This is a compilation of the recommended prerequisites and resources for students entering Udacity's Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program.

• What is it?
• Why use it?
• How to use it
• Programming Languages
  • Python
  • C++
• Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Statistics
• Deep Learning
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision
  • Robotics
• Frameworks
  • OpenCV
  • TensorFlow
• Physics
• More

This list was put together by instructors, mentors, and members of the SDCND slack channel to prepare incoming students for the SDCND program. The recommended resources are not manditory, the important thing is that students have sufficient knowledge of the topics mentioned.

In a perfect world, incoming students would have:

Intermediate Python (Numpy, Classes)

Intermediate C++ (Memory Allocation, References, Classes)

Basic Linear Algebra (Matrix Multiplication)

Basic Calculus (Derivatives, Integrals)

Basic Statistics (Mean, Standard Deviation, Probability, Distributions)

Basic Physics (Velocity, Torque, Forces)

-- David Silver, Self-Driving Car Lead (Udacity)

Everything below is an outline, though the content is not listed in any particular order. Some areas have multiple resources covering the same topic, so choosing one of the resources is sufficient. I suggest reading the syllabus and watching a lecture or two to see which resource seems better suited for your learning style.

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• Python

• Adequate Python Knowledge

  • Udacity - Programming Foundations with Python
  • edX & Microsoft - Introduction to Python for Data Science DAT208x
  • Coursera - Python For Everybody
  • SoloLearn Learn Python

• C++

• Adequate C++ Knowledge

  • edX & Microsoft - Introduction C++ DEV210x
  • MIT - Introduction to C++
  • Google's C++ Class
  • Carefully curated list of C++ books
  • SoloLearn Learn C++

• Linear Algebra

• Adequate Linear Algebra Knowledge

  • Udacity - Linear Algebra Refresher Course
  • Khan Academy - Linear Algebra
  • MIT - Linear Algebra

• Calculus

• Adequate Calculus Knowledge

  • MIT - Single Variable Calculus
  • Khan Academy - Differential Calculus
  • Khan Academy - Integral Calculus
  • Khan Academy - Multivariable Calculus
  • Khan Academy - Differential Equations

• Statistics

• Adequate Statistics Knowledge

  • Udacity - Intro to Statistics
  • Udacity - Intro to Inferential Statistics
  • Udacity - Intro to Descriptive Statistics
  • Khan Academy - Statistics Probability

• Machine Learning

• Adequate Machine Learning Knowledge

  • Udacity - Friendly Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Udacity - Intro to Machine Learning
  • Coursera - Machine Learning

• Neural Networks

• Adequate Neural Networks Knowledge

  • Neural Networks Demystified
  • Udacity - Deep Learning
  • nvidia - Deep Learning Courses
  • Nature of Code Book (Chapter 10)
  • MIT Press - Deep Learning Book (free online)
  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning Book (free online)
  • Stanford - Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition

• Artificial Intelligence

• Adequate Artificial Intelligence Knowledge

  • Udacity - Intro to AI
  • Udacity - AI for Robotics

• Computer Vision

• Adequate Computer Vision Knowledge

  • Udacity - Introduction to Computer Vision

• Robotics

• Adequate Robotics Knowledge

  • Coursera - Robotics Specialization

• OpenCV

• Adequate OpenCV Knowledge

  • OpenCV with Python for Image and Video Analysis

• TensorFlow

• Adequate TensorFlow Knowledge

  • TensorFlow in a Nutshell
  • Google Developers - Machine Learning Recipes by TensorFlow

• Adequate Physics Knowledge
  • The Nature of Code (Chapter 2)
  • Khan Academy - Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion
  • Khan Academy - Torque and Angular Momentum

• Deep Learning Papers Reading Roadmap
• Machine Learning Tutorials (list)
• Bay Area Deep Learning School Day 1
• UC Berkeley CS188 Intro to AI lecture (Reinforcement Learning)
• Deep Learning Datasets (for public download)
• Benchmarking (classifier performance)
• On using LibPointMatcher (http://libpointmatcher.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ApplicationsAndPub/) to map dynamic environments with LIDAR
• Reddit for Self-Driving Cars
• Reddit discussion on advanced ML courses
• DeepBench by BaiduResearch benchmarks hardware performance
• Federal Automated Vehicles Announcement and Policy
• Browse arXiv for research papers
• Browse GitXiv for papers and code
• Github TensorFlow Tutorial
• Comma.ai Steering Angle Model
• Keras Tutorial using word embeddings
• Installing Docker and TensorFlow
• Another example of installing Docker and TensorFlow
• Setting up GPU on AWS
• Blog post on running TensorFlow with Jupyter Notebook on AWS
• DL4J vs. Torch vs. Theano vs. Caffe vs. TensorFlow (written by DL4J)
• Write an AI to win at Pong using reinforcement learning
• Implement VGG in TensorFlow
• How to build a robot that "sees" with $100 and TensorFlow
• Learning a Driving Simulator
• End to End Learning for Self-Driving Cars
• Using Artificial Intelligence to create a low cost self-driving car
• Classification, Detection and Counting of Cars with Deep Learning
• 3D Urban Scene Understanding
• Introduction to TensorFlow
• Video Prediction and Unsupervised Learning
• Very Deep Convolutional Networks
• Deep Learning Overview
• WaveNet
• Multilevel Residual Networks
• Inception-v4, Inception-ResNet
• Oxford Visual Geometry Group (VGG)
• How to build an autonomous vehicle
• How Convolutional Networks Work
• Autoware provides open-source code