Of course not and I'm not sure how you got to the idea that I might have implied something like that. It would be certainly correct to mention that an engineering level of math is a prerequisite and that's what I never argued about, but on the contrary, proposed.sellyoursoul wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 2:36 pm Should it be implied that anyone who is interested in dsp should already have an engineering background? Or should that be a question that is raised when someone asks about learning dsp? I would think that many more people (such as myself) have a naive interest in dsp without having an engineering background or even an understanding of the prerequisite knowledge for beginning into dsp.
On the other hand, stating that one needs prior DSP knowledge is incorrect and misleading, right? Yes, it is possible to learn the necessary math through a "beginner DSP" book, but by claiming that one needs to first learn DSP elsewhere, you misinform the potential readers. The readers should have a choice of deciding how they wish to obtain the necessary math knowledge, and a good advice shouldn't make that choice for them.
Besides, what if a reader is already having the necessary background in math. Your suggestion would still imply that they have to learn DSP first too, right?