def update_gradients_full(self, dL_dK, X, X2=None):
        """derivative of the covariance matrix with respect to the parameters (shape is N x num_inducing x num_params)"""
        if X2 is None: X2 = X
        FX  = self._cos(self.basis_alpha[None,:],self.basis_omega[None,:],self.basis_phi[None,:])(X)
        FX2 = self._cos(self.basis_alpha[None,:],self.basis_omega[None,:],self.basis_phi[None,:])(X2)

        La = np.column_stack((self.a[0]*np.ones((self.n_basis,1)),self.a[1]*self.basis_omega))
        Lo = np.column_stack((self.basis_omega,self.basis_omega))
        Lp = np.column_stack((self.basis_phi,self.basis_phi+np.pi/2))
        r,omega,phi =  self._cos_factorization(La,Lo,Lp)
        Gint = self._int_computation( r,omega,phi, r,omega,phi)

        Flower = np.array(self._cos(self.basis_alpha,self.basis_omega,self.basis_phi)(self.lower))[:,None]

        #dK_dvar
        dK_dvar = 1./self.variance*mdot(FX,self.Gi,FX2.T)

        #dK_dlen
        da_dlen = [-1./self.lengthscale**2,0.]
        dLa_dlen =  np.column_stack((da_dlen[0]*np.ones((self.n_basis,1)),da_dlen[1]*self.basis_omega))
        r1,omega1,phi1 = self._cos_factorization(dLa_dlen,Lo,Lp)
        dGint_dlen = self._int_computation(r1,omega1,phi1, r,omega,phi)
        dGint_dlen = dGint_dlen + dGint_dlen.T
        dG_dlen = 1./2*Gint + self.lengthscale/2*dGint_dlen
        dK_dlen = -mdot(FX,self.Gi,dG_dlen/self.variance,self.Gi,FX2.T)

        #dK_dper
        dFX_dper  = self._cos(-self.basis_alpha[None,:]*self.basis_omega[None,:]/self.period*X ,self.basis_omega[None,:],self.basis_phi[None,:]+np.pi/2)(X)
        dFX2_dper = self._cos(-self.basis_alpha[None,:]*self.basis_omega[None,:]/self.period*X2,self.basis_omega[None,:],self.basis_phi[None,:]+np.pi/2)(X2)

        dLa_dper = np.column_stack((-self.a[0]*self.basis_omega/self.period, -self.a[1]*self.basis_omega**2/self.period))
        dLp_dper = np.column_stack((self.basis_phi+np.pi/2,self.basis_phi+np.pi))
        r1,omega1,phi1 =  self._cos_factorization(dLa_dper,Lo,dLp_dper)

        IPPprim1 =  self.upper*(1./(omega+omega1.T)*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.upper+phi+phi1.T-np.pi/2)  +  1./(omega-omega1.T)*np.cos((omega-omega1.T)*self.upper+phi-phi1.T-np.pi/2))
        IPPprim1 -= self.lower*(1./(omega+omega1.T)*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.lower+phi+phi1.T-np.pi/2)  +  1./(omega-omega1.T)*np.cos((omega-omega1.T)*self.lower+phi-phi1.T-np.pi/2))
        # SIMPLIFY!!!       IPPprim1 = (self.upper - self.lower)*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.upper+phi+phi1.T-np.pi/2)  +  1./(omega-omega1.T)*np.cos((omega-omega1.T)*self.upper+phi-phi1.T-np.pi/2))
        IPPprim2 =  self.upper*(1./(omega+omega1.T)*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.upper+phi+phi1.T-np.pi/2)  + self.upper*np.cos(phi-phi1.T))
        IPPprim2 -= self.lower*(1./(omega+omega1.T)*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.lower+phi+phi1.T-np.pi/2)  + self.lower*np.cos(phi-phi1.T))
        IPPprim = np.where(np.logical_or(np.isnan(IPPprim1), np.isinf(IPPprim1)), IPPprim2, IPPprim1)


        IPPint1 =  1./(omega+omega1.T)**2*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.upper+phi+phi1.T-np.pi)  +  1./(omega-omega1.T)**2*np.cos((omega-omega1.T)*self.upper+phi-phi1.T-np.pi)
        IPPint1 -= 1./(omega+omega1.T)**2*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.lower+phi+phi1.T-np.pi)  +  1./(omega-omega1.T)**2*np.cos((omega-omega1.T)*self.lower+phi-phi1.T-np.pi)
        IPPint2 =  1./(omega+omega1.T)**2*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.upper+phi+phi1.T-np.pi)  + 1./2*self.upper**2*np.cos(phi-phi1.T)
        IPPint2 -= 1./(omega+omega1.T)**2*np.cos((omega+omega1.T)*self.lower+phi+phi1.T-np.pi)  + 1./2*self.lower**2*np.cos(phi-phi1.T)
        #IPPint2[0,0] = (self.upper**2 - self.lower**2)*np.cos(phi[0,0])*np.cos(phi1[0,0])
        IPPint = np.where(np.isnan(IPPint1),IPPint2,IPPint1)

        dLa_dper2 = np.column_stack((-self.a[1]*self.basis_omega/self.period))
        dLp_dper2 = np.column_stack((self.basis_phi+np.pi/2))
        r2,omega2,phi2 = dLa_dper2.T,Lo[:,0:1],dLp_dper2.T

        dGint_dper = np.dot(r,r1.T)/2 * (IPPprim - IPPint) + self._int_computation(r2,omega2,phi2, r,omega,phi)
        dGint_dper = dGint_dper + dGint_dper.T

        dFlower_dper  = np.array(self._cos(-self.lower*self.basis_alpha*self.basis_omega/self.period,self.basis_omega,self.basis_phi+np.pi/2)(self.lower))[:,None]

        dG_dper = 1./self.variance*(self.lengthscale/2*dGint_dper + self.b[0]*(np.dot(dFlower_dper,Flower.T)+np.dot(Flower,dFlower_dper.T)))

        dK_dper = mdot(dFX_dper,self.Gi,FX2.T) - mdot(FX,self.Gi,dG_dper,self.Gi,FX2.T) + mdot(FX,self.Gi,dFX2_dper.T)

        self.variance.gradient = np.sum(dK_dvar*dL_dK)
        self.lengthscale.gradient = np.sum(dK_dlen*dL_dK)
        self.period.gradient = np.sum(dK_dper*dL_dK)