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Interactive Book Companions

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Textbooks rebuilt as interactive experiences. Every chapter condensed into a hands-on lesson with simulations, visualizations, and quizzes. The book becomes alive.

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Sutton & Barto, 2018

Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction

The definitive textbook on RL, from multi-armed bandits to policy gradients. Every chapter rebuilt as an interactive lesson with live simulations.

16 chapters Ch 2–17 2nd Edition
Kochenderfer, Wheeler & Wray, 2022

Algorithms for Decision Making

From probabilistic reasoning to multiagent systems. Every algorithm derived, visualized, and made interactive. The complete decision-making toolkit.

26 chapters Ch 2–27 MIT Press
Kochenderfer, Katz, Corso & Moss, 2026

Algorithms for Validation

How do you prove an autonomous system is safe? Falsification, reachability analysis, importance sampling, explainability, and runtime monitoring.

12 chapters Ch 1–12 2026
Deisenroth, Faisal & Ong, 2020

Mathematics for Machine Learning

The mathematical foundations every ML practitioner needs. Linear algebra, calculus, probability, optimization, then applied to regression, PCA, GMMs, and SVMs.

11 chapters Ch 2–12 Cambridge
Tazi et al. (Hugging Face), 2025

Training LLMs on GPU Clusters

Data, tensor, pipeline, context, and expert parallelism. The complete playbook for distributed training at scale.

9 chapters2025
Reiner Pope et al. (Google)

The Scaling Book

Training and serving LLMs on TPUs and GPUs — roofline analysis, transformer math, parallelism strategies, and inference optimization.

12 chapters100+ exercises
Capuano, Pascal, Zouitine, Wolf & Aractingi (HuggingFace), 2025

Robot Learning: A Tutorial

Classical robotics to VLAs — FK/IK, RL, imitation learning (ACT, Diffusion Policy), and generalist policies (π0, SmolVLA). All with LeRobot code.

5 chapters28 simsarXiv:2510.12403
Shiffman, 2012

The Nature of Code

Vectors, forces, particle systems, autonomous agents, cellular automata, fractals, genetic algorithms, neural networks.

10 chaptersProcessing
Groves, 2008

GNSS, Inertial & Multisensor Navigation

Coordinate frames, Kalman filtering, inertial sensors, GNSS, INS/GNSS integration, fault detection.

15 chaptersArtech House
Kochenderfer & Wheeler, 2026

Algorithms for Optimization

From bracketing to Bayesian optimization. Gradient, direct, stochastic, population methods. LP, QP, surrogates.

20 chaptersMIT Press
Thrun, Burgard & Fox

Probabilistic Robotics

Bayes filters, Kalman/particle filters, localization, mapping, SLAM, motion planning under uncertainty.

16 chaptersMIT Press
LaValle, 2006

Planning Algorithms

The definitive motion planning textbook. Discrete planning, configuration spaces, RRTs, PRMs, decision theory, differential constraints. From grid search to information spaces.

15 chapters100+ simsCambridge
Bishop, 2006

Pattern Recognition & Machine Learning

Probability, linear models, neural nets, kernels, SVMs, graphical models, EM, sampling, PCA, HMMs.

14 chaptersSpringer
Meyers, 2014

Effective Modern C++

Type deduction, auto, smart pointers, move semantics, lambdas, concurrency. 42 best practices for C++11/14.

8 chaptersO'Reilly
Hartley & Zisserman, 2003

Multiple View Geometry

Projective geometry, camera models, epipolar geometry, fundamental matrix, triangulation, reconstruction.

16 chaptersCambridge
Szeliski, 2022

Computer Vision: Algorithms & Applications

Image processing, deep learning, recognition, features, stitching, motion, computational photography, 3D.

14 chaptersSpringer
Skiena, 2008

The Algorithm Design Manual

Data structures, sorting, graph traversal, weighted graphs, combinatorial search, dynamic programming, NP.

9 chaptersSpringer
Beej

Guide to Unix IPC

Fork, signals, pipes, FIFOs, file locking, message queues, semaphores, shared memory, mmap, Unix sockets.

10 chaptersSystems
Lippman, Lajoie & Moo

C++ Primer

Variables, strings, functions, classes, containers, algorithms, dynamic memory, copy control, OOP, templates.

10 chapters5th Edition
Kreyszig

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

ODEs, Laplace transforms, linear algebra, vector calculus, Fourier series, PDEs, complex analysis.

7 chapters10th Edition
Goodfellow, Bengio & Courville, 2016

Deep Learning

Linear algebra, probability, feedforward nets, regularization, optimization, CNNs, RNNs, applications.

11 chaptersMIT Press
Murphy, 2022

Probabilistic Machine Learning

Probability, statistics, logistic regression, deep networks, nonparametric methods, generative models.

6 chaptersMIT Press
Legg, PhD Dissertation, 2008

Machine Super Intelligence

Universal AI theory, AIXI, Kolmogorov complexity, a mathematical definition of intelligence, and the limits of computation. The thesis that co-founded DeepMind.

7 chaptersU. of Lugano
Shen, Uspensky & Vereshchagin, 2017

Kolmogorov Complexity and Algorithmic Randomness

The shortest description of a string, the meaning of randomness, and the bridge between information theory and computability. From plain complexity to martingales.

11 chaptersAMS
Piech, Stanford CS109, 2023

Probability for Computer Scientists

The complete Stanford CS109 course reader. From counting and Bayes to CLT, bootstrapping, MLE, and machine learning — all with interactive simulations.

15 chaptersStanford
Holderrieth & Erives, MIT 6.S184, 2026

Flow Matching & Diffusion Models

From noise to data via ODEs and SDEs. Flow matching, score matching, classifier-free guidance, DiT architectures, VAEs, and discrete diffusion for language.

7 chapters84 pagesMIT