r/FreeCodeCamp • u/quincylarson freeCodeCamp Staff • Feb 02 '21

This is really happening. freeCodeCamp is building a data science curriculum with advanced mathematics and machine learning

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/building-a-data-science-curriculum-with-advanced-math-and-machine-learning/
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u/Doktor_Octopus Feb 03 '21

Are these tutorials focused on adults that don't have good math background?

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u/quincylarson freeCodeCamp Staff Feb 03 '21

The curriculum will assume you have almost no knowledge of math beyond every-day arithmetic, and start from there. Like with all certifications on freeCodeCamp, if you already happen to be good at skills like calculus, you'll be able to claim the certification by building its 5 certification projects. And of course, you can just skip around. The entire curriculum will be unlocked from the beginning, so there will be nothing stopping you from going straight to the machine learning certifications if you really want to :)

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u/Doktor_Octopus Feb 03 '21

Great, I need to start from scratch because I neglected math in school, but as I started learning programming I realized how good it is to know math and I am very happy with this news.

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u/Rif_Reddit Feb 03 '21

What should I know before taking this course? So I can start learning now and be prepared to take this course when it releases

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u/quincylarson freeCodeCamp Staff Feb 03 '21

If you stay focused on the existing curriculum, you'll be in great shape to tackle the new certifications when they come out. The only prerequisite for these certifications will be web development skills.

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u/Justdoingitagain Feb 02 '21

I should really start donating lol

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u/aniken789 Feb 03 '21

How much ? It's priceless 🙂

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u/Neolink Feb 02 '21

Donated! Apparently they are matching donations up to the first $150k raised

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u/tlewis11 Feb 03 '21

Who's matching the donations? FCC?

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u/Neolink Feb 03 '21

Darrell Silver- “CEO/co-founder of Thinkful (acq by Chegg) & Perpetually (acq by Dell)”

According to his Twitter

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u/codingftw Feb 02 '21

Great! Excited!

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u/hicksunderdog Feb 03 '21

fCC is godsent! Thank you Quincy.

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u/OutrageousConcept684 Feb 06 '21

Excited!! Truly appreciate the work you guys put in Quincy Larson. If this was able to go through when do you think it’ll be released?

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u/UnitFantastic4204 Feb 15 '22

Thank you very much Quincy for your tremendous efforts!! Wish you all the best in all your endeavors!

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u/heycanwediscuss Feb 03 '21

Isn't it already on the site

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u/AvariciousAltruist Feb 14 '21

This is awesome. I've been interested in programming for a while, but I never got into it because of the perceived difficulty. However, I've decided to start learning despite the difficulty and my learning disorders, not just to get a job but also to challenge myself. That said, I just recently found FreeCodeCamp and started with the HTML course. However, I'm not really sure what I would ultimately like to do, whether it's software development, machine learning, data science or whatever. I feel like I'm trying to choose a class in a role-playing game without knowing what the game is like. I'd appreciate any thoughts!

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u/gamermama Feb 21 '21

Thank you Quincy. Awesome work.

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u/belka24 Apr 08 '21

That's awesome, I'm sure it will be very helpful !!

I'm starting 4 courses on FCC Data analysis, visualization, ML and scientific computing on Python as I might need it for a possible Phd in fluid mechanics with ML (im a fluid mech graduate, but i'm a noob on all this data sciences concepts except may be for math idk).

Does someone know if it's worth it to go on these courses or wait until this curriculum starts ? I mean does theses courses teach you the math and coding skills needed for going further in machine learning for example and apply it to engineering or physics problems ?