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Andrew Ng's course definitely requires some linear algebra knowledge, and explains how things work under the hood. Same goes for fast.ai I think even that leve

Andrew Ng's course definitely requires some linear algebra knowledge, and explains how things work under the hood. Same goes for fast.ai I think even that level of knowledge is not always necessary. Often, just having the intuitive understanding can be enough to get great results e.g: understand that this is a black box that takes features in, predicts things, and you have to help it by giving good features; or understand that word2vec builds vector representations based on words that co-occur in the same context.

collyw 8y ago
I got halfway through his course and it seemed to do a decent enough job of teaching it as you go. the main thing I struggled with was the mathematical notation.
BeetleB 8y ago
>Andrew Ng's course definitely requires some linear algebra knowledge, Extremely basic. Anyone with an undergrad engineering degree will have covered what's needed for the course. His course was almost patronizing, calling people who knew the basics of calculus as "advanced students".
DeonPenny 8y ago
Linear algebra and even matrix calculus is an undergrad level math.
ivan_ah 8y ago
Speaking of learning/reviewing linear algebra, I wrote the NO BULLSHIT guide to LINEAR ALGEBRA which covers all the material from first year in a very concise manner. preview: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSguide2LA_preview.pdf https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSguide2LA_previ... condensed 4 page tutorial: https://minireference.com/static/tutorials/linear_algebra_in_4_pages.pdf https://minireference.com/static/tutorials/linear_algebra_in... reviews on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0992001021/noBSLA https://www.amazon.com/dp/0992001021/noBSLA
- vazamb 8y ago
  Hey, I just finished your book. Loved it! I am out of uni already and uses it to brush up.
  - ivan_ah 8y ago
    Nice! Did you work though some of the exercises and problems? Don't be a tourist in the land of math! If you don't want to bother with pen-and-paper (which is the best, but takes very long), you should at least try some problems using the computer-assisted approach. See samples solutions to first few chapters: https://github.com/minireference/noBSLAnotebooks https://github.com/minireference/noBSLAnotebooks

collyw 8y ago

I got halfway through his course and it seemed to do a decent enough job of teaching it as you go. the main thing I struggled with was the mathematical notation.

BeetleB 8y ago

>Andrew Ng's course definitely requires some linear algebra knowledge, Extremely basic. Anyone with an undergrad engineering degree will have covered what's needed for the course. His course was almost patronizing, calling people who knew the basics of calculus as "advanced students".

DeonPenny 8y ago

Linear algebra and even matrix calculus is an undergrad level math.

ivan_ah 8y ago

Speaking of learning/reviewing linear algebra, I wrote the NO BULLSHIT guide to LINEAR ALGEBRA which covers all the material from first year in a very concise manner. preview: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSguide2LA_preview.pdf https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSguide2LA_previ... condensed 4 page tutorial: https://minireference.com/static/tutorials/linear_algebra_in_4_pages.pdf https://minireference.com/static/tutorials/linear_algebra_in... reviews on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0992001021/noBSLA https://www.amazon.com/dp/0992001021/noBSLA

vazamb 8y ago
Hey, I just finished your book. Loved it! I am out of uni already and uses it to brush up.
- ivan_ah 8y ago
  Nice! Did you work though some of the exercises and problems? Don't be a tourist in the land of math! If you don't want to bother with pen-and-paper (which is the best, but takes very long), you should at least try some problems using the computer-assisted approach. See samples solutions to first few chapters: https://github.com/minireference/noBSLAnotebooks https://github.com/minireference/noBSLAnotebooks