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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   There are some flaws in your assumptions. You assume everyone that drives has the same license and that driving requires little skill. Some speciality driving requires skills. These drivers have to have Class A CDL licenses and have to pass
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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   What kind of math background do you need to understand Sheaf theory? Are these lectures truly accessible for someone with a non-background? I tried watching bits of the youtube video OP linked but never saw where he actually defined what a
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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   Excellent, thanks for you recommendation!
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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   Thanks for the link. https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Statistical-Learning-Predict... vs https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Statistical-Learning-App... The former seems to assume prior knowledge and the lat
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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   Based on Amazon reviews recommending this book to a beginner is like recommending rudin to a high school junior that wants to learn calculus for the first time. Is there a better book?
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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   What are good online sources for a beginner to learn calculus, linear algebra and stats/probability needed for machine learning? I don't want courses that teach math by coding but actual math courses. A lot of these online ML cour
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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   Thanks for the recommendations. Esp. Professor Leonard. Never knew such videos existed.
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   by hackernewsacct 10y ago

   Thanks for the link. The last two weeks of the course pique my interest esp. the "Introduction to Probability Theory" section. Is this apart of a sequence of courses in data science? It wasn't clear to me if this is a standal
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   Ask HN: What are the best math sources to learn Machine Learning?

   4 points by hackernewsacct 10y ago|6 comments