Show HN: Maths, CS and AI Compendium

Source: Hacker News

Introduction

Textbooks often bury good ideas in dense notation, skip the intuition, assume you already know half the material, and become outdated in fast‑moving fields like AI.

My Experience

Over the past 7 years of my AI/ML experience, I filled notebooks with:

• intuition‑first explanations
• real‑world context
• no hand‑waving explanations of maths, computing, and AI concepts

Results

In 2024, a few friends used these notes to prepare for interviews at DeepMind, OpenAI, Nvidia, etc. They all received offers and are currently performing well in their roles.

What This Is

This is an open and unconventional textbook covering maths, computing, and artificial intelligence from the ground up. It is intended for:

• Curious practitioners seeking deeper understanding, not just to survive an exam or interview
• Ambitious students, early‑career engineers, or experts in adjacent fields who want to become proficient AI research engineers or progress toward a PhD

Call to Action

Dig in, explore the material, and let me know your thoughts.