A Concise Introduction to Machine Learning (Chapman & Hall/CRC Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition) - Softcover

Faul, A.C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815384106 ISBN 13: 9780815384106

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2019

Synopsis

The emphasis of the book is on the question of Why – only if why an algorithm is successful is understood, can it be properly applied, and the results trusted. Algorithms are often taught side by side without showing the similarities and differences between them. This book addresses the commonalities, and aims to give a thorough and in-depth treatment and develop intuition, while remaining concise.

This useful reference should be an essential on the bookshelves of anyone employing machine learning techniques.

About this title

About the Author

A.C. Faul was a Teaching Associate, Fellow and Director of Studies in Mathematics at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge. She came to Cambridge after studying two years in Germany. She did Part II and Part III Mathematics at Churchill College, Cambridge. Since these are only two years, and three years are necessary for a first degree, she does not hold one. However, this was followed by a PhD on the Faul-Powell Algorithm for Radial Basis Function Interpolation under the supervision of Professor Mike Powell. She then worked on the Relevance Vector Machine with Mike Tipping at Microsoft Research Cambridge. Ten years in industry followed where she worked on various algorithms on mobile phone networks, image processing and data visualization. Current projects are on machine learning techniques. In teaching, she enjoys to bring out the underlying, connecting principles of algorithms, which is the emphasis of a book on Numerical Analysis she has written.

Review

"Dear Anita,Thank you for your kindness and providing me a Moodle account for the book's materials. Appreciated. ... I believe you have done a great job in bringing out such a concise yet rigorous book. I am positive that your book will be well received." Venkat N. Gudivada. Ph.D.Professor and ChairDepartment of Computer ScienceEast Carolina University

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0815384106
• ISBN 13: 9780815384106
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 334