'Written by a great teacher who truly understands the material, the book is conversational and very approachable, while at the same time covering the material comprehensively. I really appreciated the organization, starting from fundamentals that the reader would know already, and then building knowledge structures from there.' Akhilesh Bajaj, The University of Tulsa
'A much-needed book for learning and teaching the essentials of machine learning for practical usage. It has comprehensive and up-to-date coverage on the practical aspects of machine learning. The chapters on cloud computing and responsible AI cover two topics particularly relevant to today's machine learning practices, yet rarely found at such depth and quality in other machine learning books. This book is self-contained and highly accessible to readers of diverse backgrounds. Materials are organized into five easy-to-follow parts while striking a delicate balance between breadth and depth, and between theory and practice. I highly recommend this book to those who need/want to equip themselves with practical hand-on machine learning skills to get their work done.' Haiping Lu, University of Sheffield
'... clearly and concisely introduces traditional and modern machine learning topics. The book is highly accessible for those who are very new to machine learning across diverse computing environments. Ethical issues that we need to pay more attention to are also discussed, and are a great feature.' Minwoo Lee, Department of Computer Science & School of Data Science, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
'...an accessible textbook for students of machine learning. The presentations of algorithms are clear and supported by examples. The conceptual questions at the end of each chapter allow students to review key concepts, while hands-on problems prepare students to apply what they have learned to real situations. Shah's book is also a valuable tool for practitioners of machine learning.' Tony Diana, Lecturer, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
'... an accessible yet far-reaching treatment of practical machine learning. Professor Shah leverages his years of experience creating, teaching, and applying machine learning, in academia as well as industry, to present material that ranges from classical topics to current trends. The pedagogy allows anyone - new or seasoned - to benefit by trying many hands-on problems in different application areas.' Rishabh Mehrotra, Director, Machine Learning at ShareChat
'... an approachable exposition of machine learning with theories and context based on real-life, practical applications. Professor Shah interweaves theoretical concepts, such as dimensionality reduction, gradient descent, and reinforcement learning, with hands-on examples that are easy to understand. This helps students in the classroom as well as other engineering practitioners who are approaching these topics for real-world use cases.' Madhu Kurup, Vice President, Indeed.com
