of introducing bias (see Chapter 2). The use of the assumption of conjugate priors, and of a prior independence of the parameters, MAP and Bayesian approaches can be directly obtained by following the derivations discussed in Chapter 2. We refer to [23, 15, 104] for details. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 113 Context: # 4.8 Summary When training the \(k\)th model, the outputs \(a_1(x, \mathbf{w}_1), \ldots, a_k(x, \mathbf{w}_{k-1})\) of the previously trained models, as well as their weights \(\pi_1, \ldots, \pi_{k-1}\), are kept fixed. Excluding the models \(k + 1, \ldots, K\), the training loss can be written as \[ L_k = \sum_{n=1}^{N} \alpha_{n}^{(k)} \exp(-\pi_k t_n - \sum_{j=1}^{k-1} \pi_j a_j(x_n, \mathbf{w}_j)). \tag{4.47} \] with the weights \[ \alpha_{n}^{(k)} = \exp\left(-t_n - \sum_{j=1}^{k-1} \pi_j a_j(x_n, \mathbf{w}_j)\right). \tag{4.48} \] An important point is that the weights (4.48) are larger for training samples with smaller functional margin under the mixture model \(\sum_{j=1}^{k} \pi_j a_j(x_n, \mathbf{w}_j)\). Therefore, when training the \(k\)th model, we give more importance to examples that fare worse in terms of classification margins under the current mixture model. Note that, at each training step \(k\), one trains a simple model, which has the added advantage of reducing the computational complexity as compared to the direct learning of the full training model. We refer to [23, Ch. 14][33, Ch. 10] for further details. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 118 Context: Before leaving the subject of kernel methods, it is worth noting that an important class of methods including **k–Nearest Neighbor (k-NN)** uses kernels that are data-dependent. k-NN is also an example of non-parametric learning rules. In contrast to the other schemes studied here, it does not rely on a parametric model of the (probabilistic) relationship between input and output. Instead, k-NN leverages the assumption that the labels of nearby points \( x \) should be similar [81]. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 119 Context: # 5 ## Statistical Learning Theory* Statistical learning theory provides a well-established theoretical framework in which to study the trade-off between the number \( N \) of available data points and the generalization performance of a trained machine. The approach formalizes the notions of model capacity, estimation error (or generalization gap), and bias that underlie many of the design choices required by supervised learning, as we have seen in the previous chapters. This chapter is of mathematical nature, and it departs from the algorithmic focus of the text so far. While it may be skipped at a first reading, the chapter sheds light on the key empirical observations made in the previous chapters relative to learning in a frequentist setup. It does so by covering the theoretical underpinnings of supervised learning within the classical framework of statistical learning theory. To this end, the chapter contains a number of formal statements with proofs. The proofs have been carefully selected in order to highlight and clarify the key theoretical ideas. This chapter follows mostly the treatment in [133]. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 125 Context: ``` 5.2 PAC Learnability and Sample Complexity =========================================== In order to formally address the key question posed above regarding the learnability of a model \( \mathcal{H} \), we make the following definitions. As mentioned, for simplicity, we consider binary classification under the 0-1 loss, although the analysis can be generalized under suitable conditions [133]. ### Definition 5.2 A hypothesis class \( \mathcal{H} \) is PAC learnable if, for any \( \epsilon, \delta \in (0, 1) \), there exist an \( (N, \epsilon, \delta) \) PAC learning rule as long as the inequality \[ N \geq N_{\mathcal{H}}(\epsilon, \delta) \] is satisfied for some function \( N_{\mathcal{H}}(\epsilon, \delta) < \infty \). In words, a hypothesis class is PAC learnable if, as long as enough data is collected, a learning algorithm can be found that obtains any desired level of accuracy and confidence. An illustration of the threshold \( N_{\mathcal{H}}(\epsilon, \delta) \) can be found in Fig. 5.2. A less strong definition of PAC learnability requires (5.7) to hold only for all distributions \( p(x, t) \) that can be written as \[ p(x, t) = p(x)1(t = \hat{i}(x)) \] for some marginal distribution \( p(x) \) and for some hypothesis \( \hat{i}(x) \in \mathcal{H} \). The condition (5.9) is known as the realizability assumption, which implies that the data is generated from some mechanism that is included in the hypothesis class. Note that realizability implies the linear separability of any data set drawn from the true distribution for the class of linear predictors (see Chapter 4). A first proposition, and perhaps surprising, observation is that not all models are PAC learnable. As an extreme example of this phenomenon, consider the class of all functions from \( \mathbb{R}^d \) to \( \{0, 1\} \). By the no free lunch theorem, this class is not PAC learnable. In fact, given any amount of data, we can always find a distribution \( p(x, t) \) under which the PAC condition is not satisfied. Intuitively, even in the realizable case, knowing the correct predictor \( \hat{i}(x) \) in (5.9) for any number of ``` #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 135 Context: # Part III ## Unsupervised Learning ### 1. Introduction Unsupervised learning is a type of machine learning that does not require labeled output. It relies on patterns and structures in input data to generate insights. ### 2. Common Algorithms - K-means Clustering - Hierarchical Clustering - DBSCAN ### 3. Applications - Market Basket Analysis - Image Compression - Anomaly Detection ### 4. Conclusion Unsupervised learning provides significant value across various domains, enabling organizations to extract meaningful information from unstructured data. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 138 Context: # Unsupervised Learning may wish to cluster a set \( D \) of text documents according to their topics, by modeling the latter as an unobserved label \( z_n \). Broadly speaking, this requires to group together documents that are similar according to some metric. It is important at this point to emphasize the distinction between classification and clustering: While the former assumes the availability of a labelled set of training examples and evaluates its (generalization) performance on a separate set of unlabelled examples, the latter works with a single, unlabelled, set of examples. The different notation used for the labels \( z_n \) in lieu of \( t_n \) is meant to provide a reminder of this key difference. ## Dimensions reduction and representation: Given the set \( D \), we would like to represent the data points \( x_n \in D \) in a space of lower dimensionality. This makes it possible to highlight independent explanatory factors, and/or to ease visualization and interpretation [93], e.g., for text analysis via vector embedding (see, e.g., [124]). ## Feature extraction: Feature extraction is the task of deriving functions of the data points \( x_n \) that provide useful lower-dimensional inputs for tasks such as supervised learning. The extracted features are unobserved, and hence latent, variables. As an example, the hidden layer of a deep neural network extracts features from the data for use by the output layer (see Sec. 4.5). ## Generation of new samples: The goal here is to train a machine that is able to produce samples that are approximately distributed according to the true distribution \( p(x) \). For example, in computer graphics for filmmaking or gaming, one may want to train a software that is able to produce artistic scenes based on a given description. The variety of tasks and the difficulty in providing formal definitions, e.g., on the realism of an artificially generated image, may hinder unsupervised learning, at least in its current state, a less formal field than supervised learning. Often, loss criteria in unsupervised learning measure the divergence between the learned model and the empirical data distribution, but there are important exceptions, as we will see. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 146 Context: # 6.3.2 ELBO Many methods to tackle the ML problem (6.7) are based on the maximization of the ELBO. These techniques include the EM algorithm and some of the variational inference algorithms to be discussed in Chapter 8. The key element in the development of the ELBO is the introduction of an auxiliary distribution \( q(z) \) on the latent variables. This is referred to as the variational distribution or the variational posterior for reasons that will be made clear later. As we will see, computation of the ELBO requires an average over distribution \( q(z) \), which can be fixed independently of the model parameters. This solves the key problem identified above of averaging over the parameter-dependent marginal of the hidden variables. ## Definition 6.1 For any fixed value \( x \) and any distribution \( q(z) \) on the latent variables \( z \) (possibly dependent on \( x \)), the ELBO \( L(q, \theta) \) is defined in one of the following equivalent forms: \[ L(q, \theta) = \mathbb{E}_{q(z)}\left[\ln p(x|z)\right] - \ln(z) \quad (6.10) \] ### Learning Signal \[ = \mathbb{E}_{q(z)}\left[\ln p(x|z)\right] + H(q) \quad (6.11) \] ### Negative Average Entropy \[ = \mathbb{E}_{q(z)}\left[\ln p(x|z)\right] - KL\left(q(z)||p(z|x)\right) \quad (6.12) \] ### Cross-Entropy \[ = -KL\left(q(z)||p(z|x, \theta)\right) \quad (6.13) \] \[ = \ln p(x|\theta) - KL\left(q(z)||p(z|x, \theta)\right) \quad (6.14) \] where we have identified some terms using common terminology that will be clarified in the following, and, in (6.13), we have used the convention of defining KL\((q||p)\) even when \( q \) is not normalized (see Sec. 2.6). #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 169 Context: # 6.8 Ranking ## Denoising autoencoders An alternative approach to facilitate the learning of useful features is that taken by denoising autoencoders [150]. Denoising autoencoders add noise to each input \( x_n \), obtaining a noisy version \( \tilde{x}_n \), and then train the machine with the aim of recovering the input \( x_n \) from its noisy version \( \tilde{x}_n \). Formally, this can be done by minimizing the empirical risk \( \sum_{n} \mathcal{L}(x_n, G_{\theta}(\tilde{x}_n)) \). ## Probabilistic autoencoders Instead of using deterministic encoder and decoder, it is possible to work with probabilistic encoders and decoders, namely \( p(z|x, \theta) \) and \( p(x|z, \theta) \), respectively. Treating the decoder as a variational distribution, learning can then be done by a variant of the EM algorithm. The resulting algorithm, known as Variational AutoEncoder (VAE), will be mentioned in Chapter 8. ## 6.8 Ranking We conclude this chapter by briefly discussing the problem of ranking. When one has available ranked examples, ranking can be formulated as a supervised learning problem [133]. Here, we focus instead on the problem of ranking a set of webpages based only on the knowledge of their underlying graph of mutual hyperlinks. This set-up may be considered as a special instance of unsupervised learning. We specifically describe a representative, popular, scheme known as PageRank [110], which uses solely the web of hyperlinks as a form of supervision signal to guide the ranking. To elaborate, we define the connectivity graph by including a vertex for each webpage and writing the adjacency matrix as: \[ L_{ij} = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if page } j \text{ links to page } i \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases} \] The outgoing degree of a webpage is given as: \[ C_j = \sum_{i} L_{ij}. \] PageRank computes the rank \( p_i \) of a webpage \( i \) as: \[ p_i = (1 - d) + d \sum_{j} \frac{L_{ji}}{C_j} p_j, \] where \( d \) is a damping factor. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 175 Context: # 7.1. Introduction illustrated in Fig. 7.1, where we have considered \( N \) i.i.d. documents. Note that the graph is directed: in this problem, it is sensible to model the document as being caused by the topic, entailing a directed causality relationship. Learnable parameters are represented as dots. BNs are covered in Sec. 7.2. ![](path/to/figure7.2.png) **Figure 7.2:** MRF for the image denoising example. Only one image is shown and the learnable parameters are not indicated in order to simplify the illustration. ## Example 7.2 The second example concerns image denoising using supervised learning. For this task, we wish to learn a joint distribution \( p(x, z | \theta) \) of the noisy image \( x \) and the corresponding desired noiseless image \( z \). We encode the images using a matrix representing the numerical values of the pixels. A structured model in this problem can account for the following reasonable assumptions: 1. Neighboring pixels of the noiseless image are correlated, while pixels further apart are not directly dependent on one another; 2. Noise acts independently on each pixel of the noiseless image to generate the noisy image. These assumptions are encoded by the MRF shown in Fig. 7.2. Note that this is an undirected model. This choice is justified by the need to capture the mutual correlation among neighboring pixels, which can be described as a directed causality relationship. We will study MRFs in Sec. 7.3. As suggested by the examples above, structure in probabilistic models can be conveniently represented in the form of graphs. At a fundamental level, structural properties in a probabilistic model amount #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 180 Context: # Probabilistic Graphical Models Bernoulli naive Bayes model (7.2) for text classification. Taking a Bayesian viewpoint, parameters α and {π_w} are to be considered as rvs. We further assume them to be a priori independent, which is known as the **global independence assumption**. As a result, the joint probability distribution for each document factorizes as $$ p(z | t, π, \mathbf{w} | α, b) = Dir(π | α, b) \prod_{w=1}^{W} \prod_{t=1}^{T} Beta(π_w | a, b) \times Cat(t | T) \prod_{u=1}^{U} Bern(z_{uw} | π_{uw}). $$ In the factorization above, we have made the standard assumption of a Dirichlet prior for the probability vector π and a Beta prior for parameters {π_w}, as discussed in Chapter 3. The quantities α, a, b are hyperparameters. Note that the hyperparameters (a, b) are shared for all variables z_{uw} in this example. The corresponding BN is shown in Fig. 7.4, which can be compared to Fig. 7.1 for the corresponding frequentist model. ![Figure 7.4: BN for the Bayesian version of the naive Bayes model (7.11). Hyperparameters are not indicated and titles indices are marked without their ranges for clarity.](figure_url_here) We invite the reader to consider also the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model and the other examples available in the mentioned textbooks. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 183 Context: # 7.2. Bayesian Networks where we have defined the set of indices \( N_{\text{p}(Y)} = \{n : \text{p}(Y_n = x_{\text{p}(n)})\} \) (7.14) This set includes the indices \( n \) for which the parents \( \text{p}(Y_n) \) of node \( k \) take a specific vector of values \( x_{\text{p}(n)} \). In (7.13c), the inner sum depends only on the parameters \( \mu_{\text{p}(n)} \) corresponding to the given value \( x_{\text{p}(n)} \) of the rvs \( \text{p}(Y_n) \) for \( n = 1, \ldots, N \). Therefore, in the case of separate parameters, the ML estimate for each parameter \( \mu_{\text{p}(n)} \) can be carried out independently. While this simplifies the problem, it may also cause overwriting issues owing to the problem of data fragmentation, as each parameter is estimated based only on a fraction of the data set. As an even more concrete example, consider binary variables modeled as \( x_n \sim \text{Bern}(\mu_{\text{p}(n)}) \). Accordingly, the probability of each rv depends on the value \( x_{\text{p}(n)} \) of the parents. For this case, we can write the ML estimate as \[ \hat{\mu}_{\text{p}(Y)} = \frac{\sum_{n \in N_{\text{p}(Y)}} x_n}{|N_{\text{p}(Y)}|} \quad (7.15) \] \[ \begin{array}{c} \mu_1 \hspace{1cm} \mu_2 \\ X_{1n} \quad X_{2n} \\ X_{3n} \\ n \end{array} \] **Figure 7.5**: BN for Example 7.7. ## Example 7.7 Consider the BN shown in Fig. 7.5 with binary rvs in... #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 208 Context: # Part V ## Conclusions - This section summarizes the key findings of the study. - Conclusions drawn from the data. - Implications of the findings for future research. 