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I backed Jeff's A.I book campaigns. But I haven't touched the books yet. I've had the feeling that the very little math I know won't help me through this book.

Can anyone's who has read the books suggest what Math topics are pre-requisites to read the books? (and if possible, the best sources to learn them from)

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The best introduction to neural networks is called "Hackers Guide to Neural Networks":

http://karpathy.github.io/neuralnets/

The best thing about this article is how he breaks down the math. The main idea: slightly tweak an argument to a function to get the output slightly closer to your desired output. He then presents a couple of ways to achieve this...

The thing I like about this series is how accessible it is. Jeff's stated goal is to make the concepts clear for actual humans rather than academics (hence the name of the series).

I've been working my way through the first volume and knowing a bit of algebra has helped immensely. I recommend checking out volume 1 and see where it takes you!

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