One caveat though: the Coursera ML course is CS229A(pplied), which focuses on applying machine learning, rather than the mathematics behind it. The "real" CS229

One caveat though: the Coursera ML course is CS229A(pplied), which focuses on applying machine learning, rather than the mathematics behind it. The "real" CS229 lectures are on YouTube [1], and go much more in depth. 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzxYlbK2c7E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzxYlbK2c7E