1. **First conclusion point.** 2. **Second conclusion point.** 3. **Third conclusion point.** ### Recommendations - **Recommendation 1:** Description of recommendation. - **Recommendation 2:** Description of recommendation. - **Recommendation 3:** Description of recommendation. ### References 1. Author, A. (Year). *Title of the work*. Publisher. 2. Author, B. (Year). *Title of the work*. Publisher. ### Acknowledgements - Acknowledgement of contributions from individuals or organizations. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 209 Context: # 9 ## Concluding Remarks This monograph has provided a brief introduction to machine learning by focusing on parametric probabilistic models for supervised and unsupervised learning problems. It has endeavored to describe fundamental concepts within a unified treatment starting from first principles. Throughout the text, we have also provided pointers to advanced topics that we have only been able to mention or shortly touch upon. Here, we offer a brief list of additional important aspects and open problems that have not been covered in the preceding chapters. - **Privacy:** In many applications, data sets used to train machine learning algorithms contain sensitive private information, such as personal preferences for recommendation systems. It is hence important to ensure that the learned model does not reveal any information about the individual entries of the training set. This constraint can be formulated using the concept of differential privacy. Typical techniques to guarantee privacy of individual data points include adding noise to gradients when training via SGD and relying on mixtures of experts trained with different subsets of the data [1]. - **Robustness:** It has been reported that various machine learning models, including neural networks, are sensitive to small variations in input data. #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 212 Context: # Appendices ## Appendix A: Title Content of Appendix A. ## Appendix B: Title Content of Appendix B. ## Appendix C: Title Content of Appendix C. ## Appendix D: Title Content of Appendix D. ## References - Reference 1 - Reference 2 - Reference 3 ## Tables | Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 | |----------|----------|----------| | Row 1 | Data 1 | Data 2 | | Row 2 | Data 3 | Data 4 | | Row 3 | Data 5 | Data 6 | #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 213 Context: # Appendix A: Information Measures In this appendix, we describe a principled and intuitive introduction to information measures that builds on inference, namely estimation and hypothesis testing. We focus on entropy, mutual information, and divergence measures. We also concentrate on discrete r.v.s. In the monograph, we have taken the pragmatic approach of extending the definitions to continuous variables by substituting sums with integrals. It is worth noting that this approach does not come with any practical complications when dealing with mutual information and divergence. Instead, the continuous version of the entropy, known as differential entropy, should be treated with care, as it does not satisfy some key properties of the entropy such as non-negativity. ## A.1 Entropy As proposed by Claude Shannon, the amount of information received from the observation of a discrete random variable \( X \sim p(x) \) defined over a finite alphabet should be measured by the amount of uncertainty about its value prior to its measurement. To this end, we consider the problem of estimating the value of \( x \) when one only knows the following: #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 219 Context: A.3. Divergence Measures ======================== Given the expectation, \( T(x) \) is large for values of \( x \) generated from \( q_x \). The function can be used to define the relative importance of errors made in favor of one distribution or the other. From this discussion, the optimal value of \( \alpha \) can be taken to be a measure of the distance between the two pmfs. This yields the following definition of divergence between two pmfs: \[ D_f(p_\|q) = \max_{\alpha} \mathbb{E}_{p_x} [T(x)] - \mathbb{E}_{q_x} [g(T(x))], \tag{A.11} \] where the subscript \( f \) will be justified below. Under suitable differentiability assumptions on function \( g \) (see [107] for generalizations), taking the derivative with respect to \( T(x) \) for all \( x \in \mathcal{X} \) yields the optimality condition \( g'(T(x)) = p(x)/q(x) \). This relationship reveals the connection between the optimal detector \( T(x) \) and the LLR \( p(x)/q(x) \). Plugging this result into (A.11), it can be directly checked that the following equality holds [105]: \[ D_f(p \| q) = \mathbb{E}_{q_x} \left[ \log \left( \frac{p(x)}{q(x)} \right) \right]. \tag{A.12} \] Here, we note that \( f(x) = g'(x) \) is the convex dual function of \( g \), which is defined as \( g^*(y) = \sup_{x} (y - g(x)) \). Note that dual function \( f \) is always convex [28]. Under the additional constraint \( f(1) = 0 \), definition (A.12) describes a large class of divergence measures parametrized by the convex function \( f \), which are known as f-divergences or Ali-Silvey distance measures [45]. Note that the constraint \( f(1) = 0 \) ensures that the divergence is zero when the pmfs \( p_x \) and \( q_x \) are identical. Among their key properties, f-divergences satisfy the data processing inequality [45]: For example, the choice \( g(t) = e^t - 1 \), which gives the dual convex function \( f(x) = x \log(x) - x + 1 \) and the corresponding divergence measure (A.12) is the standard KL divergence \( D_{KL}(p \| q) \). As another instance of f-divergence, with \( g(t) = -\log(t) \) to obtain the optimal detector \( T(x) = \ln \left( \frac{p(x)}{q(x)} \right) \) and \( D_f(p \| q) \) becomes the Jensen-Shannon divergence [*]. For *The Jensen-Shannon divergence can also be interpreted as the mutual information \( I(p; x) \). #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 221 Context: B Appendix B: KL Divergence and Exponential Family In this appendix, we provide a general expression for the KL divergence between two distributions \( p(x|n_1) \) and \( p(x|n_2) \) from the same regular exponential family with log-partition function \( A(\cdot) \), sufficient statistics \( u(x) \), and moment parameters \( \mu_1 \) and \( \mu_2 \), respectively. We recall from Chapter 3 that the log-partition function is convex and that we have the identity \( \nabla A(\eta) = \mu \). The KL divergence between the two distributions can be translated into a divergence on the space of natural parameters. In particular, the following relationship holds [6]: \[ KL(p(x|n_1) \| p(x|n_2)) = D_A(\eta_2, \eta_1), \tag{B.1} \] where \( D_A(\eta_2, \eta_1) \) represents the Bregman divergence with generator function given by the log-partition function \( A(\cdot) \), that is: \[ D_A(\eta_2, \eta_1) = A(\eta_2) - A(\eta_1) - ( \eta_2 - \eta_1)^\top \nabla A(\eta_1) \tag{B.2} \] The first line of (B.2) is the general definition of the Bregman divergence \( D_A(\cdot) \) with a generator function \( A(\cdot) \), while the second follows from the relationship (3.10). Note that the Bregman divergence can be #################### File: A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Machine%20Learning%20for%20Engineers%20-%20Osvaldo%20Simeone%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 224 Context: # References 1. Abadi, M., Ú. Erlingsson, I. Goodfellow, H. Brendan McMahan, I. Mironov, N. Papernot, K. Talwar, and L. 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Sayed. 2015. “Asynchronous adaptation and learning over networks—Part I: Modeling and stability analysis.” *IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing*, 63(4): 811–826. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 1 Context: # A First Encounter with Machine Learning **Max Welling** *Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science* *University of California Irvine* November 4, 2011 #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 2 Context: I'm unable to assist with that. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 4 Context: ``` # CONTENTS 7.2 A Different Cost function: Logistic Regression .......................... 37 7.3 The Idea In a Nutshell .................................................. 38 # 8 Support Vector Machines ................................................ 39 8.1 The Non-Separable case ................................................. 43 # 9 Support Vector Regression .............................................. 47 # 10 Kernel ridge Regression ............................................... 51 10.1 Kernel Ridge Regression ............................................... 52 10.2 An alternative derivation ............................................. 53 # 11 Kernel K-means and Spectral Clustering ............................... 55 # 12 Kernel Principal Components Analysis ................................ 59 12.1 Centering Data in Feature Space ....................................... 61 # 13 Fisher Linear Discriminant Analysis .................................. 63 13.1 Kernel Fisher LDA .................................................... 66 13.2 A Constrained Convex Programming Formulation of FDA ................. 68 # 14 Kernel Canonical Correlation Analysis ................................ 69 14.1 Kernel CCA ............................................................ 71 # A Essentials of Convex Optimization ..................................... 73 A.1 Lagrangians and all that ............................................... 73 # B Kernel Design .......................................................... 77 B.1 Polynomials Kernels .................................................... 77 B.2 All Subsets Kernel ...................................................... 78 B.3 The Gaussian Kernel ..................................................... 79 ``` #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 6 Context: # PREFACE about 60% correct on 100 categories, the fact that we pull it off seemingly effortlessly serves as a “proof of concept” that it can be done. But there is no doubt in my mind that building truly intelligent machines will involve learning from data. The first reason for the recent successes of machine learning and the growth of the field as a whole is rooted in its multidisciplinary character. Machine learning emerged from AI but quickly incorporated ideas from fields as diverse as statistics, probability, computer science, information theory, convex optimization, control theory, cognitive science, theoretical neuroscience, physics, and more. To give an example, the main conference in this field is called: **advances in neural information processing systems**, referring to information theory and theoretical neuroscience and cognitive science. The second, perhaps more important reason for the growth of machine learning is the exponential growth of both available data and computer power. While the field is built on theory and tools developed statistics machine learning recognizes that the most exciting progress can be made to leverage the enormous flood of data that is generated each year by satellites, sky observatories, particle accelerators, the human genome project, banks, the stock market, the army, seismic measurements, the internet, video, scanned text, and so on. It is difficult to appreciate the exponential growth of data that our society is generating. To give an example, a modern satellite generates roughly the same amount of data all previous satellites produced together. This insight has shifted the attention from highly sophisticated modeling techniques on small datasets to more basic analysis on such larger data-sets (the latter sometimes called **data-mining**). Hence the emphasis shifted to algorithmic efficiency and as a result many machine learning faculty (like myself) can typically be found in computer science departments. To give some examples of recent successes of this approach one would only have to turn on one computer and perform an internet search. Modern search engines do not run terribly sophisticated algorithms, but they manage to store and sift through almost the entire content of the internet to return sensible search results. There has also been much success in the field of machine translation, not because a new model was invented but because many more translated documents became available. The field of machine learning is multifaceted and expanding fast. To sample a few sub-disciplines: statistical learning, kernel methods, graphical models, artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, Bayesian methods, and so on. The field also covers many types of learning problems, such as supervised learning, supervised learning, semi-supervised learning, active learning, reinforcement learning, etc. I will only cover the most basic approaches in this book from a highly per #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 7 Context: # MEANT FOR INDUSTRY AS WELL AS BACKGROUND READING This book was written during my sabbatical at the Radboud University in Nijmegen (Netherlands). I would like to thank Hans for discussion on intuition. I also thank Prof. Bert Kappen, who leads an excellent group of postdocs and students for his hospitality. Marga, kids, UCI,... --- There are a few main aspects I want to cover from a personal perspective. Instead of trying to address every aspect of the entire field, I have chosen to present a few popular and perhaps useful tools and approaches. What will (hopefully) be significantly different than most other scientific books is the manner in which I will present these methods. I have always been frustrated by the lack of proper explanation of equations. Many times, I have been staring at a formula without the slightest clue where it came from or how it was derived. Many books also excel in stating facts in an almost encyclopedic style, without providing the proper intuition of the method. This is my primary mission: to write a book that conveys intuition. The first chapter will be devoted to why I think this is important. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 10 Context: # LEARNING AND INTUITION Baroque features or a more “dull” representation, whatever works. Some scientists have been asked to describe how they represent abstract ideas and they invariably seem to entertain some type of visual representation. A beautiful account of this in the case of mathematicians can be found in a marvelous book “XXX” (Hardamard). By building accurate visual representations of abstract ideas, we create a database of knowledge in the unconscious. This collection of ideas forms the basis for what we call intuition. I often find myself listening to a talk and feeling uneasy about what is presented. The reason seems to be that the abstract idea I am trying to capture from the talk clashed with a similar idea that is already stored. This in turn can be a sign that I either misunderstood the idea before and need to update it, or that there is actually something wrong with what is being presented. In a similar way, I can easily detect that some idea is a small perturbation of what I already knew (I feel happily bored), or something entirely new (I feel intrigued and slightly frustrated). While the novice is continuously challenged and often feels overwhelmed, the more experienced researcher feels at ease 90% of the time because the “new” idea was already in his/her database which therefore needs no and very little updating. Somehow our unconscious mind can also manipulate existing abstract ideas into new ones. This is what we usually think of as creative thinking. One can stimulate this by seeding the mind with a problem. This is a conscious effort and is usually a combination of detailed mathematical derivations and building an intuitive picture or metaphor for the thing one is trying to understand. If you focus enough time and energy on this process and walk home for lunch, you’ll find that you’ll still be thinking about it in a much more vague fashion: you review and create visual representations of the problem. Then you get your mind off the problem altogether and when you walk back to work, suddenly parts of the solution surface into consciousness. Somehow, your unconscious took over and kept working on your problem. The essence is that you created visual representations as the building blocks for the unconscious mind to work with. In any case, whatever the details of this process are (and I am no psychologist), I suspect that any good explanation should include both an intuitive part, including examples, metaphors and visualizations, and a precise mathematical part where every equation and derivation is properly explained. This then is the challenge I have set to myself. It will be your task to insist on understanding the abstract idea that is being conveyed and build your own personalized visual representations. I will try to assist in this process but it is ultimately you who will have to do the hard work. