Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work Integrated Learning Programmes Division

First Semester 2022-2023

End-Semester Test
(EC-2 Regular)

Course No. : DSESIZC416

Course Title : Mathematical Foundations for Data Science
Nature of Exam : Open Book
Weightage : 40% No. of Pages = 2
Duration : 2½ Hours No. of Questions = 4
Date of Exam : 10-03-2023
Note to Students:
1. Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book.
2. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page.
3. Assumptions made if any, should be stated clearly at the beginning of your answer.

Q.1 Marks 10

Write down KKT conditions for the below optimization problem. (No need to solve the
equations)

Minimise

2 2
f ( x )=( x 1+ x2 +sin ( x 3 ) + log e ( x 4 ) −11) + ( x 1+ x2 +cos ( x3 ) −7 )
2 2

subject to

2 2 2
g1 ( x ) =( x 1−5 ) + x 2−6 x 3−25 ≥ 0
2 3
g2 ( x )=3 x1 −5 x 3 + tan ( x2 x 3 ) ≤ 0
h1 ( x )=x 1 x 2−5=0

Q.2 Marks 10
T
For the given function below, consider the starting point as { 3 , 2 ,1 } and perform two
iterations of gradient descent algorithm with a learning rate of 0.01. Show all the steps
involved.

f ( x )=( x 1+ x2 +5 sin ( x 3 )−11 ) + ( x 1 + x 2−7 )

2 2 3 2

Q.3 Marks 10

Consider the two dimensional patterns shown below. Find the first principal component
using PCA.
 ( 2 , 3 ) , ( 3 , 2 ) , ( 4 , 5 ) , ( 5 ,1 ) , ( 6 , 2 ) , ( 7 , 5 ) , ( 9 , 3 ) ,(2 ,11)

Q.4 Marks 10
Perform SVD on the 3 ×2 matrix shown below. (Students can provide either analytical
solution or numerical solution)

[ ]
1−5 √ 3 5+ √ 3
4 4
1−5 √ 3 5+ √ 3
A=
4 4
√2−5 √6 5 √ 2−√ 6
4 4