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I’d ask a follow-up question of: what are the prerequisites for being able to successfully complete any of these courses/books? I’ve been thinking of doing some
by hn_version_0023 4y ago
I’d ask a follow-up question of: what are the prerequisites for being able to successfully complete any of these courses/books? I’ve been thinking of doing something similar myself, and am 20 years removed from daily math exercises. Thanks in advance!
- tptacek 4y agoAlgebra I and some trig, at least to get pretty deep into a first college course syllabus and get enough exposure to see where you want to go with it. That "10th grade" level of math, for instance, is actually enough to get you pretty far into the practical applications of linear algebra in cryptography, but it's not enough to get you all the way to machine learning.
- hn_version_0023 4y agoThank you kindly! Its always nice to learn you’re more prepared than you supposed!
- nextos 4y agoYeah, read Basic Mathematics by Lang. Covers all precalculus you need in a rigorous way.
- wrycoder 4y agoI’d recommend Kahn Academy. They have a way of quickly reviewing what you know. You ought to refresh any gaps in high school math. Then take the Kahn courses in linear algebra. For more and deeper, see the other recommendations here.
- hn_version_0023 4y agoThat’s an excellent recommendation, thank you.