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Mastering machine learning (ML) may seem overwhelming, but with the right resources, it can be much more manageable. GitHub, the widely used code hosting platform, is home to numerous valuable repositories that can benefit learners and practitioners at all levels. In this article, we review 10 essential GitHub repositories that provide a range of resources, from beginner-friendly tutorials to advanced machine learning tools.
Repository: microsoft/ML-For-Beginners
This comprehensive 12-week program offers 26 lessons and 52 quizzes, making it an ideal starting point for newcomers. It serves as a starting point for those with no prior experience with machine learning and looks to build core competencies using Scikit-learn and Python.
Each lesson features supplemental materials including pre- and post-quizzes, written instructions, solutions, assignments, and other resources to complement the hands-on activities.
Repository: dair-ai/ML-YouTube-Courses
This GitHub repository serves as a curated index of quality machine learning courses hosted on YouTube. By collecting links to various ML tutorials, lectures, and educational series into one centralized location from providers like Clatech, Stanford, and MIT, the repo makes it easier for interested learners to find video-based ML content that meets their needs.
It is the only repository you need if you are trying to learn things for free and at your own time.
Repository: mml-book/mml-book.github.io
Mathematics is the backbone of machine learning, and this repository serves as the companion webpage to the book “Mathematics For Machine Learning.” The book motivates readers to learn mathematical concepts needed for machine learning. The authors aim to provide the necessary mathematical skills to understand advanced machine learning techniques, rather than covering the techniques themselves.
It covers linear algebra, analytic geometry, matrix decompositions, vector calculus, probability, distribution, continuous optimization, linear regression, PCA, Gaussian mixture models, and SVMs.
Repository: janishar/mit-deep-learning-book-pdf
The Deep Learning textbook is a comprehensive resource intended to help students and practitioners enter the field of machine learning, specifically deep learning. Published in 2016, the book provides a theoretical and practical foundation in the machine learning techniques that have driven recent advances in artificial intelligence.
The online version of the MIT Deep Learning Book is now complete and will remain freely available online, providing a valuable contribution to the democratization of AI education.
The book covers a wide range of topics in depth, including deep feedforward networks, regularization, optimization algorithms, convolutional networks, sequence modeling, and practical methodology.
Repository: DataTalksClub/machine-learning-zoomcamp
Machine Learning ZoomCamp is a free four-month online bootcamp that provides a comprehensive introduction to machine learning engineering. Ideal for those serious about advancing their careers, this program guides students through building real-world machine learning projects, covering fundamental concepts like regression, classification, evaluation metrics, deploying models, decision trees, neural networks, Kubernetes, and TensorFlow Serving.
Over the course, participants will gain practical experience in areas like deep learning, serverless model deployment, and ensemble techniques. The curriculum culminates in two capstone projects that enable students to demonstrate their newly-developed skills.
Repository: ujjwalkarn/Machine-Learning-Tutorials
This repository is a collection of tutorials, articles, and other resources on machine learning and deep learning. It covers a wide range of topics such as Quora, blogs, interviews, Kaggle competitions, cheat sheets, deep learning frameworks, natural language processing, computer vision, various machine learning algorithms, and ensembling techniques.
The resource is designed to provide both theoretical and practical knowledge with code examples and use case descriptions. It is a comprehensive learning tool that offers a multi-faceted approach to gaining exposure to the machine learning landscape.
Repository: josephmisiti/awesome-machine-learning
Awesome Machine Learning is a curated list of awesome machine learning frameworks, libraries, and software that is perfect for those looking to explore different tools and technologies in the field. It covers tools across a range of programming languages from C++ to Go that are further divided into various machine learning categories including computer vision, reinforcement learning, neural networks, and general-purpose machine learning.
Awesome Machine Learning is a comprehensive resource for machine learning practitioners and enthusiasts, covering everything from data processing and modeling to model deployment and productionization. The platform facilitates easy comparison of different options to help users find the best fit for their specific projects and goals. Additionally, the repository remains up-to-date with the latest and greatest machine learning software across various programming languages, thanks to contributions from the community.
Repository: afshinea/stanford-cs-229-machine-learning
This repository provides condensed references and refreshers on machine learning concepts covered in Stanford’s CS 229 course. It aims to consolidate all the important notions into VIP cheat sheets spanning major topics like supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and deep learning. The repository also contains VIP refreshers that highlight prerequisites in probabilities, statistics, algebra and calculus. Additionally, there is a super VIP cheatsheet that compiles all these concepts into one ultimate reference that learners can readily have on hand.
By bringing together these key points, definitions, and technical concepts, the goal is to help learners thoroughly grasp machine learning topics in CS 229. The cheat sheets enable summing up the vital concepts from lectures and textbook materials into condensed references for technical interview.
Repository: khangich/machine-learning-interview
It provides a comprehensive study guide and resources for preparing for machine learning engineering and data science interviews at major tech companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc.
Key topics covered:
- LeetCode questions categorized by type (SQL, programming, statistics).
- ML fundamentals like logistic regression, KMeans, neural networks.
- Deep learning concepts from activation functions to RNNs.
- ML systems design including papers on technical debt and rules of ML
- Classic ML papers to read.
- ML production challenges like scaling at Uber and DL in production
- Common ML system design interview questions e.g. video/feed recommendation, fraud detection.
- Example solutions and architectures for YouTube, Instagram recommendations.
The guide consolidates materials from top experts like Andrew Ng and includes real interview questions asked at top companies. It aims to provide the study plan to ace ML interviews across various big tech firms.
Repository: EthicalML/awesome-production-machine-learning
This repository provides a curated list of open source libraries to help deploy, monitor, version, scale and secure machine learning models in production environments. It covers various aspects of production machine learning including:
- Explaining Predictions & Model
- Privacy Preserving ML
- Model & Data Versioning
- Model Training Orchestration
- Model Serving & Monitoring
- AutoML
- Data Pipeline
- Data Labelling
- Metadata Management
- Computation Distribution
- Model Serialisation
- Optimized Computation
- Data Stream Processing
- Outlier & Anomaly Detection
- Feature Store
- Adversarial Robustness
- Data Storage Optimization
- Data Science Notebook
- Neural Search
- And More.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced ML practitioner, these GitHub repositories provide a wealth of knowledge and resources to deepen your understanding and skills in machine learning. From foundational mathematics to advanced techniques and practical applications, these repositories are essential tools for anyone serious about mastering machine learning.
Abid Ali Awan (@1abidaliawan) is a certified data scientist professional who loves building machine learning models. Currently, he is focusing on content creation and writing technical blogs on machine learning and data science technologies. Abid holds a Master’s degree in Technology Management and a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering. His vision is to build an AI product using a graph neural network for students struggling with mental illness.
