Session Overview
 | We often want to find the line (or plane, or hyperplane) that best fits our data. This amounts to finding the best possible approximation to some unsolvable system of linear equations Ax = b. The algebra of finding these best fit solutions begins with the projection of a vector onto a subspace |
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Projections onto Subspaces (00:48:51)
Lecture 15: Projections onto Subspaces
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Suggested Reading
- Read Section 4.2 in the 4th or 5th edition.
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Projection onto Subspaces (00:09:50)
Problem Solving: Projection onto Subspaces
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Problems and Solutions
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