Thanks for the pointer! (link[1] for those interested)
> you can get away with a basic understanding
Great news to me!
> taking the time to understand the math is absolutely worthwhile in my experience.
Strongly agree — for any topic, any field. My concerns are practical indeed, and less about the 10-year horizon (well enough to become skilled at anything) than the early stages of that, the best way to propel oneself far/fast enough on year 1, then 2, etc.
> applying mostly existing techniques to messy, noisy real world data and taking the time to understand the domain you are applying it to.
I hear that. I actually do like the sound of that, hence concerns that I was biased.
Thanks for the pointer! (link[1] for those interested)
> you can get away with a basic understanding
Great news to me!
> taking the time to understand the math is absolutely worthwhile in my experience.
Strongly agree — for any topic, any field. My concerns are practical indeed, and less about the 10-year horizon (well enough to become skilled at anything) than the early stages of that, the best way to propel oneself far/fast enough on year 1, then 2, etc.
> applying mostly existing techniques to messy, noisy real world data and taking the time to understand the domain you are applying it to.
I hear that. I actually do like the sound of that, hence concerns that I was biased.
[1]: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra...