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The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book
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Peter Norvig, Research Director at Google, co-author of AIMA, the most popular AI textbook in the world: "Burkov has undertaken a very useful but impossibly hard task in reducing all of machine learning to 100 pages. He succeeds well in choosing the topics — both theory and practice — that will be useful to practitioners, and for the reader who understands that this is the first 100 (or actually 150) pages you will read, not the last, provides a solid introduction to the field."
Aurélien Géron, Senior AI Engineer, author of the bestseller Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: "The breadth of topics the book covers is amazing for just 100 pages (plus few bonus pages!). Burkov doesn't hesitate to go into the math equations: that's one thing that short books usually drop. I really liked how the author explains the core concepts in just a few words. The book can be very useful for newcomers in the field, as well as for old-timers who can gain from such a broad view of the field."
Karolis Urbonas, Head of Data Science at Amazon: "A great introduction to machine learning from a world-class practitioner."
Chao Han, VP, Head of R&D at Lucidworks: "I wish such a book existed when I was a statistics graduate student trying to learn about machine learning."
Sujeet Varakhedi, Head of Engineering at eBay: "Andriy's book does a fantastic job of cutting the noise and hitting the tracks and full speed from the first page.''
Deepak Agarwal, VP of Artificial Intelligence at LinkedIn: "A wonderful book for engineers who want to incorporate ML in their day-to-day work without necessarily spending an enormous amount of time.''
Vincent Pollet, Head of Research at Nuance: "The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book is an excellent read to get started with Machine Learning.''
Gareth James, Professor of Data Sciences and Operations, co-author of the bestseller An Introduction to Statistical Learning, with Applications in R: "This is a compact “how to do data science” manual and I predict it will become a go-to resource for academics and practitioners alike. At 100 pages (or a little more), the book is short enough to read in a single sitting. Yet, despite its length, it covers all the major machine learning approaches, ranging from classical linear and logistic regression, through to modern support vector machines, deep learning, boosting, and random forests. There is also no shortage of details on the various approaches and the interested reader can gain further information on any particular method via the innovative companion book wiki. The book does not assume any high level mathematical or statistical training or even programming experience, so should be accessible to almost anyone willing to invest the time to learn about these methods. It should certainly be required reading for anyone starting a PhD program in this area and will serve as a useful reference as they progress further. Finally, the book illustrates some of the algorithms using Python code, one of the most popular coding languages for machine learning. I would highly recommend “The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book” for both the beginner looking to learn more about machine learning and the experienced practitioner seeking to extend their knowledge base."
Everything you really need to know in Machine Learning in a hundred pages.
- ISBN-10199957950X
- ISBN-13978-1999579500
- Publication dateJanuary 13, 2019
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.5 x 0.38 x 9.25 inches
- Print length160 pages
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"This book is a great introduction to machine learning from a world-class practitioner and LinkedIn superstar Andriy Burkov. He managed to find a good balance between the math of the algorithms, intuitive visualizations, and easy-to-read explanations. This book will benefit the newcomers to the field as a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of machine learning, while the experienced professionals will definitely enjoy the practical recommendations from Andriy's rich experience in the field."--Karolis Urbonas, Head of Data Science at Amazon
"I wish such a book existed when I was a statistics graduate student trying to learn about machine learning. There is the right amount of math which demystify the centerpiece of an algorithm with succinct but very clear descriptions. I'm also impressed by the widespread coverage and good choices of important methods as an introductory book (not all machine learning books mention things like learning to rank or metric learning). Highly recommended to STEM major students."--Chao Han, VP, Head of R&D at Lucidworks
"This book provides a great practical guide to get started and execute on ML within a few days without necessarily knowing much about ML apriori. The first five chapters are enough to get you started and the next few chapters provide you a good feel of more advanced topics to pursue. A wonderful book for engineers who want to incorporate ML in their day-to-day work without necessarily spending an enormous amount of time going through a formal degree program."--Sujeet Varakhedi, Head of Engineering at eBay
"The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book is an excellent read to get started with Machine Learning. In his book, Andriy Burkov distills the ubiquitous material on Machine Learning into concise and well-balanced intuitive, theoretical and practical elements that bring beginners, managers, and practitioners many life hacks."--Vincent Pollet, Head of Research at Nuance
From the Author
This long-awaited day has finally come and I'm proud and happy to announce that The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book is now available to order in a high-quality color paperback edition as well as a Kindle edition.
For three months, I worked hard to write a book that will make a difference. I firmly believe that I succeeded.
I'm so sure about that because I received dozens of positive feedback. Both from readers who just start in artificial intelligence and from respected industry leaders. I'm extremely proud that such best-selling AI book authors and talented scientists as Peter Norvig and Aurélien Géron endorsed my book and wrote the texts for its back cover and that Gareth James wrote the Foreword.
This book wouldn't be of such high quality without the help of volunteering readers who sent me hundreds of text improvement suggestions. The names of all volunteers can be found in the Acknowledgments section of the book.
From the Back Cover
"The breadth of topics the book covers is amazing for just 100 pages (plus few bonus pages!). Burkov doesn't hesitate to go into the math equations: that's one thing that short books usually drop. I really liked how the author explains the core concepts in just a few words. The book can be very useful for newcomers in the field, as well as for old-timers who can gain from such a broad view of the field." -- Aurélien Géron, Senior AI Engineer, author of the bestseller Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow
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- Publisher : Andriy Burkov (January 13, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 160 pages
- ISBN-10 : 199957950X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1999579500
- Item Weight : 13.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.38 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #25,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3 in Machine Theory (Books)
- #7 in Computer Neural Networks
- #36 in Artificial Intelligence & Semantics
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About the author

