1.

Week 1: Python & Basic Libraries (10-14 hours total)

• Objective: Get comfortable with Python, NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib.

• Plan:

o Day 1-4: Python basics (variables, functions, loops, lists, dictionaries)

o Day 5-7: Dive into NumPy (arrays, matrix operations), Pandas (dataframes), and
Matplotlib (plotting).

• Resources:

o Codecademy or Python Crash Course by Corey Schafer on YouTube.

o NumPy/Pandas tutorials (official documentation or Kaggle).

o Matplotlib tutorials (YouTube or Matplotlib official site).

2. Week 2: Linear Algebra Basics (7-10 hours total)

• Objective: Learn basic concepts like vectors, matrices, dot products, and matrix
multiplication (not too deep, just intuition).

• Plan:

o Day 1-4: Watch tutorials on linear algebra (Khan Academy or 3Blue1Brown).

o Day 5-7: Implement operations using NumPy and practice with small exercises.

• Resources:

o 3Blue1Brown series on linear algebra (YouTube).

o Practice with Khan Academy.

3. Week 3: Probability & Statistics Fundamentals (7-10 hours total)

• Objective: Understand mean, variance, standard deviation, probability distributions, and

basic statistical concepts.

• Plan:

o Day 1-4: Learn statistics (mean, median, variance, normal distribution, probability).

o Day 5-7: Implement basic statistical concepts in Python with Pandas.

• Resources:

o Khan Academy: Basic statistics and probability courses.

o Python implementation using Pandas (datasets for practice).

4. Week 4: Introduction to Machine Learning (10-12 hours total)

 • Objective: Understand the high-level concepts of machine learning: supervised vs
unsupervised learning, classification vs regression.

• Plan:

o Day 1-3: Read about types of machine learning, basic algorithms like linear
regression, logistic regression, k-nearest neighbors (KNN).

o Day 4-7: Try small examples using Scikit-learn.

• Resources:

o Google ML Crash Course or Andrew Ng’s Machine Learning Specialization (Week 1).

o Scikit-learn tutorials for implementing linear regression, KNN.

Phase 2: Core Machine Learning Concepts & Projects (3-4 months)

Goal: Learn core machine learning algorithms, build intuition, and apply them on real-world
datasets.

Daily Commitment: 2 hours/day

1. Week 5-6: Supervised Learning (Linear Models)

• Objective: Learn about linear regression, logistic regression, and their implementations.

• Plan:

o Day 1-7: Study linear regression (theory + code using Scikit-learn), metrics like MSE,
R-squared.

o Day 8-14: Study logistic regression (theory + code). Implement binary classification
tasks.

• Project Idea: Predict house prices using a dataset (Kaggle).

2. Week 7-8: Classification Algorithms

• Objective: Learn decision trees, random forests, and support vector machines (SVM).

• Plan:

o Day 1-7: Study decision trees, random forests (theory + code).

o Day 8-14: Study SVMs and implement using Scikit-learn.

• Project Idea: Classify images (MNIST digits dataset or other beginner datasets from Kaggle).

3. Week 9-10: Unsupervised Learning (Clustering and Dimensionality Reduction)

• Objective: Learn k-means clustering, PCA, and t-SNE.

 • Plan:

o Day 1-7: Study k-means clustering (theory + code).

o Day 8-14: Study PCA, t-SNE for dimensionality reduction and data visualization.

• Project Idea: Cluster customers based on purchasing patterns or reduce dimensions of image
data.

4. Week 11-12: Model Evaluation & Cross-Validation

• Objective: Learn how to evaluate models, cross-validation, and hyperparameter tuning.

• Plan:

o Day 1-4: Learn about evaluation metrics (accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score).

o Day 5-7: Learn cross-validation techniques.

o Day 8-12: Learn hyperparameter tuning (GridSearchCV).

• Project Idea: Improve the performance of a classification or regression model through cross-
validation and tuning.

5. Week 13-16: Neural Networks and Introduction to Deep Learning

• Objective: Get a basic understanding of neural networks and deep learning.

• Plan:

o Day 1-7: Study the basics of neural networks (how they work,
forward/backpropagation).

o Day 8-14: Start implementing simple neural networks using TensorFlow or PyTorch.

o Day 15-21: Learn about deep learning architectures like CNNs and RNNs (at a high
level).

• Project Idea: Build an image classifier using a small neural network.

Phase 3: Advanced Concepts & Real-World Projects (2-3 months)

Goal: Build complex projects, refine your skills, and dive into advanced areas like deep learning,
NLP, or reinforcement learning.

Daily Commitment: 2-3 hours/day

1. Week 17-20: Advanced Deep Learning (Optional)

• Objective: Explore advanced neural networks, CNNs (for image processing), and RNNs (for
sequences).
 • Plan:

o Learn convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for image-related tasks.

o Learn recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for sequential data (text, time series).

• Project Idea: Build an image classifier (using CNNs) or a text generator (using RNNs).

2. Week 21-24: Final Real-World Projects

• Objective: Apply all the concepts to build projects from scratch.

• Plan:

o Pick 1-2 complex datasets from Kaggle or create your own projects.

o Work on end-to-end projects (from data preprocessing to model deployment).

• Project Ideas:

o Sentiment analysis using NLP.

o Build a recommendation system (movies, products).

o Create a deep learning model for image recognition (advanced datasets).