commit f8bd11d4f8cf8c8b3ed1d17367f9bed9b70c9afd
parent 606fd21c46bf6ffdcd1bb508ed9206ce5ac897b8
Author: Andrew <andrewlaack1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 20:10:47 -0500
notes on bio
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2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/BIOL115.md b/BIOL115.md
@@ -5,4 +5,12 @@ Summer 24
## Main Links
+**Definition:** Biology is the study of living organisms and the environments they live in.
+Shared characteristics include:
+1. Organization
+2. Acquisition of materials and energy
+3. Homeostatic
+4. Respond to stimuli
+5. Reproduce and have potential for growth
+6. Have an evolutionary history
diff --git a/RadialBasisFunction.md b/RadialBasisFunction.md
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ ML CH2
**Definition:** A radial basis function is a function whose values depend only on the distance between the input and some fixed point.
-You can think of this as any graph that is symmetric over the y-axis such as x^2.
+The kernel can be represented by the equation such that the position is equal to the distance between the input and center point, squared, divided by 2L^2, and then taking the negative natural exponential (e raised to the input). In this example, L is some hyperparameter that affects the rate at which the graph will go from 1 to near 0.
+
+Additionally, the lowest value for these functions is generally 0 while the highest is 1 (meaning the exact position).
