This course is part of the AI for Scientific Research Specialization

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This course is aimed at anyone interested in applying machine learning techniques to scientific problems. In this course, we'll learn about the complete machine learning pipeline, from reading in, cleaning, and transforming data to running basic and advanced machine learning algorithms. We'll start with data preprocessing techniques, such as PCA and LDA. Then, we'll dive into the fundamental AI algorithms: SVMs and K-means clustering. Along the way, we'll build our mathematical and programming toolbox to prepare ourselves to work with more complicated models. Finally, we'll explored advanced methods such as random forests and neural networks. Throughout the way, we'll be using medical and astronomical datasets. In the final project, we'll apply our skills to compare different machine learning models in Python.

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Course 2 of 4 in the

AI for Scientific Research Specialization

Intermediate Level

Some basic Python knowledge

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

What you will learn

Implement and evaluate machine learning models (neural networks, random forests, etc.) on scientific data in Python

Skills you will gain

Artificial Neural Network
Machine Learning
Python Programming
Random Forest
PCA

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Course 2 of 4 in the

AI for Scientific Research Specialization

Intermediate Level

Some basic Python knowledge

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

Instructors

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LearnQuest

LearnQuest is the preferred training partner to the world’s leading companies, organizations, and government agencies. Our team boasts 20+ years of experience designing, developing and delivering a full suite industry-leading technology education classes and training solutions across the globe. Our trainers, equipped with expert industry experience and an unparalleled commitment to quality, facilitate classes that are offered in various delivery formats so our clients can obtain the training they need when and where they need it.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Before the AI: Preparing and Preprocessing Data

In this module, we'll tackle the steps taken before we can use AI algorithms. We'll start with an introduction to the most prominent data preprocessing techniques including filling in missing values and removing outliers. Then we'll dive into data transformations including PCA and LDA, two methods featured heavily for dimensionality reduction. Finally, we'll learn how to code the algorithms in Python to set up your data for use in the next module.

2 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 47 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

12 videos

Course Introduction45sSetting Up the Environment2mModule Introduction51sAnatomy of a Dataset (I)5mAnatomy of a Dataset (II)4mData Preprocessing Techniques6mCalculating Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors5mIntroduction to PCA3mMath of PCA5mPCA in Action (I)3mPCA in Action (II)6mIntroduction to LDA2m

4 readings

Data Preprocessing10mPCA Explained10mMatrix Multiplication10mLDA in Practice10m

2 practice exercises

Practice Quiz: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors10mData Preprocessing Techniques30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Foundational AI Algorithms: K-Means and SVM

In this module, we'll dive into two of the most foundational machine learning algorithms: K-Means and support vector machines. We'll start by comparing the two branches of ML: supervised and unsupervised learning. Then, we'll go into the specific similarities and differences between K-Nearest neighbors for classification and K-Means clustering. Finally, we'll perform deep dives into K-Means and SVMs, learning the basic theory behind them and how to implement each in Python.

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 13 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Advanced AI: Neural Networks and Decision Trees

In this module, we'll explore some advanced AI techniques. We'll start with tree-based algorithms, made popular because of the use of random forests for both classification and regression. Then, we'll build our way to neural networks, starting from experimentation on the different models. We'll spend some time in the Tensorflow playground getting familiar with the different mechanics behind neural networks. Finally, we'll code our own neural networks to make predictions on unseen data.

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 1 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Course Project

2 hours to complete

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by RJJul 7, 2022

I would have had more stars, but a couple of the programming assignments had different values for random used for the answer and not what was listed in the question.

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About the AI for Scientific Research Specialization

In the AI for Scientific Research specialization, we'll learn how to use AI in scientific situations to discover trends and patterns within datasets. Course 1 teaches a little bit about the Python language as it relates to data science. We'll share some existing libraries to help analyze your datasets. By the end of the course, you'll apply a classification model to predict the presence or absence of heart disease from a patient's health data. Course 2 covers the complete machine learning pipeline, from reading in, cleaning, and transforming data to running basic and advanced machine learning algorithms.In the final project, we'll apply our skills to compare different machine learning models in Python. In Course 3, we will build on our knowledge of basic models and explore more advanced AI techniques. We’ll describe the differences between the two techniques and explore how they differ. Then, we’ll complete a project predicting similarity between health patients using random forests. In Course 4, a capstone project course, we'll compare genome sequences of COVID-19 mutations to identify potential areas a drug therapy can look to target. By the end, you'll be well on your way to discovering ways to combat disease with genome sequencing.

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Machine Learning Models in Science

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Sabrina Moore

Rajvir Dua

Neelesh Tiruviluamala

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Before the AI: Preparing and Preprocessing Data

Foundational AI Algorithms: K-Means and SVM

Advanced AI: Neural Networks and Decision Trees

Course Project

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Before the AI: Preparing and Preprocessing Data

Foundational AI Algorithms: K-Means and SVM

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