Ask HN: What were some good MOOCs you participated in in 2013?

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 7:09 PM UTC

waynerad wrote: post #8

Machine Learning. I thought it was a really tough class and took more time than they say (they say workload: 5-7 hours/week -- maybe if you are perfect and your code never has bugs that you need to spend time debugging -- the course is based on programming assignments in Octave where you have to demonstrate mastery of machine learning concepts), but I put in a lot of extra time, mastered everything, finished with a 1…

Post by krrishd » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:20 PM UTC

lucasrp wrote: post #13

krrishd wrote: post #7

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I'm a high schooler. My knowledge is mainly in the front-end realm, with the vast majority of 'programming' I do being in JavaScript. Do you think I would be able to take it successfully?

Im a beginner um programming, and did machine learning course right after a introdutory course (CS50 and 6.00x at Edx). I've been able to do the whole course, but only because i have good math skills. My impression is that math skills (calculus and linear algebra) are much more needed than coding skills in this course.