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For someone with an ancient undergrad math background and only "interested observer" level of machine learning knowledge, would it be better to do this course b
by lemming 9y ago
For someone with an ancient undergrad math background and only "interested observer" level of machine learning knowledge, would it be better to do this course before tackling the deep learning one?
- colorincorrect 9y agoas a casual on-looker, no. this is a very practical tutorial, and you should be reading other things depending on what you are interested about in ML
- will_pseudonym 9y agoIf I wanted to learn linear algebra, I would reinvent PageRank.
- jph00 9y agoIt's a very helpful exercise, and something we do in lesson 9 of this course.
- wodenokoto 9y agoNo, start with fast.ai's deep learning course. They have a top down approach so you start with connecting layers to solve deep learning problems and then dig down into the theory behind the thing. If you want a bottom up approach, go look at Ng's coursera course. http://course.fast.ai http://course.fast.ai
- jph00 9y agoAbsolutely right. There's very little linear algebra required in deep learning. This Computational Linear Algebra course mainly covers decompositions, which aren't used much in deep learning.