Maths, CS and AI Compendium
Learning and science
open textbook
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Readers find the chapters clear and helpful for refreshing maths
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I’ve read chapter 1. 10/10
jacobmarble on HNSo good! I got a math minor with my CS major 15 years ago, and just started sending applications to MS CS ML/AI programs. I really need this now to relearn linear algebra etc,…
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Objections
Spelling debate over 'Maths' versus 'Math' in the title
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Math, not Maths. You wouldn't called it Econs 101 would you?
hearsathought on HNUsing your logic, then chemistry should be shortened to "chemy"? Biology should be shortened to "bioy"? I'm going to my bioy class? We shorten chemistry to chem, just like we…
hearsathought on HNIt's just a regional thing. Neither is correct or wrong. You may as well yell at a french person that the word is "cheese", not "formage". From the very article you linked: > In…
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Requests
A GitBook or simple static website for studying
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Thank you for sharing. Is there a gitbook link?
alienreborn on HNYeah I’d love to study through a simple website, I guess that’s gitbook? I haven’t used it before. To the OP: Do you need help generating a little static website? I did this with…
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Authoritative resources for further reading on subtopics
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Another suggestion - Do append authoritative resources for further deep dive into sub topics/concepts. I'm sure a sliver of the reading audience would love that feature, myself…
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Gemini quiz mode used alongside textbooks
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Also I’m not sure if this is well known but Gemini has a nice quiz/test mode that you can use for learning. Ask it to quiz you on a subject and you can increase/decrease…
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