To get the most out of this book

You should be comfortable with R and RStudio and have some knowledge of college-level mathematics (calculus and linear algebra). Working knowledge of basic machine learning algorithms for classification, regression problems, and clustering might be helpful, but it is not strictly required

You would need access to a high-end machine or even a machine with a GPU. To get the most out of this book, I recommend that you execute all the code examples. Experiment with them, change the parameters, and try to beat the metrics in the book.