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12 Post author: Matt_Simpson 20 July 2009 10:45PM

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Comment author: ajayjetti 20 July 2009 11:13:58PM *  0 points [-]

A page named "basic maths", explaining "essential" concepts would be great. I don't know if it is possible, but i would want the explanations to be theoretical-- the way eliezer explains bayes, basically something for the generalists who can't learn maths by looking at equations!!

Comment author: Matt_Simpson 20 July 2009 11:31:56PM 0 points [-]

Thirded. What should be essential? Algebra and some basic calculus? Anything more?

Comment author: ajayjetti 20 July 2009 11:43:44PM 1 point [-]

Yes, and probably a detailed probability lesson. I was very good at maths in high school, but now after 10 years after highschool, i have totally lost touch. Though i still know the concepts, i get a bit lost when people start talking in "p" terms out of nowhere. I would like to follow everything.