Pietz Prove
@gopietz · Media Computer Science Student
@amitnkalra @emmanuel_lemor hey Amit, i think its absolutely amazing what you pulled off especially for your age. i wish i had started as early as you. you're off to a great career in computer science. as you expect now comes the "but" :) i had precisely the same thinking about certain topics i learned in high school. i thought i would never need that level of calculus or the skill to interpret poetry. actually, turns out i was right about poetry :D BUT i was very wrong about the math skills. let me just throw a few examples in your direction:
- Machine / Deep Learning is math exclusively. The only reason you also need some CS skills is to tell the computer what it should calculate. its about the multiplication of huge matrices, finding the derivatives of functions to optimize weights and make the algorithm perform better.
- 3D computer graphics is also only math. defining polygons in a 3D space, finding the intersection of rays hitting objects, calculating different portions of light and their angles to make the scene look realistic. defining interpolation functions like spline to make animations look good
- Editing pictures means nothing else than modifying pixel values by various functions or convolution kernels. detecting edges and objects by optimizing away information you don't need. its all math.
also, asking "when's the last time you've used the quadratic formula in real life?" to stress that you never really need, is a pretty ballsy move for someone your age.
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