I thought about doing that but feared that it would be edited mercilessly. Not that it would be a bad thing but I compiled this list for someone like me who needs a lot of background knowledge, elementary introductions and the assurance that there are resources that will help you out if you get stuck. Many people on Less Wrong are highly skilled and educated. When time I will create a Wiki entry to see what’s going to come out of it.
This list would have helped me a great deal when I started my self-education. It took a lot of time just to figure out what there is to learn, where to start and the necessary resources to learn from. With this list you can just go ahead and start learning.
I also love links and the pleasant anticipation of lots of material to digest.
Update 2010-11-10
I added (Algorithmic) Information Theory as a discrete category because it does encompass amongst other things probability theory, computer science and decision theory. It’s range of applications is even more extensive, such as in artificial intelligence, machine learning, physics (entropy/thermodynamics) and so on.
If you are going to be regularly updating this post, it would make sense to convert in into a wiki article.
I thought about doing that but feared that it would be edited mercilessly. Not that it would be a bad thing but I compiled this list for someone like me who needs a lot of background knowledge, elementary introductions and the assurance that there are resources that will help you out if you get stuck. Many people on Less Wrong are highly skilled and educated. When time I will create a Wiki entry to see what’s going to come out of it.
This list would have helped me a great deal when I started my self-education. It took a lot of time just to figure out what there is to learn, where to start and the necessary resources to learn from. With this list you can just go ahead and start learning.
I also love links and the pleasant anticipation of lots of material to digest.