Course info

Course Content:

This course is an introduction to Tensor calculations with Eigen, a popular C++ library for working with numerical arrays and linear algebra. It covers the following topics:

• We learn the concept and techniques of the Eigen Tensor class
• How to declare, initialize Tensors of various ranks and types and how to access Tensor elements
• Elementary unary and binary operations involving Tensors
• More complex operations (reductions, contractions)
• Modifying the shape of Tensors

Who Is This Course For:

Developers in any Domain that need to use higher-dimensional numerical data containers

• Statistical Calculations
• Machine Learning

How Does The Course Help:

Eigen is a fairly large library. The course aims to:

• Introduce the Tensor part of the library and its purpose
• Sketch its overall structure and functionality
• Familiarize with the common usage patterns (API's)

What Will You Get From The Course:

• You will be able to confidently use Eigen::Tensor to solve common numerical processing tasks, in particular those requiring standard manipulation of tensors
• You will be able to contribute to the specific use cases mentioned above

Course Level and Difficulty Level:

This course is part of the Data Science family.

• This is a Core Level course in Data Science, which means that good grounding at Introductory level to various Data Science topics is a prerequisite for making the most out of this course.
• This is a Technical course which means certain mathematical (linear algebra) and/or technology elements (C++) are assumed as known before one can master the course material.

Advanced material not covered here:

• Memory layouts (how numerical data are stored in memory) and the performance implications
• Extending Eigen (in particular the C-API's)
• Numerical algebra / scientific computing concepts beyond what is needed to understand the core Eigen::Tensor functionality

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Course Material:

The course material comprises the following:

• 14 interactive readings
• Embedded exercises based on the daily material

Time Requirements and Important Dates

• The course is self-paced and can be undertaken at any point. It requires a commitment of about one or two days total, depending on your familiarity with linear algebra and C++.

Where To Get Help:

If you get stuck on any issue with the course or the Academy:

• If the issue is related to the course topics / material, check in the first instance the Course Forum
• If the issue is related the operation of the Open Risk Academy check first the Academy FAQ. If the issue persists contact us at info@openrisk.eu