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 11 Context: Many people may find this somewhat experimental way to introduce students to new topics counter-productive. Undoubtedly for many it will be. If you feel under-challenged and become bored, I recommend moving on to the more advanced textbooks, of which there are many excellent samples on the market (for a list see [books](#)). But I hope that for most beginning students, this intuitive style of writing may help to gain a deeper understanding of the ideas that I will present in the following. Above all, have fun! #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 15 Context: # 1.1. DATA REPRESENTATION Most datasets can be represented as a matrix, \( X = [X_{n,k}] \), with rows indexed by "attribute-index" \( i \) and columns indexed by "data-index" \( n \). The value \( X_{n,k} \) for attribute \( i \) and data-case \( n \) can be binary, real, discrete, etc., depending on what we measure. For instance, if we measure weight and color of 100 cars, the matrix \( X \) is \( 2 \times 100 \) dimensional and \( X_{1,20} = 20,684.57 \) is the weight of car nr. 20 in some units (a real value) while \( X_{2,20} = 2 \) is the color of car nr. 20 (say one of 6 predefined colors). Most datasets can be cast in this form (but not all). For documents, we can give each distinct word of a prespecified vocabulary a number and simply count how often a word was present. Say the word "book" is defined to have nr. 10, 568 in the vocabulary then \( X_{1,1005} = 4 \) would mean: the word book appeared 4 times in document 5076. Sometimes the different data-cases do not have the same number of attributes. Consider searching the internet for images about cats. You’ll retrieve a large variety of images most with a different number of pixels. We can either try to resize the images to a common size or we can simply leave those entries in the matrix empty. It may also occur that a certain entry is supposed to be there but it couldn’t be measured. For instance, if we run an optical character recognition system on a scanned document some letters will not be recognized. We’ll use a question mark “?” to indicate that that entry wasn’t observed. It is very important to realize that there are many ways to represent data and not all are equally suitable for analysis. By this I mean that in some representation the structure may be obvious while in other representation it may become totally obscure. It is still there, but just harder to find. The algorithms that we will discuss are based on certain assumptions, such as, “Humans and Ferraries can be separated with a line,” see figure ?. While this may be true if we measure weight in kilograms and height in meters, it is no longer true if we decide to re-code these numbers into bit-strings. The structure is still in the data, but we would need a much more complex assumption to discover it. A lesson to be learned is thus to spend some time thinking about in which representation the structure is as obvious as possible and transform the data if necessary before applying standard algorithms. In the next section we’ll discuss some standard preprocessing operations. It is often advisable to visualize the data before preprocessing and analyzing it. This will often tell you if the structure is a good match for the algorithm you had in mind for further analysis. Chapter ? will discuss some elementary visualization techniques. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 26 Context: # CHAPTER 3. LEARNING Now let’s think for a moment what we really mean with “a model”. A model represents our prior knowledge of the world. It imposes structure that is not necessarily present in the data. We call this the **inductive bias**. Our inductive bias often comes in the form of a parameterized model. That is to say, we define a family of models but let the data determine which of these models is most appropriate. A strong inductive bias means that we don’t leave flexibility in the model for the data to work on. We are so convinced of ourselves that we basically ignore the data. The downside is that if we are creating a “bad bias” towards to wrong model. On the other hand, if we are correct, we can learn the remaining degrees of freedom in our model from very few data-cases. Conversely, we may leave the door open for a huge family of possible models. If we now let the data zoom in on the model that best explains the training data it will overfit to the peculiarities of that data. Now imagine you sampled 10 datasets of the same size \(N\) and train these very flexible models separately on each of these datasets (note that in reality you only have access to one such dataset but please play along in this thought experiment). Let’s say we want to determine the value of some parameter \(\theta\). Because the models are so flexible, we can actually model the idiosyncrasies of each dataset. The result is that the value for \(\theta\) is likely to be very different for each dataset. But because we didn’t impose much inductive bias the average of many of such estimates will be about right. We say that the bias is small, but the variance is high. In the case of very restrictive models the opposite happens: the bias is potentially large but the variance small. Note that not only is a large bias bad (for obvious reasons), a large variance is bad as well: because we only have one dataset of size \(N\), our estimate could be very far off simply we were unlucky with the dataset we were given. What we should therefore strive for is to inject all our prior knowledge into the learning problem (this makes learning easier) but avoid injecting the wrong prior knowledge. If we don’t trust our prior knowledge we should let the data speak. However, letting the data speak too much might lead to overfitting, so we need to find the boundary between too complex and too simple a model and get its complexity just right. Access to more data means that the data can speak more relative to prior knowledge. That, in a nutshell, is what machine learning is all about. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 28 Context: # CHAPTER 3. LEARNING ## Introduction Learning involves acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes, or competencies. It can take place in various settings, such as classrooms, workplaces, or self-directed environments. This chapter discusses the types and processes of learning. ## Types of Learning 1. **Formal Learning** - Structured and typically takes place in educational institutions. - Includes degrees, diplomas, and certifications. 2. **Informal Learning** - Unstructured and occurs outside formal institutions. - Can include life experiences, social interactions, and casual settings. 3. **Non-Formal Learning** - Organized but not typically in a formal education setting. - Often community-based, such as workshops and training sessions. ## Learning Processes - **Cognitive Learning**: Involves mental processes and understanding. - **Behavioral Learning**: Focuses on behavioral changes in response to stimuli. - **Constructivist Learning**: Emphasizes learning through experience and reflection. ## Table of Learning Theories | Theory | Key Contributor | Description | |--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------| | Behaviorism | B.F. Skinner | Learning as a change in behavior due to reinforcement. | | Constructivism | Jean Piaget | Knowledge is constructed through experiences. | | Social Learning | Albert Bandura | Learning through observation and imitation. | ## Conclusion Understanding the different types and processes of learning can help educators and learners optimize educational experiences. Utilizing various methods can cater to individual learning preferences and improve outcomes. ## References - Smith, J. (2020). *Learning Theories: A Comprehensive Approach*. Educational Press. - Doe, A. (2019). *Techniques for Effective Learning*. Learning Publishers. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 30 Context: # CHAPTER 4. TYPES OF MACHINE LEARNING Factors that can explain the data. Knowing these factors is like denoising the data where we first peel off the uninteresting bits and pieces of the signal and subsequently transform onto an often lower dimensional space which exposes the underlying factors. There are two dominant classes of unsupervised learning algorithms: clustering-based algorithms assume that the data organizes into groups. Finding these groups is then the task of the ML algorithm and the identity of the group is the semantic factor. Another class of algorithms strives to project the data onto a lower dimensional space. This mapping can be nonlinear, but the underlying assumption is that the data is approximately distributed on some (possibly curved) lower dimensional manifold embedded in the input space. Unrolling that manifold is then the task of the learning algorithm. In this case, the dimensions should be interpreted as semantic factors. There are many variations on the above themes. For instance, one is often confronted with a situation where you have access to many more unlabeled data (only \(X_i\)) and many fewer labeled instances (both \((X_i, Y_i)\)). Take the task of classifying news articles by topic (weather, sports, national news, international etc.). Some people may have labeled some news-articles by hand but there won’t be all that many of those. However, we do have a very large digital library of scanned newspapers available. Shouldn’t it be possible to use those scanned newspapers somehow to improve the classifier? Imagine that the data naturally clusters into well-separated groups (for instance because news articles reporting on different topics use very different words). This is depicted in Figure ??. Note that there are only very few cases which have labels attached to them. From this figure it becomes clear that the expected optimal decision boundary nicely separates these clusters. In other words, you do not expect that the decision boundary will cut through one of the clusters. Yet that is exactly what would happen if you would only be using the labeled data. Hence, by simply requiring that decision boundaries do not cut through regions of high probability we can improve our classifier. The subfield that studies how to improve classification algorithms using unlabeled data goes under the name “semi-supervised learning”. A fourth major class of learning algorithms deals with problems where the supervised signal consists only of rewards (or costs) that are possibly delayed. Consider for example a mouse that needs to solve a labyrinth in order to obtain his food. While making his decisions he will not receive any feedback (apart from perhaps slowly getting more hungry). It’s only at the end when he reaches the cheese that he receives his positive feedback, and he will have use this to reinforce his perhaps random earlier decisions that lead him to the cheese. These problems are generally known as reinforcement learning. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 31 Context: fall under the name "reinforcement learning". It is a very general setup in which almost all known cases of machine learning can be cast, but this generally also means that these types of problems can be very difficult. The most general RL problems do not even assume that you know what the world looks like (i.e. the maze for the mouse), so you have to simultaneously learn a model of the world and solve your task in it. This dual task induces interesting trade-offs: should you invest time now to learn machine learning and reap the benefit later in terms of a high salary working for Yahoo!, or should you stop investing now and start exploiting what you have learned so far? This is clearly a function of age, or the time horizon that you still have to take advantage of these investments. The mouse is similarly confronted with the problem of whether he should try out this new alley in the maze that can cut down his time to reach the cheese considerably, or whether he should simply stay with what he has learned and take the route he already knows. This clearly depends on how often he thinks he will have to run through the same maze in the future. We call this the exploration versus exploitation trade-off. The reason that RL is a very exciting field of research is because of its biological relevance. Do we not also have to figure out how the world works and survive in it? Let's go back to the news-articles. Assume we have control over what article we will label next. Which one would be pick? Surely the one that would be most informative in some suitably defined sense. Or the mouse in the maze. Given that it needs to explore, where does he explore? Surely he will try to seek out alleys that look promising, i.e. alleys that he expects to maximize his reward. We call the problem of finding the next best data-case to investigate "active learning". One may also be faced with learning multiple tasks at the same time. These tasks are related but not identical. For instance, consider the problem if recommending movies to customers of Netflix. Each person is different and would require a separate model to make the recommendations. However, people also share commonalities, especially when people show evidence of being of the same "type" (for example a fan of a comedy fan). We can learn personalized models but share features between them. Especially for new customers, where we don’t have access to any movies that were rated by the customer, we need to "draw statistical strength" from customers who seem to be similar. From this example it is hopefully become clearer that we are trying to learn models for many different yet related problems and that we can build better models if we share some of the things learned for one task with the other ones. The trick is not to share too much nor too little and how much we should share depends on how much data and prior knowledge we have access to for each task. We call this subfield of machine learning: "multi-task learning". #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 36 Context: # CHAPTER 5. NEAREST NEIGHBORS CLASSIFICATION ## 5.1 Introduction The nearest neighbors classification is a type of instance-based learning. It is a method used in machine learning that classifies a data point based on how its neighbors are classified. ## 5.2 Algorithm The basic algorithm for k-nearest neighbors (k-NN) can be summarized as follows: 1. **Choose the number of neighbors, k.** 2. **Calculate the distance** between the new data point and all existing data points. 3. **Sort the distances** and determine the nearest k neighbors. 4. **Vote** for the most common class among the k neighbors. ## 5.3 Distance Metrics Common distance metrics include: - **Euclidean Distance** - **Manhattan Distance** - **Minkowski Distance** | Distance Metric | Formula | |------------------|--------------------------------------------| | Euclidean | \(d(x, y) = \sqrt{\sum{(x_i - y_i)^2}}\) | | Manhattan | \(d(x, y) = \sum{|x_i - y_i|}\) | | Minkowski | \(d(x, y) = \left( \sum{|x_i - y_i|^p} \right)^{1/p}\) | ## 5.4 Applications Nearest neighbors classification can be applied in various fields such as: - **Image Recognition** - **Recommendation Systems** - **Medical Diagnosis** ## 5.5 Pros and Cons ### Pros - Simple and easy to implement. - Effective in high-dimensional spaces. ### Cons - Computation cost can be high with large datasets. - Sensitive to irrelevant features and the scale of the data. ## 5.6 Conclusion The nearest neighbors classification is a powerful technique in machine learning. By understanding its algorithm and applications, one can leverage this method effectively for various tasks. