Ask HN: If I wanted a masters in X, what should I learn?

#1

Post by senda » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 8:26 AM UTC

Nope not twitter.

Say you wanted a masters in Statistics, what books or courses online could you do that would cover most of the content?

Can you answer this for any field you've been in? Cellular biology? Organic Chemistry? Physics?

Ideally books/courses recommendations.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Ask HN: If I wanted a masters in X, what should I learn?

#2

Post by ggm » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 8:38 AM UTC

Masters by coursework they set texts. Masters by thesis you're on a pathway to a phd You do literature search and prove a field for exploration.

If you are trying to shorten the path, the Bene Gesserit do not approve.

Re: Ask HN: If I wanted a masters in X, what should I learn?

#3

Post by theGeatZhopa » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 8:47 AM UTC

ggm wrote: post #2

Masters by coursework they set texts. Masters by thesis you're on a pathway to a phd You do literature search and prove a field for exploration. If you are trying to shorten the path, the Bene Gesserit do not approve.

Master Yoda says

Learning you must. Not taking short path to the force.

Re: Ask HN: If I wanted a masters in X, what should I learn?

#4

Post by ggm » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 8:50 AM UTC

theGeatZhopa wrote: post #3

ggm wrote: post #2

Masters by coursework they set texts. Masters by thesis you're on a pathway to a phd You do literature search and prove a field for exploration. If you are trying to shorten the path, the Bene Gesserit do not approve.

Master Yoda says Learning you must. Not taking short path to the force.

Patience young Grasshopper

Re: Ask HN: If I wanted a masters in X, what should I learn?

#5

Post by senda » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 10:30 AM UTC

ggm wrote: post #2

Masters by coursework they set texts. Masters by thesis you're on a pathway to a phd You do literature search and prove a field for exploration. If you are trying to shorten the path, the Bene Gesserit do not approve.

I'm considering doing a masters in AI/Medical Research, and wanted to boot strap myself. I've been doing the stats 110 and fast ai courses, it had me thinking, could you lay out a general set of courses and books which themselves could equate to a "masters by coursework".