Andriy Burkov is a dad of two and a machine learning expert based in Quebec City, Canada. Eleven years ago, he got a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, and for the last eight years, he's been leading a team of machine learning developers at Gartner.
His specialty is natural language processing. His team works on building state-of-the-art multilingual text extraction and normalization systems for production, using both shallow and deep learning technologies.
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For in-depth coverage of selected modern machine learning topics with new research results focused on applications and a unified approach, with plenty of Python code yet 150 pages total, I suggest checking out my book "Intuitive Machine Learning and Explainable AI", also self-published.
Such books are very well rendered in the PDF version, however the print version does not give them justice. Mine will never be printed, and if by chance it ever does, it will be on high quality paper and in color. Even then, a print version will always lack the HTML-like navigation features available in online versions.
Compared to other similar books, at least Andriy's book has high-quality figures printer in color, and well rendered on paper. However, there is no biography or external references.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 18, 2022
For in-depth coverage of selected modern machine learning topics with new research results focused on applications and a unified approach, with plenty of Python code yet 150 pages total, I suggest checking out my book "Intuitive Machine Learning and Explainable AI", also self-published.
Such books are very well rendered in the PDF version, however the print version does not give them justice. Mine will never be printed, and if by chance it ever does, it will be on high quality paper and in color. Even then, a print version will always lack the HTML-like navigation features available in online versions.
Compared to other similar books, at least Andriy's book has high-quality figures printer in color, and well rendered on paper. However, there is no biography or external references.

Overview:
This book does exactly what it states. It's a 100+ page book that gives you an overview of machine learning, the math behind most of the reviewed techniques so you can follow along with current research to an extent), and QR code links to further reading. The author also follows a 'read first, buy later' policy, which I respect.
The book is very well organized, giving the reader an introduction and discussion on the mathematical notation used, a well written chapter that discusses several very common algorithms, talks about best practices (like feature engineering, breaking up the data into multiple sets, and tuning the model's hyperparameters), digs deeper into supervised learning, discusses unsupervised learning, and gives you a taste of a variety of other related topics.
What I Like:
This is a well rounded book, far more so than most books I've read on machine learning or artificial intelligence. After reading through this, I feel like I can competently discuss the subject, read one of the simpler machine learning research papers, and not be totally lost on the mathematics involved. The language used is concise and reads very well, showing very tight editing.
What I Didn't Care For:
I know that this is a general introduction and meant to be kept short. Like many other reviewers, however, I would have enjoyed a deeper look into everything that was in this book.
What I Would Like To See:
I know that the author is currently writing a data engineering book without the 100 page limitation. Personally, I would like to see him write a ML Math book (I'm weird like that) as well as an MLOps book. I expect the later to be what he writes next, if he chooses to continue writing.
Overall, I got a LOT out of this book and look forward to more. I am giving a rating of 4.8 out of 5. If I include the wiki and further reading, I would bump it up to 4.9.
I'm a software engineer currently working for a big tech company. This is hands down the book you need to grok and master machine learning concepts. As a programmer, I have felt capable of utilizing the machine learning tools available, but have felt distant from understanding the many cited academic papers. I can confidently say, just a few chapters into this book, that this is the book I was missing!
I have followed Andriy on LinkedIn for a long time now, and always appreciated his posts. When I saw he was publishing a book, I didn't think twice and ordered it. As expected, the book is clear, concise and does a thorough job explaining basic mathematical concepts, machine learning principles, and the most important fundamentals to understand the field.
One note: I can tell this book will be useful for a long time. I have many tech related books that become obsolete a few years or even months after they are published. Andriy's approach delves into the core principles, while explaining how to understand further developments into the field. This is something I was missing and truly appreciate.
I have a quirk of reading physical books alongside a text-to-speech interface on a digital device. Especially with text books, this is helpful, but not all textbooks are capable of being processed this way. Fortunately, when you purchase the physical book, Andriy sends you the digital edition as well. As a result, I have been able to breeze through the text in my ideal learning state.
For those who have been working around the academic machine learning world, but are influenced by it - buy this book! For those who are familiar with machine learning concepts and have gone through all the blog posts and MOOCs you could get your hands on - buy this book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2019
I'm a software engineer currently working for a big tech company. This is hands down the book you need to grok and master machine learning concepts. As a programmer, I have felt capable of utilizing the machine learning tools available, but have felt distant from understanding the many cited academic papers. I can confidently say, just a few chapters into this book, that this is the book I was missing!
I have followed Andriy on LinkedIn for a long time now, and always appreciated his posts. When I saw he was publishing a book, I didn't think twice and ordered it. As expected, the book is clear, concise and does a thorough job explaining basic mathematical concepts, machine learning principles, and the most important fundamentals to understand the field.
One note: I can tell this book will be useful for a long time. I have many tech related books that become obsolete a few years or even months after they are published. Andriy's approach delves into the core principles, while explaining how to understand further developments into the field. This is something I was missing and truly appreciate.
I have a quirk of reading physical books alongside a text-to-speech interface on a digital device. Especially with text books, this is helpful, but not all textbooks are capable of being processed this way. Fortunately, when you purchase the physical book, Andriy sends you the digital edition as well. As a result, I have been able to breeze through the text in my ideal learning state.
For those who have been working around the academic machine learning world, but are influenced by it - buy this book! For those who are familiar with machine learning concepts and have gone through all the blog posts and MOOCs you could get your hands on - buy this book!


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The author does an excellent job with a difficult subject. He even explains the mathematical notation in chapter 2 that will bring a great deal of clarity to those who have neither studied mathematics, statistic or computer science - like me. The world needs more books like this.


There are some dreadful books about machine learning doing the rounds at the moment. This book is not one of them.