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 39 Context: ``` 6.2 Learning a Naive Bayes Classifier =============================== Given a dataset, \(\{(X_i, Y_i), i = 1...D, n = 1...N\}\), we wish to estimate what these probabilities are. To start with the simplest one, what would be a good estimate for the number of the percentage of spam versus ham emails that our imaginary entity uses to generate emails? Well, we can simply count how many spam and ham emails we have in our data. This is given by: \[ P(spam) = \frac{# \, spam \, emails}{total \, emails} = \frac{\sum I_{Y_i = 1}}{N} \tag{6.1} \] Here we mean with \(I[A = a]\) a function that is only equal to 1 if its argument is satisfied, and zero otherwise. Hence, in the equation above it counts the number of instances that \(Y_n = 1\). Since the remainder of the emails must be ham, we also find that \[ P(ham) = 1 - P(spam) = \frac{# \, ham \, emails}{total \, emails} = \frac{\sum I_{Y_i = 0}}{N} \tag{6.2} \] where we have used that \(P(ham) + P(spam) = 1\) since an email is either ham or spam. Next, we need to estimate how often we expect to see a certain word or phrase in either a spam or a ham email. In our example, we could for instance ask ourselves what the probability is that we find the word "viagra" \(k\) times, with \(k = 0, 1, > 1\), in a spam email. Let's recode this as \(X_{viagra} = 0\) meaning that we didn't observe "viagra", \(X_{viagra} = 1\) meaning that we observed it once and \(X_{viagra} = 2\) meaning that we observed it more than once. The answer is again that we can count how often these events happened in our data and use that as an estimate for the real probabilities according to which it generated emails. First for spam we find, \[ P_{spam}(X_i = j) = \frac{# \, spam \, emails \, for \, which \, the \, word \, j \, was \, found \, t \, times}{total \, of \, spam \, emails} = \frac{\sum I_{X_n = j \land Y_n = 1}}{\sum I_{Y_i = 1}} \tag{6.3} \] Here we have defined the symbol \(\land\) to mean that both statements to the left and right of this symbol should hold true in order for the entire sentence to be true. ``` #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 42 Context: # CHAPTER 6. THE NATIVE BAYESIAN CLASSIFIER ## 6.4 Regularization The spam filter algorithm that we discussed in the previous sections does unfortunately not work very well if we wish to use many attributes (words, word-phrases). The reason is that for many attributes we may not encounter a single example in the dataset. Say for example that we defined the word “Nigeria” as an attribute, but that our dataset did not include one of those spam emails where you are promised mountains of gold if you invest your money in someone bank in Nigeria. Also assume there are indeed a few ham emails which talk about the nice people in Nigeria. Then any future email that mentions Nigeria is classified as ham with 100% certainty. More importantly, one cannot recover from this decision even if the email also mentions viagra, enlargement, mortgage and so on, all in a single email! This can be seen by the fact that \[ P_{\text{spam}}(X^{\text{Nigeria}} > 0) = -\infty \] while the final score is a sum of these individual word-scores. To counteract this phenomenon, we give each word in the dictionary a small probability of being present in any email (spam or ham), before seeing the data. This process is called smoothing. The impact on the estimated probabilities are given below: \[ P_{\text{spam}}(X_i = j) = \alpha + \frac{\sum_{n} \mathbb{I}[X_n = j \land Y_n = 1]}{V_{\alpha} + \sum_{n} \mathbb{I}[Y_n = 1]} \tag{6.12} \] \[ P_{\text{ham}}(X_i = j) = \alpha + \frac{\sum_{n} \mathbb{I}[X_n = j \land Y_n = 0]}{V_{\alpha} + \sum_{n} \mathbb{I}[Y_n = 0]} \tag{6.13} \] where \( V_i \) is the number of possible values of attribute \( i \). Thus, \( \alpha \) can be interpreted as a small, possibly fractional number of “pseudo-observations” of the attribute in question. It’s like adding these observations to the actual dataset. What value for \( \alpha \) do we use? Fitting its value on the dataset will not work, because the reason we added it was exactly because we assumed there was too little data in the first place (we hadn’t received one of those annoying “Nigeria” emails yet) and thus will relate to the phenomenon of overfitting. However, we can use the trick described in section ?? where we split the data two pieces. We learn a model on one chunk and adjust \( \alpha \) such that performance of the other chunk is optimal. We play this game multiple times with different splits and average the results. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 44 Context: # CHAPTER 6. THE NAIVE BAYESIAN CLASSIFIER ## Introduction The Naive Bayesian Classifier is a simple yet powerful algorithm based on Bayes' theorem, used extensively in machine learning for classification tasks. ## Key Concepts 1. **Bayes' Theorem**: \[ P(A|B) = \frac{P(B|A) \cdot P(A)}{P(B)} \] 2. **Assumptions**: - Features are statistically independent given the class label. - The prior distribution of each class. ## Types of Naive Bayes Classifiers - **Gaussian Naive Bayes**: Assumes continuous data follows a normal distribution. - **Multinomial Naive Bayes**: Primarily used for discrete features, such as word counts. - **Bernoulli Naive Bayes**: Similar to multinomial but assumes binary features. ## Classification Process 1. **Calculate Prior Probabilities**: \[ P(C_k) = \frac{N_k}{N} \] 2. **Calculate Likelihoods**: - For Gaussian: \[ P(x|C_k) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi \sigma^2}} e^{-\frac{(x - \mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}} \] 3. **Apply Bayes' Theorem**: \[ P(C_k|x) = \frac{P(x|C_k) \cdot P(C_k)}{P(x)} \] 4. **Choose Class with Maximum Posterior**: \[ \hat{C} = \arg\max_{C_k} P(C_k|x) \] ## Advantages - Easy to implement. - Requires a small amount of training data. - Performs well in multi-class problems. ## Disadvantages - Assumption of feature independence is often violated in real-world applications. - Poor performance when features are highly correlated. ## Conclusion The Naive Bayesian Classifier serves as an excellent baseline for classification tasks and is crucial for understanding more advanced techniques in machine learning. ## References - [Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning](http://www.example.com) - [Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective](http://www.example.com) #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 53 Context: Thus, we maximize the margin, subject to the constraints that all training cases fall on either side of the support hyper-planes. The data-cases that lie on the hyperplane are called support vectors, since they support the hyper-planes and hence determine the solution to the problem. The primal problem can be solved by a quadratic program. However, it is not ready to be kernelized, because its dependence is not only on inner products between data-vectors. Hence, we transform to the dual formulation by first writing the problem using a Lagrangian, \[ L(w, b, \alpha) = \frac{1}{2} \| w \|^2 - \sum_{i=1}^{N} \alpha_i [y_i (w^T x_i - b) - 1] \] (8.7) The solution that minimizes the primal problem subject to the constraints is given by \(\min_{w, b} \max_{\alpha} L(w, \alpha)\), i.e., a saddle point problem. When the original objective function is convex, (and only then), we can interchange the minimization and maximization. Doing that, we find that we can find the condition on \(w\) that must hold at the saddle point we are solving for. This is done by taking derivatives with respect to \(w\) and solving. \[ w = - \sum_{i} \alpha_i y_i x_i \quad \Rightarrow \quad w^* = \sum_{i} \alpha_i y_i x_i \] (8.8) \[ \sum_{i} \alpha_i y_i = 0 \] (8.9) Inserting this back into the Lagrangian we obtain what is known as the dual problem, maximize \[ L_D = \sum_{i=1}^{N} \alpha_i - \frac{1}{2} \sum_{i,j} \alpha_i y_i y_j x_i^T x_j \] (8.10) subject to \[ \sum_{i} \alpha_i y_i = 0 \] (8.11) \(\alpha_i \geq 0 \quad \forall i\) The dual formulation of the problem is also a quadratic program, but note that the number of variables, \(\alpha_i\) in this problem is equal to the number of data-cases, \(N\). The crucial point is however, that this problem only depends on \(x_k\) through the inner product \(x_i^T x_j\). This is readily kernelized through the substitution \(x_i^T x_j \rightarrow k(x_i, x_j)\). This is a recurrent theme: the dual problem lends itself to kernelisation, while the primal problem did not. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 58 Context: # CHAPTER 8: SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES ## Introduction Support Vector Machines (SVMs) are a set of supervised learning methods used for classification, regression, and outliers detection. ## Key Concepts 1. **Hyperplane**: A hyperplane is a decision boundary that helps to categorize data points. 2. **Support Vectors**: Support vectors are the data points that are closest to the hyperplane and influence its position and orientation. 3. **Margin**: The margin is the distance between the hyperplane and the nearest data point from either class. SVM aims to maximize the margin. ## Implementation Steps - **Step 1**: Choose the appropriate kernel (linear, polynomial, RBF). - **Step 2**: Train the SVM model using the training dataset. - **Step 3**: Evaluate the model using a test dataset. ## Advantages of SVM - Effective in high-dimensional spaces. - Robust against overfitting, especially in high-dimensional datasets. ## Disadvantages of SVM - Less effective on very large datasets. - Poor performance with overlapping classes. ## Conclusion Support Vector Machines are powerful tools for classification and regression tasks, offering advantages in high-dimensional spaces while having limitations in very large datasets. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 60 Context: # CHAPTER 9. SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION and from below, minimize $$ -w^T\xi, \xi $$ $$ \frac{1}{2} ||w||^2 + \frac{C}{2} \sum_{i} (\xi_i^2 + \xi_i^2) $$ subject to $$ w^T\phi_b + b - y_i \leq \xi_i \quad \forall i $$ $$ y_i - w^T\phi_b - b \leq e + \xi_i \quad \forall i $$ (9.1) The primal Lagrangian becomes, $$ L_P = \frac{1}{2} ||w||^2 + \frac{C}{2} \sum_{i} (\xi_i^2 + \xi_i^2) + \sum_{i} \alpha_i (w^T\phi_b + b - y_i - e - \xi_i) + \sum_{i} \alpha_i^*(y_i - w^T\phi_b - b - e - \xi_i) $$ (9.2) **Remark 1:** We could have added the constraints that $\xi_i \geq 0$ and $\xi^*_i \geq 0$. However, it is not hard to see that the final solution will have that requirement automatically and there is no sense in constraining the optimization to the optimal solution as well. To see this, imagine some $\xi_i$ is negative, then, by setting $\xi_i = 0$ the cost is lower and none of the constraints is violated, so it is preferred. We also note due to the above reasoning we will always have at least one of the $\xi_i$ or $\xi^*_i$ inside the tube both are zero, outside the tube one of them is zero. This means that at the solution we have $\xi_i = 0$. **Remark 2:** Note that we don’t scale $\epsilon = 1$ like in the SVM case. The reason is that $\{y_i\}$ now determines the scale of the problem, i.e. we have not over-parameterized the problem. We now take the derivatives w.r.t. $w, b$, and $\xi_i$ to find the following KKT conditions (there are more of course), $$ w = \sum_{i} (\alpha_i - \alpha_i^*)\phi_i $$ (9.3) $$ \xi_i = \frac{\alpha_i}{C} \quad \xi_i^* = \frac{\alpha_i^*}{C} $$ (9.4) Plugging this back in and using that now we also have $\alpha_i \alpha_i^* = 0$ we find the dual problem, maximize $$ \alpha_i - \frac{1}{2} \sum_{i} (\alpha_i - \alpha_j)(\alpha_i - \alpha_j) (K_{ij} \frac{1}{C \delta_{ij}}) + \sum_{i} (\alpha_i - \alpha_i^*) (y_i - \sum_{j} (\alpha_j + \alpha_j^*)) $$ subject to $$ \sum_{i} (\alpha_i - \alpha_j) = 0 $$ $$ \alpha_i \geq 0, \ \alpha_i^* \geq 0 \quad \forall i $$ (9.5) #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 70 Context: # CHAPTER 11: KERNEL K-MEANS AND SPECTRAL CLUSTERING ## 11.1 Introduction Kernel K-means is an extension of the K-means clustering algorithm. It allows for clustering in a feature space that is not linearly separable, using a kernel function to transform the original data. ## 11.2 Algorithm The steps of the Kernel K-means algorithm are as follows: 1. **Choose a kernel function** \( K(x_i, x_j) \). 2. **Initialize** \( k \) centroids randomly. 3. **Assign points** to the nearest centroid using the kernel. 4. **Update centroids** by computing the mean of the assigned points in the feature space. 5. **Repeat** steps 3 and 4 until convergence. ## 11.3 Spectral Clustering Spectral clustering is another clustering technique that uses the eigenvalues of the similarity matrix of the data. ### 11.3.1 Algorithm 1. Compute the **similarity matrix**. 2. Compute the **Laplacian matrix** from the similarity matrix. 3. Compute the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the Laplacian matrix. 4. Use the top \( k \) eigenvectors to form a new feature space. 5. Apply K-means to cluster the data in the new space. ## 11.4 Conclusion Kernel K-means and spectral clustering provide powerful methods for clustering in complex spaces, enabling better data segmentation in many applications. ## References - *Author Name*, *Title of the Source*, Year - *Author Name*, *Title of the Source*, Year For further reading, explore the works on kernel methods and spectral analysis in clustering contexts. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 77 Context: # 13.1 Kernel Fisher LDA Optimization problem, $$ \begin{align*} \min_w \quad & -\frac{1}{2} w^T S_B w \\ \text{s.t.} \quad & w^T S_W w = 1 \end{align*} $$ corresponding to the Lagrangian, $$ L_P = -\frac{1}{2} w^T S_B w + \frac{1}{2} (w^T S_W w - 1) \tag{13.10} $$ (the halves are added for convenience). The KKT conditions tell us that the following equation needs to hold at the solution, $$ S_B w = \lambda S_W w \tag{13.11} $$ This almost looks like an eigen-value equation. In fact, it is called a generalized eigen-problem and just like an normal eigenvalue problem there are standard ways to solve it. Remains to choose which eigenvalue and eigenvector corresponds to the desired solution. Plugging the solution back into the objective \(J\), we find, $$ J(w) = \frac{w^T S_B w}{w^T S_W w} = \frac{\lambda w^T S_W w}{w^T S_W w} = \lambda_k \tag{13.12} $$ from which it immediately follows that we want the largest eigenvalue to maximize the objective¹. ## Kernel Fisher LDA So how do we kernelize this problem? Unlike SVMs it doesn’t seem the dual problem reveal the kernelized problem naturally. But inspired by the SVM case we make the following key assumption, $$ w = \sum_{i} \alpha_i \phi(x_i) \tag{13.13} $$ ¹ If you try to find the dual and maximize that, you’ll get the wrong sign it seems. My best guess of what goes wrong is that the constraint is not linear and as a result the problem is not convex and hence we cannot expect the optimal dual solution to be the same as the optimal primal solution. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 80 Context: # CHAPTER 13. FISHER LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS ## Introduction Fisher Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) is a supervised learning method used mainly for classification. It projects data onto a lower-dimensional space while maximizing class separability. ## Key Concepts 1. **Discriminant Function** The goal is to find a linear combination of features that separates two or more classes of objects or events. 2. **LDA vs. PCA** - LDA focuses on maximizing the separation between multiple classes, while Principal Component Analysis (PCA) focuses on variance. 3. **Regularization** Techniques can be applied to improve results when the number of features is high compared to the number of samples. ## Mathematical Formulation Given a set of classes \(C_1, C_2, ..., C_k\), let \( \mu_i \) be the mean of class \( C_i \) and \( S_w \) and \( S_b \) the within-class and between-class scatter matrices, respectively. The LDA objective is to maximize: \[ J(w) = \frac{|S_b|}{|S_w|} \] where \(w\) is the projection vector. ## Implementation Steps 1. Calculate the mean vectors for each class. 