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-### Recommended prereading before the first lecture: Chapter 1-2 (linear algebra) and chapter 3 (statistics) of Goodfellow et al. and Bishop chapter 1 and chapter 2
+### Recommended prereading before the first lecture: Chapter 1-2 (linear algebra) and chapter 3 (statistics) of Goodfellow et al. and Bishop chapter 1 and chapter 2. These chapters give a relevant background to the basic mathematical and statistical foundations of the course.
 
 
 ##  Weekly Schedule