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</p><p>It's not uncommon for technical books to include an admonition fromthe author that readers must do the exercises and problems. I alwaysfeel a little peculiar when I read such warnings. Will something badhappen to me if I don't do the exercises and problems? Of course not.I'll gain some time, but at the expense of depth of understanding.Sometimes that's worth it. Sometimes it's not.</p><p>So what's worth doing in this book? My advice is that you reallyshould attempt most of the exercises, and you should aim <em>not</em> todo most of the problems.</p><p>You should do most of the exercises because they're basic checks thatyou've understood the material. If you can't solve an exerciserelatively easily, you've probably missed something fundamental. Ofcourse, if you do get stuck on an occasional exercise, just move on- chances are it's just a small misunderstanding on your part, ormaybe I've worded something poorly. But if most exercises are astruggle, then you probably need to reread some earlier material.</p><p>The problems are another matter. They're more difficult than theexercises, and you'll likely struggle to solve some problems. That'sannoying, but, of course, patience in the face of such frustration isthe only way to truly understand and internalize a subject.</p><p>With that said, I don't recommend working through all the problems.What's even better is to find your own project. Maybe you want to useneural nets to classify your music collection. Or to predict stockprices. Or whatever. But <em>find a project you care about</em>. Thenyou can ignore the problems in the book, or use them simply asinspiration for work on your own project. Struggling with a projectyou care about will teach you far more than working through any numberof set problems. Emotional commitment is a key to achieving mastery.</p><p>Of course, you may not have such a project in mind, at least up front.That's fine. Work through those problems you feel motivated to workon. And use the material in the book to help you search for ideas forcreative personal projects.</p><p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></div><div class="footer"> <span class="left_footer"> In academic work,
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