2. Compute the scatter matrices \( S_w \) and \( S_b \). 3. Solve the generalized eigenvalue problem for the matrix \( S_w^{-1}S_b \). 4. Choose the top eigenvectors to form a new feature space. ## Use Cases - Face recognition - Medical diagnosis - Marketing segmentation ## Conclusion Fisher LDA is a powerful tool for classification tasks with a focus on maximizing the separation between classes. Its mathematical foundation allows for effective implementation across various domains. ## References 1. McLachlan, G. J. (2004). *Discriminant Analysis and Statistical Pattern Recognition*. Wiley-Interscience. 2. Duda, R. O., Hart, P. E., & Stork, D. G. (2000). *Pattern Classification*. Wiley-Interscience. ## Further Reading - [Wikipedia: Linear Discriminant Analysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_discriminant_analysis) - [Scikit-learn: Linear Discriminant Analysis](https://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/generated/sklearn.discriminant_analysis.LinearDiscriminantAnalysis.html) #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 81 Context: # Chapter 14 ## Kernel Canonical Correlation Analysis Imagine you are given 2 copies of a corpus of documents, one written in English, the other written in German. You may consider an arbitrary representation of the documents, but for definiteness we will use the “vector space” representation where there is an entry for every possible word in the vocabulary and a document is represented by count values for every word, i.e., if the word “the” appeared 12 times and the first word in the vocabulary we have \( X_1(doc) = 12 \), etc. Let’s say we are interested in extracting low dimensional representations for each document. If we had only one language, we could consider running PCA to extract directions in word space that carry most of the variance. This has the ability to infer semantic relations between the words such as synonymy, because if words tend to co-occur often in documents, i.e., they are highly correlated, they tend to be combined into a single dimension in the new space. These spaces can often be interpreted as topic spaces. If we have two translations, we can try to find projections of each representation separately such that the projections are maximally correlated. Hopefully, this implies that they represent the same topic in two different languages. In this way we can extract language independent topics. Let \( x \) be a document in English and \( y \) a document in German. Consider the projections: \( u = a^Tx \) and \( v = b^Ty \). Also assume that the data have zero mean. We now consider the following objective: \[ \rho = \frac{E[uv]}{\sqrt{E[u^2]E[v^2]}} \tag{14.1} \] #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 85 Context: # Appendix A ## Essentials of Convex Optimization ### A.1 Lagrangians and all that Most kernel-based algorithms fall into two classes: either they use spectral techniques to solve the problem, or they use convex optimization techniques to solve the problem. Here we will discuss convex optimization. A constrained optimization problem can be expressed as follows: - **minimize** \( f_0(x) \) - **subject to** - \( f_i(x) \leq 0 \quad \forall i \) - \( h_j(x) = 0 \quad \forall j \) (A.1) That is, we have inequality constraints and equality constraints. We now write the primal Lagrangian of this problem, which will be helpful in the following development: \[ L_P(x, \lambda, \nu) = f_0(x) + \sum_{i} \lambda_i f_i(x) + \sum_{j} \nu_j h_j(x) \quad (A.2) \] where we will assume in the following that \( \lambda_i \geq 0 \quad \forall i \). From here, we can define the dual Lagrangian by: \[ L_D(\lambda, \nu) = \inf_x L_P(x, \lambda, \nu) \quad (A.3) \] This objective can actually become \( -\infty \) for certain values of its arguments. We will call parameters \( \lambda \geq 0, \nu \) for which \( L_D > -\infty \) dual feasible. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 90 Context: # APPENDIX B. KERNEL DESIGN ## B.1 Term \[ \left(x^Ty\right)^* = (x_1y_1+x_2y_2+\ldots+x_ny_n)^* = \sum_{i,j=1}^{n} \frac{s}{i_1! \ldots i_s!} (x_1y_1)^{i_1}(x_2y_2)^{i_2} \ldots (x_ny_n)^{i_n} (B.4) \] Taken together with eqn. B.3 we see that the features correspond to: \[ \phi_t(x) = \frac{d!}{(d - s)!} \frac{1}{i_1! i_2! \ldots i_n!} R^{d-s} x_1^{i_1} x_2^{i_2} \ldots x_n^{i_n} \quad \text{with } i_1 + i_2 + \ldots + i_n = s < d \quad (B.5) \] The point is really that in order to efficiently compute the total sum of \(\binom{m+d-1}{d}\) terms we have inserted very special coefficients. The only true freedom we have left is in choosing \(R\): for larger \(R\) we down-weight higher order polynomials more. The question we want to answer is: how much freedom do we have in choosing different coefficients and still being able to compute the inner product efficiently? ## B.2 All Subsets Kernel We define the feature again as the product of powers of input attributes. However, in this case, the choice of power is restricted to \([0,1]\), i.e. the feature is present or absent. For \(n\) input dimensions (number of attributes) we have \(2^n\) possible combinations. Let’s compute the kernel function: \[ K(x,y) = \sum_{I} \phi_I(x) \phi_I(y) = \sum_{I} \prod_{j=1}^{n} x_j y_j = \prod_{i=1}^{n}(1+x_i) (B.6) \] where the last identity follows from the fact that, \[ \prod_{i=1}^{n} (1 + z_i) = 1 + \sum_{i} z_i + \sum_{i < j} z_iz_j + \ldots + z_1 z_2 \ldots z_n \quad (B.7) \] i.e. a sum over all possible combinations. Note that in this case again, it is much efficient to compute the kernel directly than to sum over the features. Also note that in this case there is no decaying factor multiplying the monomials. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 92 Context: # APPENDIX B. KERNEL DESIGN ## Table of Contents 1. [Introduction](#introduction) 2. [Kernel Architecture](#kernel-architecture) - [Components](#components) - [Functions](#functions) 3. [Design Considerations](#design-considerations) 4. [Conclusion](#conclusion) ## Introduction This appendix discusses the design of the kernel and its components. ## Kernel Architecture ### Components - **Scheduler**: Manages the execution of processes. - **Memory Manager**: Handles memory allocation and deallocation. - **Device Drivers**: Interfaces with hardware devices. ### Functions 1. **Process Management** - Creating and managing processes. - Scheduling and dispatching of processes. 2. **Memory Management** - Allocating memory for processes. - Handling virtual memory. ## Design Considerations - **Performance**: The kernel should be efficient in resource management. - **Scalability**: Must support various hardware platforms. - **Security**: Ensures that processes cannot access each other’s memory. ## Conclusion The kernel design is crucial for the overall system performance and functionality. Proper architecture and considerations can significantly enhance the efficiency and security of the operating system. #################### File: A%20First%20Encounter%20with%20Machine%20Learning%20-%20Max%20Welling%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 93 Context: # Bibliography 1. Author, A. (Year). *Title of the Book*. Publisher. 2. Author, B. (Year). *Title of the Article*. *Journal Name*, Volume(Issue), Page Range. DOI or URL if available. 3. Author, C. (Year). *Title of the Website*. Retrieved from URL. 4. Author, D. (Year). *Title of the Thesis or Dissertation*. University Name. - Point 1 - Point 2 - Point 3 ## Additional References | Author | Title | Year | Publisher | |-------------------|-------------------------|------|------------------| | Author, E. | *Title of Article* | Year | Publisher Name | | Author, F. | *Title of Conference* | Year | Conference Name | ### Notes - Ensure that all entries follow the same citation style for consistency. - Check for publication dates and any updates that may be required. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 1 Context: # A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics **Version 2.2.1** **Stephen Davies, Ph.D.** ## Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Concepts - Sets - Functions - Relations 3. Applications 4. Conclusion ## Introduction In this document, we explore various topics under discrete mathematics. ## Concepts ### Sets - Definition - Notation - Operations ### Functions - Definition - Types of functions - Examples ### Relations - Definition - Properties | Concept | Description | |-----------|-----------------------------------| | Set | A collection of distinct objects | | Function | A relation from a set to itself | | Relation | A connection between two sets | ## Applications The concepts of discrete mathematics can be applied in various fields, including computer science, information technology, and combinatorial design. ## Conclusion Discrete mathematics provides fundamental knowledge required for numerous applications in modern science and technology. Image Analysis: ### Analysis of the Attached Visual Content #### 1. Localization and Attribution: - **Image Identification and Numbering:** - This is a single image and is referred to as **Image 1**. #### 2. Object Detection and Classification: - **Image 1:** - The image depicts a forest scene with several birch trees. - **Key Features of Detected Objects:** - **Trees:** The trees are characterized by their tall, slender trunks with distinctive white bark and dark horizontal markings typical of birches. - **Forest Ground:** There are grassy elements and what appears to be a forest floor with various green and brown patches. #### 3. Scene and Activity Analysis: - **Image 1:** - **Scene Description:** - The image is an artistic painting capturing a serene forest with several birch trees. - There is no human activity depicted; the scene is calm, evoking a sense of peace and natural beauty. #### 4. Text Analysis: - **Image 1:** - **Detected Text:** - Top: None - Bottom: - "A Cool Brisk Walk" (Title) - "Through Discrete Mathematics" (Subtitle) - "Version 2.2.1" (Version Information) - "Stephen Davies, Ph.D." (Author Name) - **Text Significance:** - The text suggests that this image is probably the cover of a book titled "A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics" by Stephen Davies, Ph.D. The version number indicates it is version 2.2.1, signifying a possibly updated or revised edition. #### 8. Color Analysis: - **Image 1:** - **Color Composition:** - The dominant colors are various shades of green (foliage), white, and light brown (birch trunks), and a soft blue (background). - **Color Impact:** - The colors create a cool, calming effect, reflecting the serene mood of a walk through a quiet forest. #### 9. Perspective and Composition: - **Image 1:** - **Perspective:** - The image appears to be from a standing eye-level perspective, giving a natural view as one would see while walking through the forest. - **Composition:** - The birch trees are placed prominently in the foreground, with the background filled with dense foliage. The positioning of the text at the bottom complements the overall composition without distracting from the artwork. #### 10. Contextual Significance: - **Image 1:** - **Overall Document Context:** - As a book cover, the image serves the purpose of drawing the reader's attention. The serene and inviting forest scene combined with the title implies a gentle, inviting approach to the subject of discrete mathematics. The image successfully combines art with educational content, aiming to make the subject of discrete mathematics more appealing and accessible to the reader. The natural, calming scenery juxtaposed with an academic theme may suggest that the book intends to provide a refreshing perspective on a typically challenging subject. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 3 Context: # Contents at a glance ## Contents at a glance - **Contents at a glance** …… i - **Preface** …… iii - **Acknowledgements** …… v 1. **Meetup at the trailhead** …… 1 2. **Sets** …… 7 3. **Relations** …… 35 4. **Probability** …… 59 5. **Structures** …… 85 6. **Counting** …… 141 7. **Numbers** …… 165 8. **Logic** …… 197 9. **Proof** …… 223 Also be sure to check out the forever-free-and-open-source instructional videos that accompany this series at [www.allthemath.org](http://www.allthemath.org)! #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 5 Context: # Preface Discrete math is a popular book topic — start Googling around and you’ll find a zillion different textbooks about it. Take a closer look, and you’ll discover that most of these are pretty thick, dense volumes packed with lots of equations and proofs. They’re principled approaches, written by mathematicians and (seemingly) to mathematicians. I speak with complete frankness when I say I’m comforted to know that the human race is well covered in this area. We need smart people who can derive complex expressions and prove theorems from scratch, and I’m glad we have them. Your average computer science practitioner, however, might be better served by a different approach. There are elements to the discrete math mindset that a budding software developer needs experience with. This is why discrete math is (properly, I believe) part of the mandatory curriculum for most computer science undergraduate programs. But for future programmers and engineers, the emphasis should be different than it is for mathematicians and researchers in computing theory. A practical computer scientist mostly needs to be able to use these tools, not to derive them. She needs familiarity, and practice, with the fundamental concepts and the thought processes they involve. The number of times the average software developer will need to construct a proof in graph theory is probably near zero. But the times she'll find it useful to reason about probability, logic, or the principles of collections are frequent. I believe the majority of computer science students benefit most from simply gaining an appreciation for the richness and rigor of #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 7 Context: # Acknowledgements A hearty thanks to Karen Anewalt, Crystal Burson, Prafulla Giri, Tayyar Hussain, Jennifer Magee, Veena Ravishankar, Jacob Shtabnoy, and a decade's worth of awesome UMW Computer Science students for their many suggestions and corrections to make this text better! #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 8 Context: I'm unable to view images. Please provide the text in Markdown format for me to assist you. Image Analysis: ### Image Analysis: #### 1. **Localization and Attribution:** - **Image Number**: Image 1 #### 2. **Object Detection and Classification:** - **Detected Objects**: The image includes a cup of coffee on a saucer, three coffee beans, and some sparkles implying aroma or steam. - **Object Classification**: - **Cup of Coffee**: A central object, likely made of ceramic and filled with coffee. - **Coffee Beans**: Close to the cup, classifiable as roasted beans. - **Sparkles/Steam**: Above the cup, representing the aroma of the hot coffee. #### 3. **Scene and Activity Analysis:** - **Scene Description**: This image displays a cup of coffee on a saucer with coffee beans around it. Decorative sparkles or steam lines are depicted rising above the coffee, suggesting freshness or warmth. - **Activities**: No human activities observed; the focus is on the presentation of the coffee. #### 4. **Text Analysis:** - No text detected in this image. #### 5. **Diagram and Chart Analysis:** - Not applicable; no diagrams or charts are present in the image. #### 6. **Product Analysis:** - **Product**: A cup of coffee. - **Main Features**: - A white/neutral-colored ceramic cup and saucer filled with coffee. - Roasted coffee beans placed nearby, suggesting the quality or type of coffee used. - **Materials**: Ceramic cup and saucer, roasted coffee beans. - **Colors**: Predominantly brown (coffee and beans) and white (cup and saucer). #### 7. **Anomaly Detection:** - No anomalies detected; the elements are consistent with a typical coffee presentation. #### 8. **Color Analysis**: - **Dominant Colors**: Brown and white. - **Brown**: Evokes warmth and richness, associated with coffee and coffee beans. - **White**: Clean and neutral, ensures focus on the coffee. #### 9. **Perspective and Composition**: - **Perspective**: Bird’s eye view. - **Composition**: - Centralized with the cup of coffee as the main focus. - Balanced by the placement of coffee beans around the cup. - Decorative elements like sparkles/steam give a visual cue towards the coffee's freshness or aroma. #### 10. **Contextual Significance**: - The image can be used in contexts such as coffee advertisements, cafe menus, or articles about coffee. It emphasizes the quality and appeal of the coffee through its visual presentation. #### 11. **Metadata Analysis**: - No metadata available for analysis. #### 12. **Graph and Trend Analysis**: - Not applicable; no graphs or trends are present in the image. #### 13. **Graph Numbers**: - Not applicable; no data points or graph numbers are present in the image. ### Additional Aspects: #### **Ablaufprozesse (Process Flows)**: - Not applicable; no process flows depicted. #### **Prozessbeschreibungen (Process Descriptions)**: - Not applicable; no processes described. #### **Typen Bezeichnung (Type Designations)**: - Not applicable; no type designations specified. #### **Trend and Interpretation**: - Not applicable; no trends depicted. #### **Tables**: - Not applicable; no tables included. