In the very first section of this book, we will go over the basics of machine learning and OpenCV, starting with installing the required libraries, and then moving on to basic OpenCV functions, the basics of supervised learning and their applications, and finally, feature detection and recognition using OpenCV.

This section includes the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, A Taste of Machine Learning
• Chapter 2, Working with Data in OpenCV
• Chapter 3, First Steps in Supervised Learning
• Chapter 4, Representing Data and Engineering Features