My approach towards getting good at ML — and Data Science in general — is inspired by this response by Andrew Ng on Quora. Here's the TLDR-poster version of it:
I try to follow this advice as well:
This page is a work in progress; I'll eventually add descriptions to the courses.
Catalogue of MOOCs I've taken over the years; listed in reverse chronological order:
APIs and Microservices Certification
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Completed: Dec, 2019
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Front End Libraries Certification
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Completed: Nov, 2019
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Responsive Web Design Certification
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Completed: Nov, 2019
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JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Certification
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Completed: Nov, 2019
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React.js Essential Training
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Completed: Nov, 2019
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Data Engineering, Big Data, and Machine Learning on GCP Specialization
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Completed: Aug, 2019
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Building Resilient Streaming Systems on Google Cloud Platform
Offered By:
Completed: Aug, 2019
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Learning Docker
Offered By:
Completed: Aug, 2019
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Intro to Self-Driving Cars Nanodegree
Offered By:
Completed: Mar, 2019
I'm highly interested in the field of autonomous driving. This is the first course offered by Udacity in the field. It sets up the fundamentals — Bayesian thinking, Kalman filters, A* search, working with matrices in C++, etc. — needed for the much more comprehensive course 2 (which I'll be taking in the near future).
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Practical Deep Learning for Coders, v3, Part 1
Offered By: fast.ai
Completed: Dec, 2018
Deep Learning Specialization
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Completed: Nov, 2018
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Sequence Models
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Completed: Nov, 2018
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Convolutional Neural Networks
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Completed: Nov, 2018
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Structuring Machine Learning Projects
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Completed: Oct, 2018
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Machine Learning for Coders
Offered By: fast.ai
Completed: Sept, 2018
This was the first fast.ai course that I took; solid practical introduction to ML.
Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization
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Completed: Sept, 2018
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Neural Networks and Deep Learning
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Completed: Sept, 2018
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Java Build Automation With Maven
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Completed: Aug, 2018
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Machine Learning & AI Foundations: Decision Trees
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Completed: Aug, 2018
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Statistics Foundations 1
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Completed: Aug, 2018
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pandas Essential Training
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Completed: Aug, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence Foundations Neural Networks
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Completed: July, 2018
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Building and Deploying Deep Learning Applications with TensorFlow
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Completed: July, 2018
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Neural Networks And Convolutional Neural Networks Essential Training
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Completed: July, 2018
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Serverless Machine Learning with Tensorflow on Google Cloud Platform
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Completed: Mar, 2018
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Serverless Data Analysis with Google BigQuery and Cloud Dataflow
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Completed: Mar, 2018
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Leveraging Unstructured Data with Cloud Dataproc on Google Cloud Platform
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Completed: Mar, 2018
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Google Cloud Platform Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals
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Completed: Mar, 2018
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Interactivity With Javascript
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Completed: Jan, 2016
6.00.2x: Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science
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Completed: Dec, 2015
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Algorithms: Design and Analysis
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Completed: Dec, 2015
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Using Databases with Python
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Completed: Dec, 2015
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Databases: JSON Data
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Completed: Jan, 2015
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Databases: SQL
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Completed: Dec, 2015
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Databases: XML Data
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Completed: Nov, 2015
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Relational Algebra
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Completed: Oct, 2015
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Internet History, Technology, and Security
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Completed: Oct, 2015
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Introduction to CSS3
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Completed: Oct, 2015
Using Python to Access Web Data
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Completed: Sept, 2015
Responsive Website Basics: Code with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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Completed: Sept, 2015
Python Data Structures
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Completed: Sept, 2015
This course comes from the great and powerful Professor Chuck Severance. He's one of the most relatable professors out there, and has single-handedly made learning Python easy — and fun — for thousands of people through his courses (they're available free of charge now!). Had the privilege of meeting him in October, 2018 at PyCon; super awesome guy.
Introduction to HTML5
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Completed: Sept, 2015
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6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
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Completed: Sept, 2015
This was the first ever CS MOOC I took, which engendered in me, an intense curiosity for the field. This is a solid introduction to Python, as well as the fundamentals of CS. Professor Eric Grimson is one of the finest teachers out there, period.
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