Numerical Methods for Machine Learning: Optimization, Stability, and Algorithms

By Mir Hossain

Master the mathematics that actually powers modern machine learning systems.

Numerical Methods for Machine Learning: Optimization, Stability, and Algorithms bridges the gap between theoretical machine learning and the numerical computation that makes real-world AI systems work. While most ML books focus on models and architectures, this book reveals what happens underneath the equations - where floating-point precision, conditioning, optimization dynamics, and numerical stability determine whether models converge, fail, or scale successfully.

Designed for advanced students, machine learning engineers, data scientists, and quantitative developers, this practical guide explains how numerical methods shape every stage of machine learning, from gradient descent and matrix factorization to deep learning optimization and probabilistic computation.

Inside this book, you will learn:

Floating-point arithmetic and machine precision
Conditioning, stability, and error propagation
Numerical linear algebra for machine learning
Matrix decompositions, eigenvalues, and singular values
Gradient descent, Newton methods, and constrained optimization
Numerical issues in deep neural networks
Stable implementations of softmax, cross-entropy, and normalization
Exploding and vanishing gradients
Probabilistic computation and log-sum-exp techniques
Robust ML pipelines and large-scale optimization systems
Practical numerical debugging strategies used in real ML systems

Unlike purely theoretical texts, this book focuses on the numerical realities engineers face in production:

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H23NPRGG
• ISBN13: 9798197224378
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.6" x 8.5"