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The math behind artificial intelligence: vectors and matrices, gradients, probability and optimization, focused on machine learning.

25 free sites · 24 in English.

1. Mathematics for Machine Learning (book) English mml-book.github.io

   Free book by Deisenroth, Faisal and Ong.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

2. 3Blue1Brown – Neural networks English 3blue1brown.com

   How neural networks learn, animated.

   For: Middle & high schoolCollegeGeneral public

3. Stanford CS109 – Probability for Computer Scientists English web.stanford.edu

   Course materials for Stanford’s probability course.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

4. The Elements of Statistical Learning English hastie.su.domains

   Classic statistical learning textbook, free as a PDF.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

5. Dive into Deep Learning – Mathematics English d2l.ai

   Math appendix for deep learning.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

6. Deep Learning Book (Goodfellow et al.) English deeplearningbook.org

   Part I covers the math you need.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

7. The Matrix Calculus You Need for Deep Learning English explained.ai

   Matrix calculus explained for AI.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

8. MIT OCW – 18.065 Matrix Methods English ocw.mit.edu

   Gilbert Strang’s course.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

9. Stanford CS229 – Linear algebra review English cs229.stanford.edu

   Linear algebra summary for machine learning.

   For: CollegeAdvanced

10. Stanford CS229 – Probability review English cs229.stanford.edu

    Probability summary for machine learning.

    For: CollegeAdvanced

11. Convex Optimization (Boyd & Vandenberghe) English web.stanford.edu

    Free convex optimization textbook.

    For: CollegeAdvanced

12. Probabilistic Machine Learning (Murphy) English probml.github.io

    Free books on probabilistic machine learning.

    For: Advanced

13. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Bishop) English microsoft.com

    The classic, free as a PDF.

    For: Advanced

14. Information Theory, Inference and Learning (MacKay) English inference.org.uk

    Free information theory textbook.

    For: Advanced

15. An Introduction to Statistical Learning English statlearning.com

    Free book with R and Python labs.

    For: College

16. Khan Academy – Linear algebra English khanacademy.org

    Vectors and matrices from scratch.

    For: Middle & high schoolCollege

17. Khan Academy – Multivariable calculus English khanacademy.org

    Gradients and partial derivatives.

    For: Middle & high schoolCollege

18. Immersive Linear Algebra English immersivemath.com

    Linear algebra with interactive figures.

    For: CollegeAdvanced

19. StatQuest (YouTube) English youtube.com

    Statistics and machine learning, clearly explained.

    For: CollegeGeneral public

20. Seeing Theory Multilingual seeing-theory.brown.edu

    Probability and statistics, visually.

    For: CollegeAdvanced

21. Understanding Deep Learning (Prince) English udlbook.github.io

    Free book with math and figures.

    For: CollegeAdvanced

22. MIT OCW – Matrix Calculus for Machine Learning English ocw.mit.edu

    MIT short course.

    For: CollegeAdvanced

23. Patterns, Predictions, and Actions English mlstory.org

    Free ML theory book by Hardt and Recht.

    For: Advanced

24. Foundations of Data Science (Blum, Hopcroft, Kannan) English cs.cornell.edu

    Free book on high-dimensional math.

    For: Advanced

25. Mathematics for Machine Learning (Garrett Thomas) English gwthomas.github.io

    Concise free notes from Berkeley.

    For: CollegeAdvanced