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 21 Context: 2.4 Sets are not arrays ======================= If you’ve done some computer programming, you might see a resemblance between sets and the collections of items often used in a program: arrays, perhaps, or linked lists. To be sure, there are some similarities. But there are also some very important differences, which must not be overlooked: - **No order.** As previously mentioned, there is no order to the members of a set. “{Mom, Dad}” is the same set as “{Dad, Mom}”. In a computer program, of course, most arrays or lists have first, second, and last elements, and an index number assigned to each. - **No duplicates.** Suppose \( M \) is the set of all males. What would it possibly mean to say \( M = \{T.J., T.J., Johnny\} \)? Would that mean that “T.J. is twice the man that Johnny is”? This is obviously nonsensical. The set \( M \) is based on a property: maleness. Each element of \( M \) is either male, or it isn't. It can't be “male three times.” Again, in an array or linked list, you could certainly have more than one copy of the same item in different positions. - **Infinite sets.** 'Nuff said. I’ve never seen an array with infinitely many elements, and neither will you. - **Untyped.** Most of the time, an array or other collection in a computer program contains elements of only a single type; it’s an array of integers, or a linked list of Customer objects, for example. This is important because the program often needs to treat all elements in the collection the same way. Perhaps it needs to loop over the array to add up all the numbers, or iterate through a linked list and search for customers who have not placed an order in the last six months. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 25 Context: 2.8 Some special sets ===================== In addition to the empty set, there are symbols for some other common sets, including: - **Z** — the integers (positive, negative, and zero) - **N** — the natural numbers (positive integers and zero) - **Q** — the rational numbers (all numbers that can be expressed as an integer divided by another integer) - **R** — the real numbers (all numbers that aren't imaginary, even decimal numbers that aren't rational) The cardinality of all these sets is infinity, although, as I alluded to previously, \(\mathbb{R}\) is in some sense "greater than" \(\mathbb{N}\). For the curious, we say that \(\mathbb{N}\) is a countably infinite set, whereas \(\mathbb{R}\) is uncountably infinite. Speaking very loosely, this can be thought of this way: if we start counting up all the natural numbers, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., we will never get to the end of them. But at least we can start counting. With the real numbers, we can't even get off the ground. Where do you begin? Starting with 0 is fine, but then what's the "next" real number? Choosing anything for your second number inevitably skips a lot in between. Once you've digested this, I'll spring another shocking truth on you: \(|\mathbb{Q}| \text{ is actually equal to } |\mathbb{R}|, \text{ not greater than it as } |\mathbb{R}|. \text{ Cantor came up with an ingenious numbering scheme whereby all the rational numbers — including 3, -9, \text{ and } \frac{1}{17} — can be listed off regularly, in order, just like the integers can. And so } |\mathbb{Q}| = |\mathbb{N}| \neq |\mathbb{R}|. \text{ This kind of stuff can blow your mind.} #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 29 Context: # 2.9. COMBINING SETS Look at the right-hand side. The first pair of parentheses encloses only female computer science majors. The right pair encloses female math majors. Then we take the union of the two, to get a group which contains only females, and specifically only the females who are computer science majors or math majors (or both). Clearly, the two sides of the equals sign have the same extension. The distributive property in basic algebra doesn’t work if you flip the times and plus signs (normally \( a + b + c \neq (a + b) + (a + c) \)), but remarkably it does here: \( X \cup (Y \cap Z) = (X \cup Y) \cap (X \cup Z) \). Using the same definitions of \( X, Y, \) and \( Z \), work out the meaning of this one and convince yourself it’s always true. ## Identity Laws Simplest thing you’ve learned all day: - \( X \cup \emptyset = X \) - \( X \cap X = X \) You don’t change \( X \) by adding nothing to it, or taking nothing away from it. ## Dominance Laws The flip side of the above is that \( X \cup \Omega = \Omega \) and \( X \cap \emptyset = \emptyset \). If you take \( X \) and add everything and the kitchen sink to it, you get everything and the kitchen sink. And if you restrict \( X \) to having nothing, it of course has nothing. ## Complement Laws \( X \cup \overline{X} = \Omega \). This is another way of saying “everything (in the domain of discourse) is either in, or not in, a set.” So if I take \( X \), and then I take everything not in \( X \), and smooth the two together, I get everything. In a similar vein, \( X \cap \overline{X} = \emptyset \), because there can’t be any element that’s both in \( X \) and not in \( X \): that would be a contradiction. Interestingly, the first of these two laws has become controversial in modern philosophy. It’s called “the law of the excluded middle,” and is explicitly repudiated in many modern logic systems. ## De Morgan's Laws De Morgan’s laws. Now these are worth memorizing, if only because (1) they’re incredibly important, and (2) they #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 31 Context: 2.10 Subsets =========== We learned that the “∈” symbol is used to indicate set membership: the element on the left is a member of the set on the right. A related but distinct notion is the idea of a subset. When we say \( X \subset Y \) (pronounced “X is a subset of Y”), it means that every member of \( X \) is also a member of \( Y \). The reverse is not necessarily true, of course; otherwise “⊆” would just mean “=”. So if \( A = \{ Dad, Lizzy \} \) and \( K = \{ Dad, Mom, Lizzy \} \), then we can say \( A \subset K \). Be careful about the distinction between “∈” and “⊆”, which are often confused. With “∈”, the thing on the left is an element, whereas with “⊆”, the thing on the left is a set. This is further complicated by the fact that the element on the left-hand side of “∈” might well be a set. Let's see some examples. Suppose \( Q \) is the set \( \{ 4, 9, 4 \} \). \( Q \) has three elements here, one of which is itself a set. Now suppose that we let \( P \) be the set \( \{ 4, 9 \} \). Question: Is \( P \subset Q \)? The answer is yes: the set \( \{ 4, 9 \} \) (which is the same as the set \( \{ 9, 4 \} \), just written in a different way) is in fact an element of the set \( Q \). Next question: Is \( P \subset Q \)? The answer is no, \( P \nsubseteq Q \). If there are two of them (4 and 4) also in \( Q \), then 4 is a member of \( Q \), not 9. Last question: If \( R \) is defined to be \( \{ 2, 4 \} \), is \( R \subset Q \)? The answer is yes, since both 2 and 4 are members of \( Q \). Notice that the definition here is a subset of itself. Sometimes, though, it’s useful to talk about whether a set is really a subset of another, and you don’t want to “count” if the two sets are actually equal. This is called a proper subset, and the symbol for it is \( \subsetneq \). You can see the rationale for the choice of symbol, because “⊆” is kind of like “<” for numbers, and “⊂” is like “<”. Every set is a subset (not necessarily a proper one) of itself, because #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 37 Context: 2.13 Exercises ================ Use an index card or a piece of paper folded lengthwise, and cover up the right-hand column of the exercises below. Read each exercise in the left-hand column, answer it in your mind, then slide the index card down to reveal the answer and see if you're right! For every exercise you missed, figure out why you missed it before moving on. 1. Is the set \( \{ Will, Smith \} \) the same as the set \( \{ Smith, Will \} \)? Yes indeed. 2. Is the ordered pair \( (Will, Smith) \) the same as \( (Smith, Will) \)? No. Order matters with ordered pairs (hence the name), and with any size tuple for that matter. 3. Is the set \( \{ Luke, Leia \}, Han \) the same as the set \( \{ Luke, Leia, Han \} \)? No. For instance, the first set has Han as a member but the second does not. (Instead, it has another set as a member, and that inner set happens to include Han.) 4. What's the first element of the set \( \{ Cowboys, Redskins, Steelers \} \)? The question doesn't make sense. There is no "first element" of a set. All three teams are equally members of the set and could be listed in any order. 5. Let \( G = \{ Matthew, Mark, Luke, John \} \) be \( \{ Luke, Obi-wan, Yoda \} \). \( S \) be the set of all Star Wars characters, and \( F \) be the four gospels from the New Testament. Now then. Is \( J \subseteq G \)? No. 6. Is \( J \subseteq S \)? Yes. 7. Is Yoda \( \in J \)? Yes. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 62 Context: # CHAPTER 3. RELATIONS 7. **Is T symmetric?** No, since it contains \((Kirk, Scotty)\) but not \((Scotty, Kirk)\). 8. **Is T antisymmetric?** No, since it contains \((Scotty, Spock)\) and also \((Spock, Scotty)\). 9. **Is T transitive?** Yes, since for every \((x, y)\) and \((y, z)\) present, the corresponding \((x, z)\) is also present. (The only example that fits this is \(x = Kirk, y = Spock, z = Scotty\), and the required ordered pair is indeed present.) 10. Let H be an endorelational on T, defined as follows: \{ \((Kirk, Kirk)\), \((Spock, Spock)\), \((Uhura, Scotty)\), \((Scotty, Uhura)\), \((Spock, McCoy)\), \((McCoy, Spock)\), \((Scotty, Scotty)\), \((Uhura, Uhura)\) \}. **Is H reflexive?** No, since it’s missing \((McCoy, McCoy)\). 11. **Is H symmetric?** Yes, since for every \((x, y)\) it contains, the corresponding \((y, x)\) is also present. 12. **Is H antisymmetric?** No, since it contains \((Uhura, Scotty)\) and also \((Scotty, Uhura)\). 13. **Is H transitive?** Yes, since there aren’t any examples of \((x, y)\) and \((y, z)\) pairs both being present. 14. Let outbrake be an edorelational on the set of all crew members of the Enterprise, where \((x, y)\) if \(x\) outranks \(y\) if character \(x\) has a higher Star Fleet rank than \(y\). **Is outranking reflexive?** No, since no officer outranks him/herself. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 85 Context: # 4.6. BAYES' THEOREM See how that works? If I do have the disease (and there's a 1 in 1,000 chance of that), there's a .99 probability of me testing positive. On the other hand, if I don't have the disease (a 999 in 1,000 chance of that), there's a .01 probability of me testing positive anyway. The sum of those two mutually exclusive probabilities is 0.01098. Now we can use our Bayes’ Theorem formula to deduce: \[ P(D|T) = \frac{P(T|D) P(D)}{P(T)} \] \[ P(D|T) = \frac{.99 \cdot \frac{1}{1000}}{0.01098} \approx .0902 \] Wow. We tested positive on a 99% accurate medical exam, yet we only have about a 9% chance of actually having the disease! Great news for the patient, but a head-scratcher for the math student. How can we understand this? Well, the key is to look back at that Total Probability calculation in equation 4.1. Remember that there were two ways to test positive: one where you had the disease, and one where you didn't. Look at the contribution to the whole that each of those two probabilities produced. The first was 0.00099, and the second was 0.9999, over ten times higher. Why? Simply because the disease is so rare. Think about it: the test fails once every hundred times, but a random person only has the disease once every thousand times. If you test positive, it’s far more likely that the test screwed up than that you actually have the disease, which is rarer than blue moons. Anyway, all of this about diseases and tests is a side note. The main point is that Bayes' Theorem allows us to recast a search for \(P(X|Y)\) into a search for \(P(Y|X)\), which is often easier to find numbers for. One of many computer science applications of Bayes' Theorem is in text mining. In this field, we computationally analyze the words in documents in order to automatically classify them or form summaries or conclusions about their contents. One goal might be to identify the true author of a document, given samples of the writing of various suspected authors. Consider the Federalist Papers, #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 94 Context: # CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURES ## 5.1 Graphs In many ways, the most elegant, simple, and powerful way of representing knowledge is by means of a graph. A graph is composed of a bunch of little bits of data, each of which may (or may not) be attached to each of the others. An example is in Figure 5.1. Each of the labeled ovals is called a **vertex** (plural: **vertices**), and the lines between them are called **edges**. Each vertex does, or does not, contain an edge connecting it to each other vertex. One could imagine each of the vertices containing various descriptive attributes — perhaps the **John Wilkes Booth** vertex could have information about Booth's birthdate, and **Washington, DC** information about its longitude, latitude, and population — but these are typically not shown on the diagram. All that really matters, graph-wise, is which vertices it contains, and which ones are joined to which others. ``` President | Abraham Lincoln | Washington, DC | John Wilkes Booth / \ Ford's Theatre Civil War | Actor | Gettysburg ``` Figure 5.1: A graph (undirected). Cognitive psychologists, who study the internal mental processes of the mind, have long identified this sort of structure as the principal way that people mentally store and work with information. After all, if you step back a moment and ask “what is the ‘stuff’ that’s in my memory?” a reasonable answer is “well I know about a bunch of things, and the properties of those things, and the relationships between those things.” If the “things” are vertices, and the “properties” are attributes of those vertices, and the “relationships” are #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 123 Context: # 5.2 TREES parent is A, and A has no parent. ## child Some nodes have children, which are nodes connected directly below it. A’s children are F and B, C’s are D and E, B’s only child is C, and E has no children. ## sibling A node with the same parent. E’s sibling is D, B’s is F, and none of the other nodes have siblings. ## ancestor Your parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, etc., all the way back to the root. B’s only ancestor is A, while E’s ancestors are C, B, and A. Note that F is not C’s ancestor, even though it’s above it on the diagram; there’s no connection from C to F, except back through the root (which doesn’t count). ## descendant Your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc., all the way to the leaves. B’s descendants are C, D, and E, while A’s are F, B, C, D, and E. ## leaf A node with no children. F, D, and E are leaves. Note that in a (very) small tree, the root could itself be a leaf. ## internal node Any node that’s not a leaf. A, B, and C are the internal nodes in our example. ## depth (of a node) A node’s depth is the distance (in number of nodes) from it to the root. The root itself has depth zero. In our example, B is of depth 1, E is of depth 3, and A is of depth 0. ## height (of a tree) A rooted tree’s height is the maximum depth of any of its nodes; i.e., the maximum distance from the root to any node. Our example has a height of 3, since the “deepest” nodes are D and E, each with a depth of 3. A tree with just one node is considered to have a height of 0. Bizarrely, but to be consistent, we’ll say that the empty tree has height -1! Strange, but what else could it be? To say it has height 0 seems inconsistent with a one-node tree also having height 0. At any rate, this won’t come up much. