The matrix calculus you need for deep learning (2018)

Re:The matrix calculus you need for deep learning (2018) by 29athrowaway on Friday April 02, 2021 @08:22PM (#26677263)

To begin, try to get a really high level explanation for differential and integral calculus. Look at videos, illustrations, etc.

Then, once you have a mental image of what you will be doing, get into the math from the ground up.

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Re:The matrix calculus you need for deep learning (2018) by carlosf on Friday April 02, 2021 @08:27PM (#26677294)

When I was like 14 years old one one my math teachers explained to us what calculus was using zero equations. He made everything look really easy.

At college, it was the complete opposite. My professor started with limits and convergence, didn't even bother to explain why we were studying the subject.

Kudos for people who actually explain things.

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Re:The matrix calculus you need for deep learning (2018) by psalminen on Friday April 02, 2021 @10:54PM (#26678076)

My high school physics teacher explained calculus to me by plotting a velocity curve, then saying the tangential line at a point (derivative) is acceleration and the area from 0 to that point under the curve (integral) was the distance travelled. Made all of calculus very easy for me to grok going forward.

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Re:The matrix calculus you need for deep learning (2018) by brailsafe on Saturday April 03, 2021 @07:39AM (#26680186)

I missed the day where the word tangent must have been explained, then failed basic trigonometry and felt like an idiot for the rest of high school.

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Re:The matrix calculus you need for deep learning (2018) by 29athrowaway on Friday April 02, 2021 @09:45PM (#26677762)

I never got a high level explanation for what calculus was because the business model of my school involved having a passing rate below 30%. If the passing rate was too high, teachers got fired no matter what the reason was.

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