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Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by neutronicus on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @03:23PM (#23920594)
If you want to do Machine Learning or 3-D Graphics, you'll need more than 3 semesters of calculus, though.
Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by chillacy on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @05:16PM (#23921685)
As someone who doesn't particularly like math but thinks robotics is cool, I had the horror of having to encounter this type of thing: https://www.rosroboticslearning.com/jacobian
Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by lasagnaphil on Thursday July 23, 2020 @12:04PM (#23928798)
Robotics also requires a thorough understanding rotations and transformations (and its time derivatives), thus requiring a bit of Lie algebra. The calculations itself aren’t that complicated, but the concept is still quite confusing for beginners and quite intimidating if you go deep down into theory.
Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by bumby on Friday July 24, 2020 @08:02AM (#23938469)
In addition, almost any control system with feedback requires some variant of PID control. “I” as in integral and “D” as in derivative makes it hard to get away from calculus concepts
Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by ghaff on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @05:51PM (#23922000)
I took a grad robotics course while in grad school for another degree. Doing all the translation matrix multiplies by hand was so much fun before something like Matlab existed. (As was going to the computer lab at 3am to do the simulations because that was the only time there was time available.)
Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by azinman2 on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @05:35PM (#23921864)
For ML you really need both a class on probability theory, linear algebra, and/or a dedicated ML class. Lots of ML math ends up being the same principals over and over again. They may be borrowed from bigger subject matter, but often times you don't need to be an expert in those to get far. That said, if you're an ML researcher, then you definitely benefit from a very solid math/physics background. But if you're an ML researcher, chances are you did not only undergrad but a PhD as well, and you're not just considering an online certificate.
Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by neutronicus on Thursday July 23, 2020 @11:26AM (#23928332)
You need to know what grad is, that's Calc III. Is SVD even covered in Linear Algebra I? Convergence rate is also something you should understand.

This stuff is all pretty deep into undergrad curricula.