function [theta, J_history] = gradientDescent(X, y, theta, alpha, num_iters) %GRADIENTDESCENT Performs gradient descent to learn theta % theta = GRADIENTDESCENT(X, y, theta, alpha, num_iters) updates theta by % taking num_iters gradient steps with learning rate alpha % Initialize some useful values m = length(y); % number of training examples J_history = zeros(num_iters, 1); for iter = 1:num_iters J_history(iter) = computeCost(X, y, theta); theta = theta - alpha / m * (X' * (X * theta - y)); end end % ====================== YOUR CODE HERE ====================== % Instructions: Perform a single gradient step on the parameter vector % theta. % % Hint: While debugging, it can be useful to print out the values % of the cost function (computeCost) and gradient here. % % ============================================================ % Save the cost J in every iteration