Deep Learning: Foundations and Concepts Hardcover – 2 November 2023

Deep Learning: Foundations and Concepts is the best book to learn fundamentals of Neural Networks and Deep Learning. I have tried reading several other new books, but this is the best of them all, especially if you want to learn about Transformers.The Transformers chapter in this books goes step by step, builds concepts one by one, and completely demystifies how the Large Language Model technology works. If you want to really learn how LLMs work, and understand each important bit of the entire structure well, go for Christopher Bishop's book. The math of the Transformers chapter is not heavy, which makes the introduction easier to understand for many.One of the biggest advantages of this book is that the author tries to build an intuition for the reader, which is very helpful if you want to be a researcher and go deep into the subject and explore new areas on your own. Highly recommended book.INDIAN CUSTOMERS BEWARE of pirated copies: Amazon India sellers are selling pirated copies of this book. Do not buy pirated copies from Amazon India sellers. Buy directly from Springer Online store. Pirated copies have low quality binding, and it will come out very soon. Very disappointed to find that Amazon India seller ("shree Sai Fashion") sold me a pirated copy of the book.

Whhoowww hooo!! I was eagerly waiting to read this book. Thank you amazon.

It covers required mathematical details for deep learning.

The binding of this book is absolutely terrible. I strongly advise against purchasing it from this seller. My first copy fell apart within weeks, and after requesting a replacement, I received another copy with the same issue - pages separating like a deck of flashcards. This is clearly a recurring problem. If you’re considering buying this book, check it in person at a store to ensure the quality. Save yourself the frustration - don’t buy from here!(Attached photos for reference.)

Great book if you have the patience to read each page by page. Readers should not even skip a single paragraph. Once that is followed, the result would be mind-blowing. You will end up having meaty concepts in Applied ML & Stats.And this book is not at all for casual reading. A serious approach with a pen & notebook will help, otherwise the content will appear very dull.

Though I loved the content of this book, it has a very poor binding. I am looking for some book binders in my locality to get all the pages fixed. Page quality is good and as expected though.

The printing and binding of the book is very poor. I have the hardcover version. The pages are over trimmed so the content is at the edge of the pages.The diagrams and pictures are black and white, NOT in colour.

I ordered and replaced this book twice but it was disappointing to receive a book from which pages are coming out!!