Ask HN: Can I use TensorFlow without knowing even Elementary Algebra?

Posted by sanosuke on Monday December 07, 2015 @11:37AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm fascinated by Machine Learning World of possibilities, But whenever I want to start studying the topic, I always hit a wall with the Math prerequisites. E.G: Probability, Linear Algebra, Etc.

I've been been programming for a while without understanding of Turing Machines and/or Lambda Calculus.

Do you think it is feasible at all that someone could use a library like TensorFlow and do some meaninful programs without knowing the Math I've just mentioned.

Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: Can I use TensorFlow without knowing even Element... by Irishsteve on Monday December 07, 2015 @12:05PM (#10690739)

You could. At some point you will hit a limit, but you could go pretty far solving known problems out there solely by following tutorials.

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Re:Ask HN: Can I use TensorFlow without knowing even Element... by auxym on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @08:38PM (#10701304)

I'm sure you could, if needed pick up specific things as you go from the web or a used copy of a good basic linalg textbook.

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