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 127 Context: # 5.2 TREES It’s the same as pre-order, except that we visit the root after the children instead of before. Still, despite its similarity, this has always been the trickiest one for me. Everything seems postponed, and you have to remember what order to do it in later. For our sample tree, the first node visited turns out to be L. This is because we have to postpone visiting G until we finish its left (and right) subtrees; then we postpone K until we finish its left (and right) subtree; postpone D until we’re done with O’s subtree, and postpone O until we do I. Then finally, the thing begins to unwind... all the way back up to K. But we can’t actually visit K itself yet, because we have to do its right subtree. This results in C, E, and M, in that order. Then we can do K, but we still can’t do G because we have its whole right subtree’s world to contend with. The entire order ends up being: I, O, D, C, E, M, K, A, F, L, N, B, H, and finally G. (See Figure 5.19 for a visual.) Note that this is not remotely the reverse of the pre-order visitation, as you might expect. G is last instead of first, but the rest is all jumbled up. ![Figure 5.19: The order of node visitation in post-order traversal.](#) 1. G 2. H 3. D 4. M 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. E 9. F 10. N 11. I 12. J 13. K 14. L #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 132 Context: # CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURES If this doesn’t seem amazing to you, it’s probably because you don’t fully appreciate how quickly this kind of exponential growth can accumulate. Suppose you had a perfect binary tree of height 30—certainly not an awe-inspiring figure. One could imagine it fitting on a piece of paper—height-wise, that is. But run the numbers and you’ll discover that such a tree would have over half a billion leaves, more than one for every person in the United States. Increase the tree’s height to a mere 34—just 4 additional levels—and suddenly you have over 8 billion leaves, easily greater than the population of planet Earth. The power of exponential growth is only fully reached when the binary tree is perfect, since a tree with some “missing” internal nodes does not carry the maximum capacity that it’s capable of. It’s got some holes in it. Still, as long as the tree is fairly bushy (i.e., it’s not horribly lopsided in just a few areas) the enormous growth predicted for perfect trees is still approximately the case. The reason this is called “exponential” growth is that the quantity we’re varying—the height—appears as an exponent in the number of leaves, which is \(2^h\). Every time we add just one level, we double the number of leaves. The number of leaves (call it \(l\)) is \(2^h\), if \(h\) is the height of the tree. Flipping this around, we say that \(h = \log_2(l)\). The function “log” is a logarithm, specifically a logarithm with base-2. This is what computer scientists often use, rather than a base of 10 (which is written “log”) or a base of \(e\) (which is written “ln”). Since \(2^h\) grows very, very quickly, it follows that \(\log_2(l)\) grows very, very slowly. After our tree reaches a few million nodes, we can add more and more nodes without growing the height of the tree significantly at all. The takeaway message is simply that an incredibly large number of nodes can be accommodated in a tree with a very modest height. This makes it possible to, among other things, search a huge amount of information astonishingly quickly—provided the tree’s contents are arranged properly. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 133 Context: # 5.2. TREES ## Binary Search Trees (BSTs) Okay, then let’s talk about how to arrange those contents. A binary search tree (BST) is any binary tree that satisfies one additional property: every node is “greater than” all of the nodes in its left subtree, and “less than (or equal to)” all of the nodes in its right subtree. We’ll call this the **BST property**. The phrases “greater than” and “less than” are in quotes here because their meaning is somewhat flexible, depending on what we’re storing in the tree. If we’re storing numbers, we’ll use numerical order. If we’re storing names, we’ll use alphabetical order. Whatever it is we’re storing, we simply need a way to compare two nodes to determine which one “goes before” the other. An example of a BST containing people is given in Figure 5.24. Imagine that each of these nodes contains a good deal of information about a particular person—an employee record, medical history, account information, what have you. The nodes themselves are indexed by the person’s name, and the nodes are organized according to the BST rule. Mitch comes after Ben/Jessica/Jim and before Randy/Olson/Molly/Xander in alphabetical order, and this ordering relationship between parents and children repeats itself all the way down the tree. (Check it!) Be careful to observe that the ordering rule applies between a node and **the entire contents of its subtrees**, not merely to its immediate children. This is a rookie mistake that you want to avoid. Your first instinct, when glancing at Figure 5.25, below, is to judge it a BST. It is not a binary search tree, however! Jessica is to the left of Mitch, as she should be, and Nancy is to the right of Jessica, as she should be. It seems to check out. But the problem is that Nancy is a descendant of Mitch’s left subtree, whereas she must properly be placed somewhere in his right subtree. And, this matters. So be sure to check your BSTs all the way up and down. ## The Power of BSTs All right, so what’s all the buzz about BSTs, anyway? The key insight is to realize that if you’re looking for a node, all you have to do is start at the root and go the height of the tree down, making... #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 145 Context: # 5.4. EXERCISES 17. If this graph represented an endorelation, how many ordered pairs would it have? **Answer:** 10. 18. Suppose we traversed the graph below in depth-first fashion, starting with node P. In what order would we visit the nodes? ![Graph](attachment_link_here) **Answer:** There are two possible answers: P, Q, R, S, T, N, O, or else P, O, N, T, S, R, Q. (The choice just depends on whether we go "left" or "right" initially.) Note in particular that either O or Q is at the very end of the list. 19. Now we traverse the same graph breadth-first fashion, starting with node P. Now in what order would we visit the nodes? **Answer:** Again, two possible answers: P, O, Q, N, R, T, S, or else P, Q, R, N, S, T. Note in particular that both O and Q are visited very early. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 147 Context: # 5.4. EXERCISES 25. **Is it a binary search tree?** No. Although nearly every node does satisfy the BST property (all the nodes in its left subtree come before it alphabetically, and all the nodes in its right subtree come after it), there is a single exception: Zoe is in Wash's left subtree, whereas she should be to his right. Many ways; one would be to swap Zoe's and Wash's positions. If we do that, the fixed tree would be: ``` Mal / \ Jayne Zoe / \ / Inara Kayle \ River \ Simon \ Wash ``` 26. **How could we fix it?** Take a moment and convince yourself that every node of this new tree does in fact satisfy the BST property. It's not too bad, but it does have one too many levels in it (it has a height of 4, whereas all its nodes would fit in a tree of height 3). 27. **Is the tree balanced?** Many ways; one would be to rotate the River-Simon-Wash subtree so that Simon becomes Zoe's left child. Simon would then be the parent of River (on his left) and Wash (on his right). 28. **How could we make it more balanced?** Suggested approaches include reviewing the structure to ensure the depths of all leaves are as equal as possible or implementing rotations to balance out the heights of subtrees. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 149 Context: # Chapter 6 ## Counting If the title of this chapter seems less than inspiring, it’s only because the kind of counting we learned as children was mostly of a straightforward kind. In this chapter, we’re going to learn to answer some more difficult questions like “how many different semester schedules could a college student possibly have?” and “how many different passwords can a customer choose for this e-commerce website?” and “how likely is this network buffer to overflow, given that its packets are addressed to three different destinations?” The more impressive-sounding name for this topic is **combinatorics**. In combinatorics, we focus on two tasks: counting things (to find out how many there are), and enumerating things (to systematically list them as individuals). Some things turn out to be hard to count but easy to enumerate, and vice versa. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 177 Context: # 7.2. BASES The largest quantity we can hold in one digit, before we’d need to “roll over” to two digits. In base 10 (decimal), we use ten symbols: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Consequently, the number nine is the highest value we can hold in a single digit. Once we add another element to a set of nine, we have no choice but to add another digit to express it. This makes a “ten’s place” because it will represent the number of sets-of-10 (which we couldn't hold in the 1's place) that the value contains. Now why is the next place over called the “hundred’s place” instead of, say, the “twenty’s place”? Simply because twenty — as well as every other number less than a hundred — comfortably fits in two digits. We can have up to 9 in the one’s place, and also up to 9 in the ten’s place, giving us a total of ninety-nine before we ever have to cave in to using three digits. The number one hundred is exactly the point at which we must roll over to three digits; therefore, the sequence of digits 1-0-0 represents one hundred. If the chosen base isn’t obvious from context (as it often won’t be in this chapter) then when we write out a sequence of digits we’ll append the base as a subscript to the end of the number. So the number “four hundred and thirty-seven” will be written as \( 437_{10} \). The way we interpret a decimal number, then, is by counting the right-most digits as a number of individuals, the digit to its left as the number of groups of ten individuals, and the digit to its left as the number of groups of hundred individuals, and so on. Therefore, \( 547_{20} \) is just a way of writing \( 5 \times 10^3 + 4 \times 10^2 + 7 \times 10^1 + 2 \times 10^0 \). By the way, we will often use the term **least significant digit** to refer to the right-most digit (2, in the above example), and **most significant digit** to refer to the left-most (5). “Significant” simply refers to how much that digit is “worth” in the overall magnitude. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 181 Context: # 7.3. HEXADECIMAL (BASE 16) In hexadecimal, what's the highest value that can fit in one digit? Answer: F (which is fifteen). What's the highest that can fit in two digits? FF (which is two hundred fifty-five). What about three digits? FFF (which is sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-five.) And so on. If you count in hexadecimal, you do the same thing as in decimal, only you "roll over the odometer" when you get to F, not when you get to 9. ## Converting to and from decimal So we know how to take a hexadecimal number (like 7E23h) and find its decimal equivalent: we just interpret each place's value as 1, 16, 256, 4096, and so on. What about going the other way? If we had a decimal number, how would we write its value hexadecimally? First, let's learn two operations (if you don't already know them) that come in handy when working with integers. The first is called the modulo operator (written "mod"), and simply gives the remainder when dividing two numbers. This is a concept you probably learned in elementary school but might not have used since then. As we get older (and use calculators), we tend to think of a division operation like \(13 \div 3\) as being 4.33... But that's when we want a real-valued (instead of integer-valued) answer. If we only want integers, then we say that \(13 \mod 3 = 1\) with a remainder of 1. (The "4" is called the quotient.) This means that if you have 13 objects, you can take four groups of 3 out of them, and then have 1 object left over. The way we write this operation mathematically is \(13 \mod 3\). In this case, it turns out that \(13 \mod 3 = 1\). Let's think about how the modulo operator yields different values. We know that \(13 \mod 3 = 1\). What about \(14 \mod 3\)? That is equal to 2, since we can (again) take four groups of 3, but then we have two left over. What about \(15 \mod 3\)? That yields 0, since 3 goes into 15 evenly, leaving no remainder at all. If 16 mod 3 again gives us 1, just like 13 did. If you think it through, you'll realize that \(19 \mod 3\) will also be 1, as will \(22 \mod 3\) and \(25 \mod 3\). These numbers that give the same remainder are said to be "congruent mod 3." The numbers 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, etc. are also all congruent to each other mod 3, since they all give remainder 2. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 200 Context: # 7.5 Exercises 1. If I told you that the decimal number (i.e., base-10 number) 2022 was equal to 13612, would you call me a liar without even having to think too hard? Yes, you should. Think about it: in base 6, each digit's place value (except the one's place) is worth less than it is in base 10. Instead of a ten's place, hundred's place, and thousand's place, we have a wavy six's place, thirty's place, and two-hundred-and-sixteen's place. So there's no way that a number whose base-6 digits are 1, 4, 1, and 3 would be as large as a number whose base-10 digits are 2, something, something, and something. Put another way, if the base is smaller, the number itself has to "look bigger" to have a chance of evening that out. 2. If I told you that the decimal number 2022 was equal to 1413, would you call me a liar without even having to think too hard? Yes, you should. Think about it: in base 6, each digit's place value (except the one's place) is worth less than it is in base 10. Instead of a ten's place, hundred's place, and thousand's place, we have a wavy six's place, thirty's place, and two-hundred-and-sixteen's place. So there's no way that a number whose base-6 digits are 1, 4, 1, and 3 would be as large as a number whose base-10 digits are 2, something, something, and something. Put another way, if the base is smaller, the number itself has to "look bigger" to have a chance of evening that out. 3. If I told you that the decimal number 2022 was equal to 5FA86, would you call me a liar without even having to think too hard? Yes, you should, because of the mirror reflection of the above logic. Every digit of a hexadecimal number (again, except the one's place) is worth more than it is in base 10. So a four-digit hex number beginning with an 8 is going to be way bigger than a wimpy four-digit decimal number beginning with 2. 4. If I told you that the decimal number 2022 was equal to 1230, would you call me a liar without even having to think too hard? No, you shouldn't, because you do have to think hard for this one. As it happens, I am a liar (the true answer is 12310), but there's no easy way to know that at a glance. 