[P] Open-source ML homeworks with auto-tests - fundamental algorithms from first principles

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This year I've been designing homework assignments for an ML course at Skoltech (Russia's answer to MIT/Caltech for science and technology). After bombing more job interviews than I care to count, I think I've finally figured out what I was personally missing during my studies - a deep understanding of a relatively small set of fundamental algorithms. Well, my pain is the next generation's gain! In my engineering worldview, you can't truly understand something unless you've built a replica fr...