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by cg30e 610 days ago
What are the math prerequisites for this book? What other reinforcement learning books or courses are recommended for beginners?
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Basic probability/stats and some basic fundamentals around dynamic programming/recursion would be very helpful.

The big problem I found with this field is that the core ideas are very subtly built on top of each other. Without a proper teacher or an environment to study, self-study is much much harder.

(Past chapter 5, it should be a breeze as the foundation would have been strongly set)

This is THE book. It is suitable for beginners with basic math background equivalent to CS undergrad I’d say