I agree about #2. I have Russell and Norvig and agree that it is an excellent book, but I am not sure how much overlap there truly is here.
I also do not have PRML, but Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition by Bishop is excellent (and includes many non-NN related items).
ESL is excellent and, to me, the best modern text in machine learning. It covers many of the topics in PCI both at a reasonable level and in much more depth and provides MANY references (100s?) to dig deeper.
I also do not have PRML, but Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition by Bishop is excellent (and includes many non-NN related items).
ESL is excellent and, to me, the best modern text in machine learning. It covers many of the topics in PCI both at a reasonable level and in much more depth and provides MANY references (100s?) to dig deeper.