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Machine Learning Specialization

#BreakIntoAI with Machine Learning Specialization. Master fundamental AI concepts and develop practical machine learning skills in the beginner-friendly, 3-
course program by AI visionary Andrew Ng

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Instructors: Andrew Ng +3 more

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2 months at 10 hours a week

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What you'll learn

Build ML models with NumPy & scikit-learn, build & train supervised models for prediction & binary classification tasks (linear, logistic regression)

Build & train a neural network with TensorFlow to perform multi-class classification, & build & use decision trees & tree ensemble methods

Apply best practices for ML development & use unsupervised learning techniques for unsupervised learning including clustering & anomaly detection

Build recommender systems with a collaborative filtering approach & a content-based deep learning method & build a deep reinforcement learning
model

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Machine Learning Machine Learning Algorithms Probability & Statistics General Statistics Theoretical Computer Science View all skills

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Specialization - 3 course series

The Machine Learning Specialization is a foundational online program created in collaboration between DeepLearning.AI and Stanford Online.
This beginner-friendly program will teach you the fundamentals of machine learning and how to use these techniques to build real-world AI
applications.

This Specialization is taught by Andrew Ng, an AI visionary who has led critical research at Stanford University and groundbreaking work at
Google Brain, Baidu, and Landing.AI to advance the AI field.

This 3-course Specialization is an updated version of Andrew’s pioneering Machine Learning course, rated 4.9 out of 5 and taken by over 4.8
million learners since it launched in 2012.

It provides a broad introduction to modern machine learning, including supervised learning (multiple linear regression, logistic regression,
neural networks, and decision trees), unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, recommender systems), and some of the
best practices used in Silicon Valley for artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation (evaluating and tuning models, taking a data-
centric approach to improving performance, and more.)

By the end of this Specialization, you will have mastered key concepts and gained the practical know-how to quickly and powerfully apply
machine learning to challenging real-world problems. If you’re looking to break into AI or build a career in machine learning, the new Machine
Learning Specialization is the best place to start.

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By the end of this Specialization, you will be ready to:

• Build machine learning models in Python using popular machine learning libraries NumPy and scikit-learn.

• Build and train supervised machine learning models for prediction and binary classification tasks, including linear regression and logistic
regression.

• Build and train a neural network with TensorFlow to perform multi-class classification.

• Apply best practices for machine learning development so that your models generalize to data and tasks in the real world.

• Build and use decision trees and tree ensemble methods, including random forests and boosted trees.

• Use unsupervised learning techniques for unsupervised learning: including clustering and anomaly detection.

• Build recommender systems with a collaborative filtering approach and a content-based deep learning method.

• Build a deep reinforcement learning model.

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Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification

Course 1 • 15 hours • 4.9 (13,362 ratings)

Advanced Learning Algorithms

Course 2 • 31 hours • 4.9 (3,422 ratings)

Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning

Course 3 • 26 hours • 4.9 (1,685 ratings)

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Andrew Ng
Stanford University
38 Courses • 6,617,462 learners

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What is machine learning?

What is the Machine Learning Specialization about?

What will I learn in the Machine Learning Specialization?

What background knowledge is necessary for the Machine Learning Specialization?

Who is the Machine Learning Specialization for?

How long does it take to complete the Machine Learning Specialization?

Who created the Machine Learning Specialization?

What makes the Machine Learning Specialization so unique?

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How is the new Machine Learning Specialization different from the original course?

I'm a complete beginner. Can I take this Specialization?

The new Machine Learning Specialization is the best entry point for beginners looking to break into the AI field or kick start their machine learning
careers. This updated Specialization takes the core curriculum — which has been vetted by millions of learners over the years — and makes it more
approachable for beginners.

Unlike the original course, the new Specialization is designed to teach foundational ML concepts without prior math knowledge or a rigorous coding
background. It aptly balances intuition, code practice, and mathematical theory to create a simple and effective learning experience for first-time
students.

Each lesson begins with a visual representation of machine learning concepts and a high-level explanation of the intuition behind them. It then
provides the code to help you implement these algorithms and additional videos explaining the underlying math if you wish to dive deeper. These
lessons are optional and are not required to complete the Specialization or apply machine learning to real-world projects.

The new Machine Learning Specialization includes an expanded list of topics that focus on the most crucial machine learning concepts (such as
decision trees) and tools (such as TensorFlow).

In the decade since the first Machine Learning course debuted, Python has become the primary programming language for AI applications. The
assignments and lectures in the new Specialization have been rebuilt to use Python rather than Octave, like in the original course.

Before the graded programming assignments, there are additional ungraded code notebooks with sample code and interactive graphs to help you
visualize what an algorithm is doing and make it easier to complete programming exercises.

The section on practical advice on applying machine learning has been updated significantly based on emerging best practices from the last
decade.

I enrolled in but couldn’t complete the original Machine Learning course. Can I take the new Machine Learning Specialization?

If you enrolled in but didn’t complete the original course because you may have been discouraged by the math requirements or didn’t know if you
would be able to keep up with the lessons, then the new Machine Learning Specialization is for you. This updated Specialization takes the core
curriculum — which has been vetted by millions of learners over the years — and makes it more approachable for beginners.

Unlike the original course, the new Specialization is designed to teach foundational ML concepts without prior math knowledge or a rigorous coding
background. It aptly balances intuition, code practice, and mathematical theory to create a simple and effective learning experience for first-time
students.

Each lesson begins with a visual representation of machine learning concepts and a high-level explanation of the intuition behind them. It then
provides the code to help you implement these algorithms and additional videos explaining the underlying math if you wish to dive deeper. These
lessons are optional and are not required to complete the Specialization or apply machine learning to real-world projects.

The new Machine Learning Specialization includes an expanded list of topics that focus on the most crucial machine learning concepts (such as
decision trees) and tools (such as TensorFlow).

In the decade since the first Machine Learning course debuted, Python has become the primary programming language for AI applications. The
assignments and lectures in the new Specialization have been rebuilt to use Python rather than Octave, like in the original course.

Before the graded programming assignments, there are additional ungraded code notebooks with sample code and interactive graphs to help you
visualize what an algorithm is doing and make it easier to complete programming exercises.

The section on practical advice on applying machine learning has been updated significantly based on emerging best practices from the last
decade.

I’ve completed the original Machine Learning course. Should I take the new Machine Learning Specialization?

I’ve completed the Deep Learning Specialization. Should I take the new Machine Learning Specialization?

Is this a standalone course or a Specialization?

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