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Quan Chi2 - Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:47 am
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Hey, guys. So, I'm sure that some of you are grad students, or post-docs, either working on some publication, or some crazy dissertation. I'm not quite there yet, but I gained some research experience last summer, working with some nanostructures. Needless to say, the research I did didn't comprise of anything abnormally complicated (mathematically).

Lately, I've been checking out some pubs on topics in machine learning/data mining. The math in most of the articles are beyond me, at this point. I'm just thinking about how much I'll need to know as a PhD student as I go into research. I find it hard to imagine that I'll know everything that's presented as far as mathematical notation goes.

How do you guys approach all of the math in the research journals you come across on a regular basis? I'm not just referring to the people who are doing post-grad research, but even the people who have some personal experience with publications.

Samapico - Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:53 am
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1+1=2

Quan Chi2 - Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:03 am
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Samapico wrote:

1+1=2

lol I think I've seen that before!

Dr Brain - Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:50 am
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You just have to remember that the math is there to help get the point across succinctly, not to confuse you. Many papers in the topic will give a brief overview of the theory and notation. Read enough introductions and you'll get the hang of what they're talking about.

Quan Chi2 - Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:11 pm
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Dr Brain wrote:

Yeah, I imagined the math is there for clarity. I just haven't been exposed to all of the math involved yet. In AI, I noticed that there's lots of probability and set theory involved. I haven't taken a course on either of the two yet. In order to understand some of the research material I've been reading, I've been using whitepapers/books.

Mooker - Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:05 am
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What is the point of this thread?

L.C. - Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:26 am
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Mooker wrote:

What is the point of this thread?

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How do you guys approach all of the math in the research journals you come across on a regular basis?

SamHughes - Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:01 am
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If you don't understand something, you have to learn it. That's all there is to it.