Machine Learning from Scratch PDF + Companion Code
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About the author and PDF edition
Michael Brenndoerfer
Michael has spent more than a decade working across software engineering, data, AI, and business. He writes to understand difficult ideas more deeply and to share what he learns in a clear, practical way.
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- PDF 2026.08.2
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12 five-star reader reviews
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Meet the community“I would like to thank you for your work. Specifically, the chapter: 'LIME Explainability: Complete Guide to Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations' was extremely helpful for me in understanding LIME and communicating to colleagues. Your work is inspiring and valuable. Thank you for doing it.”
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“Really appreciate the way you have explained the concepts. Simple to understand, yet builds up knowledge exponentially, all while reinforcing it with examples repeatedly. I've read the last two chapters `74.Self-attention & 75.Q,K,V` and I've to admit, my concepts have never been clearer. You really are doing an amazing job breaking down maths and complex concepts like a story!”
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Version history
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Current release
Edition 2026.08.2
Editorial improvements.
Earlier releases5
2026.08.1
Editorial refinements, restored plot typography, clearer logarithmic axes, and refreshed companion code.
2026.08.0
Editorial improvements throughout the book, with clearer explanations, refined presentation, improved plots and visualizations, and refreshed companion code.
2026.07.2
Improved companion notebooks and validation; removed the obsolete CLT appendix; updated the support contact.
2026.07.1
Validation edition bump: fixed typos in the SSE chapter.
2026.07.0
Initial public PDF and companion-code release.
Questions, answered
Is the book still free to read online?
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Can I buy just one volume?
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Will there be an EPUB version?
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