Machine Learning Essentials
Free Intermediate course · 14 lessons · 6 weeks · Certificate on completion
Understand the math, intuition, and code behind the algorithms powering today's AI — regression, trees, neural networks, and more. Across 14 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- What is machine learning, really?
- Linear & logistic regression
- Decision trees and random forests
- Train/test splits and cross-validation
- Neural networks from scratch
- Working with scikit-learn
Skills you'll pick up
- What is machine learning, real
- Linear & logistic regression
- Decision trees and random fore
- Train/test splits and cross-va
- Neural networks from scratch
- Working with scikit-learn
Tools covered
- Machine Learning
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: What is machine learning, really?
Module 1 of Machine Learning Essentials. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Linear & logistic regression
Module 2 of Machine Learning Essentials. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Decision trees and random forests
Module 3 of Machine Learning Essentials. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Train/test splits and cross-validation
Module 4 of Machine Learning Essentials. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 5: Neural networks from scratch
Module 5 of Machine Learning Essentials. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- What is machine learning, really?
- Linear & logistic regression
- Decision trees and random forests
- Train/test splits and cross-validation
- Neural networks from scratch
- Working with scikit-learn
- Evaluating models honestly
- Your first end-to-end ML project
- Machine Learning: Deep dive 9
- Machine Learning: Deep dive 10
- Machine Learning: Deep dive 11
- Machine Learning: Deep dive 12
- Machine Learning: Deep dive 13
- Machine Learning: Deep dive 14
Instructor
Dr. Emily Carter — ML Researcher
Dr. Emily Carter is a ML Researcher with years of hands-on experience teaching Machine Learning to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Machine Learning Essentials. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $130,000 per year · median India salary ₹18,00,000 per year · 189,303 open roles worldwide
- Machine Learning Specialist
- Senior Machine Learning Lead
- Machine Learning Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Machine Learning Essentials course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Machine Learning Essentials, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Machine Learning Essentials take?
14 lessons, typically completed in 6 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.