This looks like it has the potential to be a great resource! Not to mention it's coming out of one of the big name schools of deep learning (along with UToronto

This looks like it has the potential to be a great resource! Not to mention it's coming out of one of the big name schools of deep learning (along with UToronto and Stanford). I imagine, though, that anyone not well versed in college mathematics may have issues with the explanations. If you want a good introductory resource, but either haven't covered or have forgotten some of the math in this book, I would recommend one of two resources: [1] MetaCademy: http://metacademy.org http://metacademy.org [2] Neural Networks and Deep Learning (In Progress): http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com The first will take you through all the math first through some online courses and textbooks, and the second is a good general purpose introduction that I recommend to anybody interested in neural nets.