Kyle Harrison
book
Algebra, Topology, Differential Calculus, and Optimization Theory for Computer Science and Machine Learning
TL;DR — A 2,220-page free textbook, still being revised (this copy is dated September 2026), covering the mathematics behind machine learning, posted by its authors at Penn.
How much weight it carries: A rigorous, author-released textbook; a reference to consult rather than read.
Where this came from
- Will Manidis’s “most underrated PDF” thread, July 2023 — routing record: The Most Underrated PDF on the Internet (July 2023)
2220 pages. A copy is archived locally against link rot; the header links the original source.