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There are 7 modules in this course
This course explores the principles of machine learning through the lens of one of its most powerful and versatile model classes: the artificial neural network. We will cover the fundamental machine learning concepts of modeling, training, and generalization. You will learn how to process the input data with feed-forward operations, how to train a neural network model using gradient-based optimization and the backpropagation algorithm, and how to ensure it performs well on new data using regularization. In the final module, we discuss Bayesian neural networks, learning how to build models that not only make predictions but also quantify their own uncertainty.
What's included
1 video1 reading
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1 video•Total 16 minutes
Introduction to Machine Learning•16 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Course Overview•10 minutes
Feed-Forward Network Functions
Module 2•1 hour to complete
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4 videos1 reading4 assignments
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4 videos•Total 27 minutes
Feed-Forward Network Functions - Part 1•4 minutes
Feed-Forward Network Functions - Part 2•11 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 1A•8 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 1B•6 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 1C•11 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 2A•4 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 2B•6 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 3•18 minutes
2 readings•Total 25 minutes
Module Overview: Regularization in Neural Networks•10 minutes
Lab Overview: Regularization in Neural Networks (Read First!)•15 minutes
7 assignments•Total 80 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 1A•10 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 1B•10 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 1C•10 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 2A•10 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 2B•10 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks - Part 3•10 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks Lab - Part 2•20 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 320 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks Lab - Part 1•300 minutes
Regularization in Neural Networks Lab - Solution•20 minutes
Bayesian Neural Networks for Regression
Module 5•7 hours to complete
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5 videos2 readings6 assignments2 ungraded labs
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5 videos•Total 35 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 1•10 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 2•9 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 3•6 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 4•4 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 5•6 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Module Overview: Bayesian Neural Networks for Regression•10 minutes
Lab Overview: Bayesian Neural Network for Regression (Read First!)•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 70 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 1•10 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 2•10 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 3•10 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 4•10 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression - Part 5•10 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression Lab - Part 2•20 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 320 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression Lab - Part 1•300 minutes
Bayesian Neural Network for Regression Lab - Solution•20 minutes
Implementing Neural Networks With TensorFlow
Module 6•7 hours to complete
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1 reading1 assignment3 ungraded labs
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1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Module Overview: Implementing Neural Networks with TensorFlow•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Implementing Neural Networks with TensorFlow - Part 3•30 minutes
3 ungraded labs•Total 390 minutes
Implementing Neural Networks with TensorFlow - Part 1•60 minutes
Implementing Neural Networks with TensorFlow - Part 2•300 minutes
Implementing Neural Networks with TensorFlow - One Solution•30 minutes
Course Wrap-Up
Module 7•1 hour to complete
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1 reading1 assignment
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1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Course Wrap-up and Next Steps•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Course Reflection•30 minutes
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