Kernels

Kernels make a whole lot more sense in the context of support vector machines, but in this series of videos I'm going to try to introduce you to kernels from the change of basis approach. Perhaps at a later point I'll make a video series about SVMs to solidify things, but I think I'd rather create a video that focuses more on the dual and primal and where it is used. I guess we'll see how ambitious I become, anyways, Enjoy!

Why do we need Kernels?


The Dual Form


Kernel Properties


Example and Summary

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