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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Linear Algebra for Machine Learning and Data Science by DeepLearning.AI

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About the Course

Newly updated for 2024! After completing this course, learners will be able to: • Represent data as vectors and matrices and identify their properties using concepts of singularity, rank, and linear independence, etc. • Apply common vector and matrix algebra operations like dot product, inverse, and determinants • Express certain types of matrix operations as linear transformations • Apply concepts of eigenvalues and eigenvectors to machine learning problems Mathematics for Machine Learning and Data science is a foundational online program created in by DeepLearning.AI and taught by Luis Serrano. This beginner-friendly program is where you’ll master the fundamental mathematics toolkit of machine learning. Many machine learning engineers and data scientists need help with mathematics, and even experienced practitioners can feel held back by a lack of math skills. This Specialization uses innovative pedagogy in mathematics to help you learn quickly and intuitively, with courses that use easy-to-follow plugins and visualizations to help you see how the math behind machine learning actually works. Upon completion, you’ll understand the mathematics behind all the most common algorithms and data analysis techniques — plus the know-how to incorporate them into your machine learning career. This is a beginner-friendly program, with a recommended background of at least high school mathematics (functions, basic algebra). We also recommend a basic familiarity with Python (loops, functions, if/else statements, lists/dictionaries, importing libraries), as labs use Python and Jupyter Notebooks to demonstrate learning objectives in the environment where they’re most applicable to machine learning and data science. If you are already familiar with the concepts of linear algebra, Course 1 will provide a good review, or you can choose to take Course 2: Calculus for Machine Learning and Data Science and Course 3: Probability and Statistics for Machine Learning and Data Science, of this specialization....

Top reviews

NA

Jun 17, 2023

Very visual and application oriented and gives the context for machine learning and where linAL is applied in PCA and neural networks. The structure is really byte sized and fun to work with.

SP

Jul 26, 2023

This course is truly exceptional for individuals eager to strengthen their grasp of Linear Algebra concepts, paving the way for a deeper understanding of machine learning and data science.

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By Oluwafemi F

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Feb 15, 2023

Awesome content and delivery! The visual illustrations and flow of the topics build very well on each other towards reinforcing intuition.

By Владимир Д

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Feb 19, 2023

It is a great course that explains complex concepts in an easy and fun way. It is a great math refresher for those who want to learn ML. However, it feels like the last week of the course is too narrow and doesn't cover all the things you'd need to successfully pass the final quiz. For example I don't recall covering the relation between rank of a matrix and number of eigenvalues (and eigenvectors). The difference between eigenvector and eigenbasis. And how to determine the correct eigenbases if there is two of the same eigenvalues. I had to google it all on my own and I'm still not sure about the last one. Hope the community helps me.

By Manoj S

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Feb 12, 2023

Instructor has a great combination of subject knowledge and ability to explain topics in simplified manners. Each weeks topics were introduced in intuitive manner with good visualizations before diving into math. The visualizations in videos and quizzes were very useful. NumPy notebooks were structured in logical manner

Couple of suggestions for improvement - It would be useful to make slides for course available. Also the last week's core topics on eigenvalues and eigenvectors had very minimal video coverage and seemed rushed

By Abhijit C

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Feb 13, 2023

The course structure is very good. For someone using it as a refresher as I have been it felt comfortable.

The only drawback I felt is that some assignments in the programming sections are not clearly defined about the output expected or process to be followed and got a couple of unexpected errors.

By Tito

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Feb 16, 2023

It is a great introductory course to linear algebra, but it misses some fundamental steps to better understand and use the tools taught. Labs are guided but the naming does not match that of the course. Some more exercises and examples should be provided for each lesson. Integrated with some of 3b1b's outstanding courses it will give you a great understanding of the subject and the ability to take one more step in becoming an ML engineer.

By Zach R

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May 2, 2023

A lot of the math formulas are brushed over and almost as if the instructor assumes you already know how to solve the problems. There isn't a lot of content on the "how". How does the instructor calculate transformations, eigenvalues, etc. None of this is taught - it's just shown more like a result.

By Nithin M

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Feb 19, 2024

User beware - course programming exercises are structured quite poorly. First graded exercise (Gaussian Elimination) is puzzling in its design where it is (1) difficult to follow the logic of the function (different ways of doing reduced row echelon form) and (2) very difficult to trouble shoot what is going wrong given it is set up as a compound function. Not a newbie to programming or matrix math, so I wouldn't chalk it down to this. It's a shame as the course curriculum and structure is otherwise quite interesting.

By Sakunphat J

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Apr 6, 2023

After almost 2 weeks, I found that linkages to ML are weak and unclear (of course, there may be some. but I expect the instructor should demonstrate more) and Python programming projects are (and will be) coming out of the blue so I can't continue. Very disappointed.

By Venkata S S R T K

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Apr 11, 2023

Could have just mentioned it as linear algebra. Very few cases where ML is involved in the lectures. A few good youtube videos could have done the same job in even less time. Waste of money.

By Jure H

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May 11, 2023

Quite useless course. Teachess really really basic concepts. There are no details. All excersies are designed as a simple plugging in of numbers.

By Anton N

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May 21, 2023

Waste of time. Can be used only as a refresher course

By Aaryan P

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Feb 15, 2023

A pure and concise intuition builder! I am on the younger side (14 years of age) and I adapt to concepts REALLY well if given the right direction. Not only this course but specialization is the pure definition of that!

By Nilesh A

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Jun 18, 2023

Very visual and application oriented and gives the context for machine learning and where linAL is applied in PCA and neural networks. The structure is really byte sized and fun to work with.

By SATVIK P

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Jul 27, 2023

This course is truly exceptional for individuals eager to strengthen their grasp of Linear Algebra concepts, paving the way for a deeper understanding of machine learning and data science.

By Omid R H

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Mar 1, 2023

The course and instructor were awesome. Added to that the course materials have been provided without any problem.

By Daniel G

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Feb 21, 2023

Graphic and simple approach that helps to understand fundamental concepts that are often not easy to understand

By Gregor L

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Feb 21, 2023

Great course. Looking forward to the next chapter in this specialisation.

By Vastav T

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Feb 15, 2023

I now understand the mathematics underlying machine learning.

By kasra a

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Mar 2, 2023

You have a clear expression Luis ... We appreciate you

By Mhd A A B

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Feb 15, 2023

Good Explanation for Basic Linear Algebra concepts

By Stephen M

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Feb 10, 2023

Loved it. So many old memories refreshed

By amir h r

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Mar 4, 2023

it was an amazing course.

thanks

By stephane d

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Feb 12, 2023

A great great Course!

By Carlos J C M

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Feb 25, 2023

So interesting.

By Azizbek U

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Feb 15, 2023

Perfect!