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Linear Algebra, Calculus & Probability

The continuous math that powers graphics, ML and theory.

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cs1-01

Calculus Essentials

Calculus is the mathematics of continuous change — and the hidden engine inside every gradient descent, physics simulation, probability distribution, and rendering algorithm in computer science.

9 concepts~28h
cs1-02

Multivariable Calculus & Gradients

Gradients turn the geometry of multivariable functions into arrows that point uphill — and machine learning runs entirely on following them downhill.

8 concepts~18h
cs1-03

Linear Algebra I: Vectors & Matrices

Vectors and matrices are the universal language of data transformation — master them and you hold the key to machine learning, graphics, physics simulation, and most of modern science.

10 concepts~18h
cs1-04

Linear Algebra II: Eigenvalues & SVD

Eigenvalues and SVD are the X-ray vision of linear algebra — they reveal the hidden skeleton of any linear transformation.

10 concepts~18h
cs1-05

Probability Theory

Probability theory is the mathematical language of uncertainty — the foundation beneath every algorithm that learns, infers, or decides under incomplete information.

11 concepts~18h
cs1-06

Statistics & Inference

Statistics and inference transform raw data into justified beliefs — learning from noise to reason under uncertainty with mathematical precision.

9 concepts~18h
cs1-07

Optimization & Gradient Descent

Optimization and gradient descent: the engine that trains every model you will ever build, rooted in the geometry of functions and the calculus of steepest descent.

10 concepts~18h
cs1-08

Information Theory

Information theory reveals the fundamental limits of compression and communication by quantifying uncertainty as a precise mathematical quantity called entropy.

8 concepts~18h