Learning
Timeline
Learning Timeline (6-12 months plan)
(Assuming you study 10-15 hours per week, you can adjust accordingly)
Month 1-2: Learn Python Basics
Goal: Get comfortable with Python syntax, data structures, and basic programming
logic.
Topics to Cover:
• Python syntax: Variables, Data types, Operators
• Control structures: Loops, Conditionals (if, for, while)
• Functions and Modules
• Data Structures: Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries, Sets
• File Handling (Reading/Writing Files)
• Error Handling (try-except)
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) basics
• Simple projects: To-do list, Calculator, Number guessing game
Free Resources:
1. Python for Beginners - W3Schools
2. Python Basics - FreeCodeCamp
3. CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python (Harvard) - edX
4. Python Crash Course - Automate the Boring Stuff
5. Google’s Python Class
Practice Daily on Coding Platforms:
• LeetCode
• HackerRank
• CodeWars
Month 3-4: Learn Data Analysis & Pandas (For Data Science)
Goal: Work with structured data, clean, manipulate, and analyze data using Python.
Topics to Cover:
• NumPy (Arrays, Mathematical Operations)
• Pandas (DataFrames, Data Cleaning, Data Manipulation)
• Matplotlib & Seaborn (Basic Visualization)
• Data Cleaning Techniques
• Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Free Resources:
1. Data Analysis with Python - FreeCodeCamp
2. Data Science Handbook - Open Source
3. Kaggle Pandas & Numpy Courses
4. Google Data Analytics Free Course (Coursera)
Hands-on Projects:
• Analyze datasets from Kaggle
• Create data visualizations using Matplotlib/Seaborn
• Build a CSV Data Analyzer
Month 5-6: Statistics, Probability & Data Science Foundations
Goal: Build mathematical intuition for Machine Learning.
Topics to Cover:
• Basic Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode, Variance, Standard Deviation)
• Probability & Probability Distributions
• Hypothesis Testing (p-value, t-test)
• Regression (Linear & Multiple Regression)
• Introduction to SQL (for database queries)
Free Resources:
1. Khan Academy – Statistics & Probability
2. StatQuest (YouTube)
3. Data Science Math Skills - Coursera
4. SQL for Data Science - Mode Analytics
5. Introduction to SQL - W3Schools
Practice:
• Work on real-world datasets using Kaggle
• Build a simple Data Insights Dashboard using Pandas & Matplotlib
Month 7-8: Machine Learning Foundations
Goal: Understand the basics of ML algorithms.
Topics to Cover:
• Supervised vs Unsupervised Learning
• Linear Regression, Logistic Regression
• Decision Trees, Random Forests
• k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN)
• Support Vector Machines (SVM)
• Clustering (K-Means)
• Evaluation Metrics (Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1 Score)
Free Resources:
1. Machine Learning with Python - FreeCodeCamp
2. Hands-on Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn & TensorFlow (Book)
3. Andrew Ng’s Machine Learning (Coursera)
4. Kaggle ML Courses
5. Scikit-learn Documentation
Hands-on Projects:
• Predict house prices using Linear Regression
• Classify spam emails using Logistic Regression
• Use K-Means to segment customers
Month 9-10: Deep Learning (Neural Networks)
Goal: Learn Deep Learning with TensorFlow & PyTorch.
Topics to Cover:
• Neural Networks (ANN, CNN, RNN)
• Backpropagation & Gradient Descent
• TensorFlow & Keras Basics
• Image Classification with CNN
• Natural Language Processing (NLP) Basics
Free Resources:
1. Deep Learning Specialization - Andrew Ng (Coursera)
2. Fast.ai Practical Deep Learning
3. TensorFlow Tutorials
4. PyTorch Tutorials
5. MIT’s Deep Learning (YouTube)
Hands-on Projects:
• Image Classification with CNN
• Sentiment Analysis with RNN/LSTMs
• Face Recognition AI Model
Month 11-12: Advanced Topics & Deployment
Goal: Master advanced ML topics and deploy models.
Topics to Cover:
• Model Deployment (Flask, FastAPI, Streamlit)
• Cloud Services (Google Colab, AWS, Azure)
• Reinforcement Learning
• Generative AI (ChatGPT-like models)
• AI Ethics & Bias
Free Resources:
1. Full-Stack Deep Learning
2. Model Deployment with Flask - FreeCodeCamp
3. MLOps Basics
Final Projects:
• Deploy ML Model using Flask/Streamlit
• Create an AI Chatbot
• Build a Recommendation System
Summary
First 2 months → Python Basics
Next 2 months → Data Analysis & Pandas
Next 2 months → Statistics & Probability
Next 2 months → Machine Learning
Next 2 months → Deep Learning & AI
Final 2 months → Advanced AI + Deployment
Follow this plan, be consistent, build projects, and you'll become a strong AI/ML
professional!
