Data Science

Machine Learning Foundations: Math, Models and Intuition

Understand what models really do before you ever call fit().

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Created by Dana Reyes · Last updated August 2026

What you'll learn

  • Build linear and tree models from scratch
  • Read the maths without fear
  • Diagnose overfitting properly
  • Choose metrics that match the problem
  • Validate honestly
  • Explain models to non-experts

Course content

4 sections · 168 lectures · 22 hours

  • Welcome and how this machine learning course works04:12
  • Setting up your workspace11:38
  • Course resources and downloads02:50

Requirements

  • High-school algebra
  • Basic Python

Description

The course to take before a bootcamp. Concepts are built from the ground up with visual intuition first and code second.

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