This introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of machine learning principles, techniques, and applications.
Students will learn the fundamental concepts of machine learning, gain hands-on experience with popular tools, and work on real-world projects.
Core Principles of Machine Learning
Introduction to the fundamental concepts and types of machine learning: supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning.
Comprehensive overview of data preprocessing techniques including data cleaning, feature scaling, and transformation.
Statistical Learning Methods
Detailed exploration of regression and classification techniques, from linear and logistic regression to K-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Machines, and decision trees.
Introduction to ensemble methods like Random Forests and Gradient Boosting Machines for improved prediction accuracy.
Advanced Machine Learning and Neural Networks
Dive into advanced machine learning algorithms and deep learning concepts including neural networks, CNNs, and RNNs.
Natural Language Processing and Model Optimization
Techniques for text data analysis using NLP models like Bag-of-Words, TF-IDF, and Word2Vec.
Python
scikit-learn
TensorFlow
Keras
pandas
NumPy
Google Collab
Flask
Django
Customer Segmentation
Skills Covered: Clustering, data visualization.
Description: Utilize K-means clustering to segment customers based on purchasing data. The project emphasizes understanding customer behaviors and the practical application of clustering.
Credit Card Fraud Detection
Skills Covered: Anomaly detection, supervised learning, handling imbalanced datasets.
Description: Develop a model to detect fraudulent transactions using datasets with highly imbalanced classes. This project is crucial for understanding how to manage anomaly detection and work with complex real-world data issues.
Sentiment Analysis
Skills Covered: Natural Language Processing (NLP), logistic regression, data preprocessing.
Description: Analyze customer reviews by classifying sentiments as positive, negative, or neutral. This project uses text processing techniques like tokenization, and vectorization using Bag-of-Words or TF-IDF.