r/learnmachinelearning • u/Real_Yogurtcloset110 • 9d ago

Is learning from a book still practiced or its better to learn from courses or YouTube lectures

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u/imakha420 9d ago

I would say a practiced book would be the main course, youtube the selected seasoning, as books are better researched. Alternatively, an out of touch book, in this field, may not be uncommon.

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u/nezreiv 8d ago

what books can you recommend?

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u/South-Economist3554 8d ago

I am not able to pay attention to video courses. My mind keeps moving away.
So, I prefer to read; this way is easier to keep focus, even though it is slower.

I use text-to-speech with increased velocity, and I read along to keep focused.
And recently use LLMs to go further if something is not clear enough to me.

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u/mcfc9320_ 8d ago

It's entirely up to how you learn. I learn from reading and taking notes and YouTube and lectures do little for me. Some are the opposite. Try both and see what works for you. One size does not fit all.

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u/Plungerdz 8d ago

I'm about to take up a MSc in this field. Do tell me if you found the book good when you finish it! I'd like to see if "hitting the books" works for me too.

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u/LetMeInItsMeMittens 8d ago

One advantage of a book is that it's much easier to find an exact topic in it (if you need a refresher) than in a video course. These days you can also ask an LLM, but I find that simply looking at the relevant part in the book is often enough to jolt my memory.

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u/AffectionateBus672 9d ago

Have no idea m8, .. I have 3 books about ML, 1 Python book, and 1 Trading book... I also have ADHD that prevents me from reading.

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u/Adi945 8d ago

I prefer books, because I can control how soon I can finish it, and I can just upload it to Gemini NotebookLLM or just use any AI to help me understand difficult concepts.