# How to solve the gradient descent on a linear classification problem?

I have a problem which i have attached as an image.

Problem is in image attached

what I understand

error function is given by: $$e(y, \hat y)=0$$ if $$y \cdot a(x-b) \ge 1$$ or $$e(y, \hat y) = 1-y\cdot a\cdot (x-b)$$ if $$y a(x-b) < 1$$.

Gradient descent at current $$t$$ is (1,3).

Gradient Descent($$E_{in}(a,b)$$) as per definition should be equal to partial derivative of the equation of $$E_{in}(a,b)$$ wrt $$a$$ and $$b$$. ($$w$$ is equivalent to $$[a, b]$$, according to me)

My doubt

Please note that when i say sum over N points, i mean to use that greek symbol used for summing of N points

1. I am not sure how would I calculate the partial derivative in this case. When we say to fix '$$a$$' and vary '$$b$$', does it mean to find differentiation only wrt '$$b$$'? Which would mean that gradient($$E_{in}$$)= $$-1 / N (\sum_{i=1}^N y_i a)$$. But this removes dependence on $$x$$ and that's why I doubt my approach.

2. The final equation for whom derivative needs to be done is: $$1/N \sum_{i=1}^N 1-ya(x-b)$$ for N points misclassified. But as per the dataset, no point is misclassified as the error function for each point with the (a,b)=(1,3) is equal to 0.

For point 1, where x=1.2 and y = -1, as $$y \cdot a \cdot (x-b) = (-1)\cdot (1)\cdot (1.2-3)=+1.8$$. This means that $$e(y_1, h(x_1)) = 0$$.

So what should be the answer to this question?

I hope my doubt in the question is cleare to audience. But in any case please let me know if there is something that I am unable to explain.

$$\frac{\partial E_{in}(a,b)}{\partial{b}} = \frac{1}{|D|} \sum_i \frac{\partial e(y_i,h_{a,b}(x_i))}{\partial b}$$

Where (with some lenient notation) :

$$\frac{\partial e(y_i,h_{a,b}(x_i))}{\partial b} = \frac{\partial e(y,s)}{\partial{s}} * \frac{\partial h_{a,b}(x_i)}{\partial{b}}$$

We can show that :

$$\frac{\partial e(y,s)}{\partial{s}} = -y$$ if $$1-y.s >0$$ and, otherwise: $$\frac{\partial e(y,s)}{\partial{s}} = 0$$

This give you an expected dependency on x, as the value change the criterion.

And :

$$\frac{\partial h_{a,b}(x_i)}{\partial{b}} = -a$$

So you have :

$$\frac{\partial E_{in}(a,b)}{\partial{b}} = \frac{1}{|D|} \sum_i \mathbb{1}_{y.x<1}*y*a$$