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About the Course

After completing this course, learners will be able to: • Analytically optimize different types of functions commonly used in machine learning using properties of derivatives and gradients • Approximately optimize different types of functions commonly used in machine learning using first-order (gradient descent) and second-order (Newton’s method) iterative methods • Visually interpret differentiation of different types of functions commonly used in machine learning • Perform gradient descent in neural networks with different activation and cost functions Mathematics for Machine Learning and Data science is a foundational online program created by DeepLearning.AI and taught by Luis Serrano. This beginner-friendly program is where you’ll master the fundamental mathematics toolkit of machine learning. Many machine learning engineers and data scientists need help with mathematics, and even experienced practitioners can feel held back by a lack of math skills. This Specialization uses innovative pedagogy in mathematics to help you learn quickly and intuitively, with courses that use easy-to-follow plugins and visualizations to help you see how the math behind machine learning actually works. Upon completion, you’ll understand the mathematics behind all the most common algorithms and data analysis techniques — plus the know-how to incorporate them into your machine learning career. This is a beginner-friendly program, with a recommended background of at least high school mathematics (functions, basic algebra). We also recommend a basic familiarity with Python (loops, functions, if/else statements, lists/dictionaries, importing libraries) , as labs use Python and Jupyter Notebooks to demonstrate learning objectives in the environment where they’re most applicable to machine learning and data science....

Top reviews

MS

Aug 29, 2023

very good courses. The material is quite deep and difficult, but can be conveyed so that it is easy to understand. The lab is also very helpful to better understand the concept

AK

Feb 26, 2024

Enjoyed learning calculus from prof. Serrano. I mostly enjoyed the programing exercises, I wish this is how it was taught to us in school. But better late than never.

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By Sowmiya R

May 13, 2023

I learnt the basic calculus used in Neural Networks and many more theoretical and practical concepts involved, from this course. I truly feel excited to explore more. It's well-structured and packed with knowledge. A great course for a beginner like me. Thanks to the team and the mentor.

By Hugo M

Oct 6, 2023

This course shows how gradient descent and back propagation works under the hood. Differentiation is covered thoroughly and illustrated with good examples and visualisations. Newton's method is also taught as an alternative method of optimisation. Luis did a great job teaching this one.

By Praveen K M

Apr 17, 2024

Calculus for Machine Learning and Data Science is outstanding. With its clear explanations and practical exercises, it's essential for mastering calculus in the context of machine learning and data science. Highly recommended for anyone serious about excelling in these fields

By Nava B ( व

Aug 20, 2023

The course teaches Calculus in amazingly simple ways. Luis Serrano is an excellent instructor who breaks down complex mathematical structures into simpler terms. This course teaches you how Calculus is used to work on ML problems. The programming labs are highly detailed.

By Tony M

May 14, 2023

This was a great way to brush up on Calculus and gain an introduction to machine learning in a rigorous way that doesn't gloss over the quantitative reasoning. One of the best crash courses in single and multi variable calculus ever. Luis is a great teacher.

By Justine L U

Mar 12, 2023

Excellent! Calculus for Machine Learning and Data Science by DeepLearning.AI definitely makes for an excellent beginner's course for appreciating the more important concepts and methods of Calculus that are used in ML and DS. Congratulations, Luis! 👏🏽🎉

By Alexandros V

Sep 19, 2023

The instructor is able to explain complicated topics in a simple way making them comprehensible to people without previous background. The only downside is that some notebooks contain a lot of mathematical formulas that might not be easy to follow

By Mark N

Mar 31, 2023

Great course! I particularly liked the ungraded and graded programming sections where you build two-layer neural networks from the ground up. Very valuable, personally found it more comprehensive than the Linear Algebra one.

By Muhammad N S

Aug 29, 2023

very good courses. The material is quite deep and difficult, but can be conveyed so that it is easy to understand. The lab is also very helpful to better understand the concept

By Anil K

Feb 26, 2024

Enjoyed learning calculus from prof. Serrano. I mostly enjoyed the programing exercises, I wish this is how it was taught to us in school. But better late than never.

By Umaid G

May 3, 2023

taught very well! a long peak under the hood for several machine learning algorithms. The course has inspired me to learn more complex maths.

By Adam M

May 24, 2023

This course really helped refresh the concepts of calculus and gave hands-on entry-level programming assignments perfect for the beginner.

By KAWSAR A S 1

Apr 6, 2023

Very easy and clear explanation of Maths behind the machine learning. Thanks a lot Luis Serrano. Thanks a lot Coursera.

By Misikir G T

Aug 4, 2023

Excellent one ever and I appreciate specially the Luis the professor who present and instruct things very easily.

By Оксана І Я

Mar 7, 2024

An incredibly interesting course Fascinating teaching and relevant examples Easy, beautiful and logically built

By Yuganshu

Feb 4, 2024

It was taught in a smooth manner. I did not face any difficulties in understanding calculus this way.

By DuNo

Feb 16, 2024

Must learn course for anyone who wants to have deeply understanding about math for machine learning

By Gerley A

Apr 26, 2023

Great course! This course is perfect for anyone looking to improve their machine learning skills.

By Purnajyoti “ B

Jan 15, 2024

great course for an intro or refresher respecting optimization, regression, and classification

By Ahmed E Q

Jan 14, 2024

what a wonderful course, a lot of knowledge, applications, and interesting Assignments

By Mostafa M

Jul 22, 2023

Really Loved it simplisimplifies things so that you can get the harder concepts easily

By Néstor P R R

May 21, 2023

It's a great course to get the intuition on Calculus and its use in Machine Learning.

By Ivan C

Aug 2, 2023

Amazing course, some things about calculus I forgot but now I'm ready for more goals

By mohammed s

Dec 24, 2023

not just this but the whole math speclization is fantastic , doing it the right way

By Hà T P

Aug 17, 2023

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the creation of this course. Great!