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Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by iconjack » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 4:53 AM UTC

Without a Ph.D?! Really?

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by yongjik » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 6:01 AM UTC

xyzzy123 wrote: post #16

deepnotderp wrote: post #11

Is an integral really that hard?

Not if you take it a little bit at a time.

Taking it from left to right is not that hard. From top to bottom (or bottom to top) is where the devil lies. :P

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by stephengillie » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 6:18 AM UTC

xyzzy123 wrote: post #16

deepnotderp wrote: post #11

Is an integral really that hard?

Not if you take it a little bit at a time.

A very little bit at a time - the amount of time between now and then, as now is about to become then.

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by agandy » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 6:21 AM UTC

I'm glad to see the shout out to http://colah.github.io/ (even if the linked post is described as "monster stories")

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by hnsummarizer » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 7:08 AM UTC

I'd also recommend the Udacity self-driving car course to learn deep learning: https://www.udacity.com/course/self-driving-car-engineer-nan...

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by dagenleg » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 8:56 AM UTC

So, in other words, learn to slap layers'n'shit together. I thought that's what everyone is already doing in deep learning.

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by martin_gorner » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 8:56 AM UTC

iconjack wrote: post #21

Without a Ph.D?! Really?

This is of course a matter of opinion, but objectively speaking, the most complex piece of math is a matrix multiply, which I re-explain anyway. This is an end-of-high-school level of mathematics.

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by martin_gorner » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 9:00 AM UTC

SilentM68 wrote: post #20

Any versions of this course planned for R Programmers?

Python is one of the simplest languages to learn. I do this course as a hands-on lab with people who discover Python programming at the same time as they discover neural networks. I ask them to read this "Python 3 in 15 min" primer beforehand and they are good to go: https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python3/

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by martin_gorner » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 9:19 AM UTC

agandy wrote: post #24

I'm glad to see the shout out to http://colah.github.io/ (even if the linked post is described as "monster stories")

huh, totally unintentional! colah is a colleague. His blog posts are great and were part of the source material for building these sessions.

Re: Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.

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Post by martin_gorner » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 9:20 AM UTC

RockyMcNuts wrote: post #19

77pt77 wrote: post #8

What I'd like is a Learn TensorFlow and deep learning with a mathematics/physics background.

Udacity / Google course by Vanhoucke I think is the most popular for learning TensorFlow proper - https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning--ud730

Definitely recommended. It's the best course available in a 3 month format.