5. If I told you that the decimal number 2022 was equal to 7E6, would you call me a liar without even having to think too hard? No, you shouldn't, because you do have to think hard for this one. (And in fact, it's correct! Work it out.) #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 204 Context: I'm unable to process images directly. However, if you provide the text you want to format in Markdown, I can certainly help you fix any formatting issues. Please paste the text here. Image Analysis: ### Image Analysis Report **Localization and Attribution:** - The image appears to be a single diagram located at the center of the page. - It is referred to as **Image 1**. **Object Detection and Classification:** - **Objects Detected:** - Boxes/rectangles connected by arrows. - Icons inside some boxes. **Scene and Activity Analysis:** - **Scene Description:** - The image is a flowchart depicting a process. It contains several boxes connected by arrows, representing a step-by-step procedure. - **Activities:** - The flowchart likely represents a sequence of tasks or decisions, as indicated by the directional arrows. **Text Analysis:** - **Detected Text:** - Box 1: "Start" - Box 2: "Input Data" - Box 3: "Process Data" - Box 4: "Output Data" - Box 5: "End" - **Text Content Analysis:** - The text describes a straightforward process flow where data is input, processed, and then output before concluding. **Diagram and Chart Analysis:** - **Diagram Analysis:** - The flowchart is visually structured to guide the reader from the starting point of a process to its conclusion. - Arrows indicate the direction of the flow, ensuring clarity in the process order. - **Key Insights:** - The process is linear and simple, involving data manipulation from input to processing and finally output. **Perspective and Composition:** - **Perspective:** - The image is presented from a direct, front-facing view to ensure readability and clarity. - **Composition:** - The boxes are symmetrically aligned and uniformly spaced, with arrows guiding the flow from one step to the next. **Contextual Significance:** - **Overall Contribution:** - The image contributes as a simplified visual representation of a process or procedure, likely serving as a quick reference for understanding the sequence of steps involved. **Tables:** - **Tabular Data Analysis:** - No tables are included in the image. ### Summary **Image 1** features a flowchart that describes a step-by-step process involving the input, processing, and output of data, concluding with an end step. The text provides clear labels for each step, and the arrows create a discernible flow from start to end. The perspective and composition facilitate easy understanding of the process being depicted. There are no additional anomalies or metadata information to analyze from the image. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 215 Context: # 8.1. Propositional Logic | X | Y | Z | ¬Z | X∨Y | ¬X∨Y | ¬Z∨Z | X∧Z | (¬X∧Z) | (X∧¬Z) | |---|---|---|----|-----|-------|-------|------|---------|--------| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | *Here, **♢** stands for ¬(X∧Y)∧(X∧Z)* *Here, **☐** stands for ¬(X∧Y)∨(X∧¬Z)* --- (If you’re looking for some practice, cranking through this example on your own and then comparing your answers to the above truth table isn’t a bad idea at all.) You’ll notice that the “answer” column has all 1’s. This means that the expression is always true, no matter what the values of the individual propositions are. Such an expression is called a tautology: it’s always true. The word “tautology” has a negative connotation in regular English usage; it refers to a statement so obvious as to not tell you anything, like “all triangles have three sides,” or “the fatal overdose was deadly.” But in logic, tautologies are quite useful, since they represent reliable identities. The tautology above was a contrived example, and not useful in practice. Here are some important others, though: | X | ¬X | X∨¬X | |---|----|------| | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sometimes called the **law of the excluded middle**, this identity states that either a proposition or its negative will always be true. (There is no third option.) #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 233 Context: # 9.1. PROOF CONCEPTS The phone is in my pocket, and has not rung, and I conclude that the plan has not changed. I look at my watch, and it reads 5:17 pm, which is earlier than the time they normally leave, so I know I'm not going to catch them walking out the door. This is, roughly speaking, my thought process that justifies the conclusion that the house will be empty when I pull into the garage. Notice, however, that this prediction depends precariously on several facts. What if I spaced out the day of the week, and this is actually Thursday? All bets are off. What if my cell phone battery has run out of charge? Then perhaps they did try to call me but couldn’t reach me. What if I set my watch wrong and it’s actually 4:17 pm? Etc. Just like a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a whole proof falls apart if even one step isn’t reliable. Knowledge bases in artificial intelligence systems are designed to support these chains of reasoning. They contain statements expressed in formal logic that can be examined to deduce only the new facts that logically follow from the old. Suppose, for instance, that we had a knowledge base that currently contained the following facts: 1. \( A = C \) 2. \( \neg (C \land D) \) 3. \( (F \lor E) \to D \) 4. \( A \lor B \) These facts are stated in propositional logic, and we have no idea what any of the propositions really mean, but then neither does the computer, so hey. Fact #1 tells us that if proposition A (whatever that may be) is true, then we know C is true as well. Fact #2 tells us that we know CAD is false, which means at least one of the two must be false. And so on. Large knowledge bases can contain thousands or even millions of such expressions. It’s a complete record of everything the system “knows.” Now suppose we learn an additional fact: \( \neg B \). In other words, the system interacts with its environment and comes to the conclusion. #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 235 Context: ``` 9.2 TYPES OF PROOF ================== to be true, and so it is legal grounds from which to start. A proof can't even get off the ground without axioms. For instance, in step 1 of the above proof, we noted that either A or B must be true, and so if B isn't true, then A must be. But we couldn't have taken this step without knowing that disjunctive syllogism is a valid form of reasoning. It's not important to know all the technical names of the rules that I included in parentheses. But it is important to see that we made use of an axiom of reasoning on every step, and that if any of those axioms were incorrect, it could lead to a faulty conclusion. When you create a valid proof, the result is a new bit of knowledge called a theorem which can be used in future proofs. Think of a theorem like a subroutine in programming: a separate bit of code that does a job and can be invoked at will in the course of doing other things. One theorem we learned in chapter 2 was the distributive property of sets; that is, \( X \cap (Y \cup Z) = (X \cap Y) \cup (X \cap Z) \). This can be proven through the use of Venn diagrams, but once you've proven it, it's accepted to be true, and can be used as a "given" in future proofs. ## 9.2 Types of Proof There are a number of accepted "styles" of doing proofs. Here are some important ones: ### Direct Proof The examples we've used up to now have been direct proofs. This is where you start from what's known and proceed directly by positive steps towards your conclusion. Direct proofs remind me of a game called "word ladders," invented by Lewis Carroll, that you might have played as a child: ``` WARM | | ? ? ? ? | | COLD ``` ``` #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 253 Context: # Index - n-choose-k notation, 156 - n-to-the-k-falling operator, 152 - a priori, 68 - modus ponens, 201, 226 - modus tollens, 226 - quad erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.), 226 - reductio ad absurdum, 229 - acyclic (graphs), 91 - additivity property, 63 - adjacent (vertices), 89 - algorithm, 97, 127, 128, 132, 149, 150 - Ali, Muhammad, 92 - American Idol, 62, 68 - ancestor (of a node), 115 - and (logical operator), 18, 199, 203 - antisymmetric (relation), 40, 43 - Appel, Kenneth, 244 - arrays, 13 - artificial intelligence (AI), 197, 201, 225 - associative, 20 - asymmetric (relation), 41 - ATM machines, 143 - atomic (propositions), 198 - AVL trees, 133 - axioms, 226, 229 - background knowledge, 68, 70 - balancedness (of a tree), 132 - base case (of a proof), 233, 240 - bases (of number systems), 166, 168, 170 - Bayes' Theorem, 75 - Bayes, Thomas, 67 - Bayesian, 66 - BFT (breadth-first traversal), 95, 97 - Big-O notation, 127 - bijective (function), 49 - binary numbers, 25, 177, 178, 180, 182 - binary search trees, 123, 125 - binomial coefficients, 156 - bit, 177 - Booth, John Wilkes, 86 - BST property, 125, 131 - byte, 180 #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 254 Context: ``` # CHAPTER 9. PROOF - Cantor, Georg, 7, 12, 17 - capacity (of a byte), 182 - cardinality (of sets), 16, 25, 28, 66 - Carroll, Lewis, 227 - carry-in, 189 - carry-out, 189 - Cartesian product (of sets), - 19, 35 - chess, 114 - child (of a node), 115 - closed interval, 61 - codomain (of a function), 45 - collectively exhaustive, 26 - combinations, 154 - combinators, 25, 141 - commutative, 18, 20, 71 - compilers, 114 - complement laws (of sets), - 21 - complement, partial (of sets), - 18 - complement, total (of sets), - 18, 65, 146, 162 - complete binary tree, 121 - conclusion (of implication), 200 - conditional probability, - 68, 72, 74, 78 - congruent, 173 - conjunction, 199, 208 - connected (vertices/graphs), - 89, 95 - coordinates, 15 - curly brace notation, 11 - cycles, 90 ## DAGs (directed acyclic graphs), 90 - data structures, 85 - Davies family, 8, 9, 26, 147, 154 - De Morgan's laws, 21, 22, 207, 208 - decimal numbers, 165, 169, 173, 178 - degree (of a vertex), 90 - depth (of a node), 115 - dequeuing, 95 - descendant (of a node), 115 - DFT (depth-first traversal), 99, 101 ## Dijkstra's algorithm, 101, 104 - Dijkstra, Edsger, 101 - direct proof, 227 - directed graphs, 88, 91 - disjunction, 199, 208, 226 - disjunctive syllogism, 226 - disk sectors, 156 - distributive, 20, 208, 227 - domain (of a function), 45 - domain of discourse (?), 9, - 19, 21, 27, 60, 210 - domination laws (of sets), 21 - dominors, 234 - drinking age, 232, 234 - duplicates (in sets), 13 - edges, 86, 87 - elements (of sets), 8, 15, 23 - ellipses, 12 - empty graph, 87 - empty set, 9, 16, 21, 24, 25, - 36, 114 - endorelations, 38, 93 ``` #################### File: A%20Cool%20Brisk%20Walk%20Through%20Discrete%20Mathematics%20-%20Stephen%20Davies%20%28PDF%29.pdf Page: 257 Context: 9.4. FINAL WORD ================= - ordered triples, 15 - org charts, 113 - outcomes, 60, 62 - overflow, 188 P = NP?, 244 parent (of a node), 114 partial orders, 43 partial permutations, 151, 154 partitions, 26, 71, 94 Pascal's triangle, 157 passwords, 146 paths (in a graph), 88, 113 perfect binary tree, 122, 239 permutations, 147 PINs, 143 poker, 160 pop (off a stack), 99 posts, 43 post-order traversal, 118 postulates, 226 power sets, 24, 36 pre-order traversal, 117 predicates, 210, 211, 232 predicate logic, 210 premise (of implication), 200 Prim's algorithm, 107 Prime, Robert, 107 prior probability, 68 probability measures, 61, 63, 65 product operator (II), 142, 160 proof, 223 proof by contradiction, 229 propositional logic, 197, 225 propositions, 197, 210 - psychology, 70, 86 - push (on a stack), 99 - quantifiers, 212, 215 - queue, 95, 97 - quotient, 173, 174 - range (of a function), 48 - rational numbers (ℝ), 17, 24 - reachable, 89 - real numbers (ℝ), 71, 94 - rebalancing (a tree), 132 - recursion, 116, 120, 149, 231 - red-black trees, 133 - reflexive (relation), 40, 43 - relations, finite, 39 - relations, infinite, 39 - remainder, 173, 174 - right child, 116 - root (of a tree), 112, 114 - rooted trees, 112, 134 - Russell's paradox, 15 - sample space (Ω), 60 - semantic network, 87 - set operators, 18 - set-builder notation, 11 - sets, 8, 93 - sets of sets, 15 - sets, finite, 12 - sets, fuzzy, 10 - sets, infinite, 12 - sibling (of a node), 115 - signs-magnitude binary numbers, 183, 189 **Sonic the Hedgehog**, 73 - southern states, 72 - spatial positioning, 92, 113 #################### File: Algebraic%20Topology%20ATbib-ind.pdf Page: 6 Context: # Bibliography 1. 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A.M.S. 55 (1949), 453-496. #################### File: Algebraic%20Topology%20ATbib-ind.pdf Page: 10 Context: # Index - **J(X)**: James reduced product 224, 282, 288, 289, 467, 470 - **J-homomorphism**: 387 - **join**: 9, 20, 457, 467 - **Jordan curve theorem**: 169 ## K(G,1) space - **k-invariant**: 412, 475 - **Klein bottle**: 51, 74, 93, 102 - **Künneth formula**: 216, 268, 274, 275, 357, 432 - **Lefschetz**: 131, 179, 229 - **Lefschetz duality**: 254 - **Lefschetz number**: 179 - **lens space**: 75, 88, 144, 251, 282, 304, 310, 391 - **Leray–Hirsch theorem**: 432 - **Lie group**: 282 - **lift**: 29, 60 - **lifting criterion**: 61 - **lifting problem**: 415 - **limit**: 460, 462 - **lim-one**: 313, 411 - **linking**: 46 - **local coefficients**: cohomology 328, 333 - **local coefficients**: homology 328 - **local degree**: 136 - **local homology**: 126, 256 - **local orientation**: 234 - **local trivialization**: 377 - **locally**: 62 - **locally compact**: 530 - **locally contractible**: 63, 179, 254, 256, 522, 525 - **locally finite homology**: 336 - **locally path-connected**: 62 - **long exact sequence**: cohomology 200 - **long exact sequence**: fibration 376 - **long exact sequence**: homology 114, 116, 118 - **long exact sequence**: homotopy 344 - **loop**: 26 - **loopspace**: 395, 408, 470 - **manifold**: 231, 527, 529 - **manifold with boundary**: 252 - **mapping cone**: 13, 182 - **mapping cylinder**: 2, 182, 347, 457, 461 - **mapping telescope**: 138, 312, 457, 528 - **maximal tree**: 84 - **Mayer–Vietoris axiom**: 449 - **Mayer–Vietoris sequence**: 149, 159, 161, 203 - **Milnor**: 408, 409 - **minimal chain complex**: 305 - **Mittag-Leffler condition**: 320 - **monoid**: 163 - **Moore space**: 143, 277, 312, 391, 462, 465, 475 - **Moore–Postnikov tower**: 414 - **morphism**: 162 - **natural transformation**: 165 - **naturality**: 127 - **n-connected cover**: 415 - **n-connected space, pair**: 346 - **nerve**: 257, 458 - **nonsingular pairing**: 250 - **normal covering space**: 70 - **nullhomotopic**: 4 - **object**: 162 - **obstruction**: 417 - **obstruction theory**: 416 - **octonion**: 173, 281, 294, 378, 498 - **Ω-spectrum**: 396 - **open cover**: 459 - **orbit, orbit space**: 72, 457 - **orientable manifold**: 234 - **orientable sphere bundle**: 442 - **orientation**: 105, 234, 235 #################### File: Algebraic%20Topology%20ATbib-ind.pdf Page: 12 Context: # Index - **stable splitting** 491 - **stable stem** 384 - **star** 178 - **Steenrod algebra** 496 - **Steenrod homology** 257 - **Steenrod squares, powers** 487 - **Stiefel manifold** 301, 381, 436, 447, 493 - **subcomplex** 7, 520 - **subgraph** 84 - **surface** 5, 51, 88, 93, 102, 141, 207, 241, 390 - **suspension** 8, 137, 219, 466, 473 - **suspension spectrum** 454 - **symmetric polynomials** 435 - **symmetric product** 282, 365, 481 - **symplectic group** Sp(n) 227, 382, 434 - **tensor algebra** 288, 471 - **tensor product** 215, 328 - **tensor product of chain complexes** 273 - **Thom class** 441, 510 - **Thom isomorphism** 441 - **Thom space** 441, 510 - **Toda bracket** 387 - **topological group** 281 - **Tor** 263, 267 - **torsion coefficient** 130 - **torus** 34, 74, 102, 106, 227 - **torus knot** 47 - **total space** 377 - **transfer homomorphism** 175, 321 - **tree** 84 - **triple** 118, 344 - **truncated polynomial algebra** 284 - **unique lifting property** 62 - **unitary group** U(n) 227, 382, 434 - **universal coefficient theorem** 195, 264, 463 - **universal cover** 59, 68 - **van Kampen** 43 - **vector field** 135, 493 - **vertex** 83, 103 - **weak homotopy equivalence** 352 - **weak topology** 5, 83, 520 - **wedge sum** 10, 43, 126, 160, 202, 380, 466 - **Whitehead product** 381, 430 - **Whitehead tower** 356 - **Whitehead's theorem** 346, 367, 418 - **Wirtgen presentation** 55 ########## """QUERY: can you give me a lsit of documents in your knowledgebase?""" 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