An intuitive approach to machine learning detailing the key concepts needed to build products and conduct research. Featuring color illustrations, real-world examples, practical coding exercises, and an online package including sample code, data sets, lecture slides, and solutions. It is ideal for graduate courses, reference, and self-study.
'An excellent book that treats the fundamentals of machine learning from basic principles to practical implementation. The book is suitable as a text for senior-level and first-year graduate courses in engineering and computer science. It is well organized and covers basic concepts and algorithms in mathematical optimization methods, linear learning, and nonlinear learning techniques. The book is nicely illustrated in multiple colors and contains numerous examples and coding exercises using Python.' John G. Proakis, University of California, San Diego