Prologue - Machine learning for predictive data analytics - From data to knowledge and decisions - Data exploration - Information-based learning - Similarity-based learning - Probability-based learning - Error-based learning - Deep learning - Evaluation - Beyond prediction: unsupervised learning - Beyond prediction: reinforcement learning - Case study: customer churn - Case study: galaxy classification - The art of machine learning for predictive data analytics - Descriptive statistics and data visualization for machine learning - Elements of probability for machine learning - Differentiation techniques for machine learning - Elements of linear algebra - Bibliography