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Jake Notes

Personal notes on mathematics stuff and deep learning bits.


  • Probability & Bayesian Inference


    Beta-binomial distributions, hypergeometric sampling, and conjugate priors for ballot counting.

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  • Linear Models & ANOVA


    OLS derivation, ANOVA F-test geometry, R² as squared correlation, and projection-based proofs.

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  • Universal Algebra


    Operational types, free structures, algebraic theories, and equational reasoning from Johnstone's notes.

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  • Attention Mechanisms


    Self-attention, positional encoding, compatibility functions, and multi-head attention in transformers.

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  • CLIP & SigLIP Losses


    Contrastive learning losses: softmax-based CLIP (InfoNCE) vs sigmoid-based SigLIP with learned bias.

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