March 6, 2017

Logistic Regression in Machine Learning

This is the second in a series of posts in which I explore concepts in Andrew Ng’s Introduction to Machine Learning course on Coursera. In each, I’m implementing a machine learning algorithm in Python: first using standard Python data science and numerical libraries, and then with TensorFlow. The algorithm described here is logistic regression. Logistic regression is recognizably similar to linear regression, but instead of predicting a continuous output, classifies training examples by a set of categories or labels. more

February 26, 2017

Linear Regression in Machine Learning

This is the first of a series of posts in which I’ll be exploring concepts taught in Andrew Ng’s Introduction to Machine Learning course on Coursera. As a CS student, I enjoyed doing odd or extra things with my assignments — I found it added a greater challenge and allowed me to learn outside the scope of the class in a well-structured way. So, as I progress through this course, I’ll be posting another take on the coursework in Python, using a Jupyter notebook. more

June 7, 2016

Hotel Gracery Shinjuku

The Hotel Gracery is located in Kabukichō, Tokyo, just northeast of Shinjuku station. It looks something like an Alienware tower, especially when viewed from the street as pictured above. Notably, the cinema attached to the hotel features a full-size Godzilla head which can be seen peeking over the rooftop. more