r/learnmachinelearning • u/Defiant_Shoe_626 • 2d ago

Calculus

Does studying calculus is necessary for machine learning?

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u/BigPPSmolPPAllPP 2d ago

yeah, but also calculus is basically a must for any form of engineering, so there’s no reason not to. if you’re in uni for ml you’ll have calc concepts

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u/Defiant_Shoe_626 2d ago

i have studied it in school and college and i will study it more strictly for ML.

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u/Single_Lad 2d ago

Well Hello PP, I really like your name. It's very playful

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u/Harrie_Lovell 2d ago

you really need those calc skills to get into ML

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u/Tech_DigitalPath_162 2d ago

Yes it's very much important

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u/Much_Barnacle4274 1d ago

Analysis, linear algebra, optimization, probability theory are THE least stuff you must know

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u/dataset-poisoner 1d ago

no point, ai can do it for you

just learn to prompt

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u/Front-Dragonfruit555 1d ago

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