Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf]
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Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf]
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Re: Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf]
#2Is this a good start for Math required for Machine Learning ?
Re: Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf]
#3This book is a really accessible primer on the basics. Much more readable than a lot of other textbooks, which kind of go all-out in terms of rigor rather than present things intuitively. This was one of the textbooks we used in Princeton's introductory CS theory class (COS 340: Reasoning About Computation). The probability section is especially good.
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#4Is this a good start for Math required for Machine Learning ?
Yes, discrete math is a good start for anything CS, but you'll definitely need more than what's presented here.
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#5Is this a good start for Math required for Machine Learning ?
Not really. You're better off looking at introductory calculus and statistics. This book places more emphasis on discrete math.
One good way to go about it is to audit an online course [like Andrew Ng's] and figure out what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge to understand the material.
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#6Is this a good start for Math required for Machine Learning ?
From what starting position are you asking from; what is your current math background?
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#7Is this a good start for Math required for Machine Learning ?
Not really. The paper deals with "conventional" CS math. Here are some good resources for ML/DL math.
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=machine%20learning%20math&sort...
Re: Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf]
#8OCW Video lectures for the course - https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-compu...
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#9Is this a good start for Math required for Machine Learning ?
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#10Is this a good start for Math required for Machine Learning ?
No, this is for a general introduction to the mathematics of computer science. This looks like a basic (and good!) text any MIT freshman should be able to master. Perhaps it's for what 6.001 has morphed into?
If you understand this stuff, you really need linear algebra for today's "deep learning", which perhaps is 18.03 (I can no longer remember).