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This course will provide you a foundational understanding of machine learning models (logistic regression, multilayer perceptrons, convolutional neural networks, natural language processing, etc.) as well as demonstrate how these models can solve complex problems in a variety of industries, from medical diagnostics to image recognition to text prediction. In addition, we have designed practice exercises that will give you hands-on experience implementing these data science models on data sets. These practice exercises will teach you how to implement machine learning algorithms with PyTorch, open source libraries used by leading tech companies in the machine learning field (e.g., Google, NVIDIA, CocaCola, eBay, Snapchat, Uber and many more).

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

Skills you will gain

Natural Language Processing
Convolutional Neural Network
Machine Learning
Python Programming
pytorch

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

8 hours to complete

Simple Introduction to Machine Learning

The focus of this module is to introduce the concepts of machine learning with as little mathematics as possible. We will introduce basic concepts in machine learning, including logistic regression, a simple but widely employed machine learning (ML) method. Also covered is multilayered perceptron (MLP), a fundamental neural network. The concept of deep learning is discussed, and also related to simpler models.

8 hours to complete

23 videos (Total 164 min), 1 reading, 10 quizzes

23 videos

Why Machine Learning Is Exciting5mWhat Is Machine Learning?5mLogistic Regression9mInterpretation of Logistic Regression9mMotivation for Multilayer Perceptron4mMultilayer Perceptron Concepts5mMultilayer Perceptron Math Model6mDeep Learning6mExample: Document Analysis3mInterpretation of Multilayer Perceptron9mTransfer Learning5mModel Selection7mEarly History of Neural Networks14mHierarchical Structure of Images6mConvolution Filters9mConvolutional Neural Network3mCNN Math Model6mHow the Model Learns8mAdvantages of Hierarchical Features4mCNN on Real Images9mApplications in Use and Practice10mDeep Learning and Transfer Learning7mIntroduction to TensorFlow3m

1 reading

Math for Data Science10m

10 practice exercises

Intro to Machine Learning8mLogistic Regression8mMultilayer Perceptron8mDeep Learning8mModel Selection8mHistory of Neural Networks8mCNN Concepts10mCNN Math Model4mApplications In Use and PracticeWeek 1 Comprehensive

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Basics of Model Learning

In this module we will be discussing the mathematical basis of learning deep networks. We’ll first work through how we define the issue of learning deep networks as a minimization problem of a mathematical function. After defining our mathematical goal, we will introduce validation methods to estimate real-world performance of the learned deep networks. We will then discuss how gradient descent, a classical technique in optimization, can be used to achieve this mathematical goal. Finally, we will discuss both why and how stochastic gradient descent is used in practice to learn deep networks.

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 44 min)

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Image Analysis with Convolutional Neural Networks

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 45 min)

Week4

Week 4

6 hours to complete

Introduction to Natural Language Processing

This week will cover the application of neural networks to natural language processing (NLP), from simple neural models to the more complex. The fundamental concept of word embeddings is discussed, as well as how such methods are employed within model learning and usage for several NLP applications. A wide range of neural NLP models are also discussed, including recurrent neural networks, and specifically long short-term memory (LSTM) models.

6 hours to complete

22 videos (Total 241 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes

22 videos

Introduction to the Concept of Word Vectors9mWords to Vectors7mExample of Word Embeddings11mNeural Model of Text14mThe Softmax Function7mMethods for Learning Model Parameters9mMore Details on How to Learn Model Parameters6mThe Recurrent Neural Network11mLong Short-Term Memory20mLong Short-Term Memory Review11mUse of LSTM for Text Synthesis9mSimple and Effective Alternative Methods for Neural NLP15mNatural Language Processing with TensorFlow41sIntroduction to Reinforcement Learning9mReinforcement Learning Problem Setup8mExample of Reinforcement Learning in Practice20mMoving to a Non-Myopic Policy11mQ Learning11mExtensions of Q Learning11mLimitations of Q Learning, and Introduction to Deep Q Learning13mDeep Q Learning Based on Images8mConnecting Deep Q Learning with Conventional Q Learning10m

1 reading

Bonus Lesson: Reinforcement Learning10m

4 practice exercises

Lesson 12mLesson 22mLesson 32mWeek 4 Comprehensive30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING

by JBMay 11, 2021

Thank you so much! This course is so amazing and more knowledge to know about how important or importance of machine learning.Thank you so much for this course you offer.

by KSAug 4, 2020

I felt that I took the best descition in taking this course, because the professors took this course with atmost clarity and made even the difficult concepts understand easily.

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by TNApr 24, 2021

A nice introduction to the concepts of machine learning. However, the material between weeks lack coherence (some topics between week 2 and week 3 are a bit repetitive).

by OOMay 3, 2021

This course is very rich in terms of content. The instructors are extremely good. I have learnt a lot. I would recommend this course to others who want to delve into machine learning.

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