A little story (If you don't like personal anecdotes, skip to Tips 😉) Okay so you're interested in machine learning and you ask Google "what do I need to know to start machine learning?" "Learn calculus, probability, statistics, linear algebra, lea...
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Thanks for sharing! You gave me a confidence. I have been starting & leaving ML from past one year due to the fear of maths. Finally, this month, I started out with python & AWS. And, after reading your article I hope there will be no looking back!
MCCurcio
Loves all things science
Hi M,
Your article is very good. It is positive and gives a good argument for jumping right into the water. I am also learning DS it is good to see others succeeding.
However, I am torn about how much math people should know before jumping in. I do believe that much of math can be understood intuitively but coursework does also lay out some key steps, that may be crucial.
Thanks
P.S. I am from Providence ;)