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Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners - Level 1 (Udemy.com)

Learn the Fundamental Concepts of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning as the Next Game-Changing Technology

4.5
36,606 reviews

Created by: Wonder Ripple

Last updated September 2026

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Based on the ratings of 36,606 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in June 2025. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a theory-only introduction from Wonder Ripple, a team that makes AI courses. It runs 59 lectures across eight sections and covers supervised and unsupervised learning, classification versus regression, over-fitting, reinforcement learning, and generative AI. Three of the sections are newer generative AI material, and they make up a big share of the lectures. The course is meant for people who want the vocabulary, not for people who want to build anything. There are seven quizzes but no coding exercises.

Reviewers like the delivery most. Several call the explanations easy to follow, and one says the presenter's pace and tone are excellent. A reviewer who uses AI tools says it helped explain what a model does with a prompt, and why prompting matters. The complaints come from the other side. One three-star reviewer found the examples watered down and wanted more on how AI actually works inside. A one-star reviewer called it all theory. Another wished the transcript were cleaned up. Of the 36,606 ratings, only about 570 are one or two stars.

With a 4.5 average and more than 138,000 students, it is a safe first look at the field. The last update was June 2025, and the generative AI sections are the freshest part. Read it as a starting point, not a skills course. Anyone who wants to code or see real data should plan a hands-on follow-up, and anyone who only needs to follow the conversation at work may find this is enough.

Best forManagers, product people and curious beginners who want AI terms explained without code or math.
Skip it ifYou want to build models or write code. There are quizzes here, but no coding exercises.

Pros

  • Reviewers say the explanations are easy to follow and the visuals help
  • Needs no math or programming, which reviewers count as a plus
  • Generative AI sections explain how models treat prompts and training data
  • Short and structured: 59 lectures in eight sections with quizzes

Cons

  • All theory. No coding exercises, so nothing gets built or practiced
  • Some reviewers found the examples watered down and light on how AI works inside
  • A reviewer wanted a cleaner transcript, and another found it dry
This course explains everything in a way that's easy to understand.
Dale Hunter, a student

Beginner friendly, with no math or coding needed. One reviewer found it too simplistic, so experienced people may want more depth.

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What you will learn

  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning
  • Applied vs. Generalized AI
  • Features, Labels, Examples
  • The Process of Training a Model
  • Under-fitting and Over-fitting
  • Supervised/Unsupervised Learning
  • Classification and Regression
  • Clustering and Dimension Reduction
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Generative AI

Course content

8 sections · 59 lectures · 4.5 hours of video 7 quizzes, 2 articles

  1. 1Getting Started with Level 1! 1 free preview2 lectures · 6 min
  2. 2The Rise of Artificial Intelligence 1 free preview7 lectures · 1 quiz · 43 min
  3. 3Introduction to Machine Learning5 lectures · 1 quiz · 26 min
  4. 4Classification of ML Systems 1 free preview9 lectures · 3 quizzes · 48 min
  5. 5**NEW** - The Magic Behind Generative AI12 lectures · 1 quiz · 1 hour
  6. 6**NEW** - Generative AI - Key Challenges and Limitations10 lectures · 1 quiz · 29 min
  7. 7**NEW** - Unleash the Power of Generative AI12 lectures · 47 min
  8. 8Course Summary2 lectures · 7 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anyone interested to get familiar with the AI/ML concepts
  • Developers curious about data science
  • AI - Product Managers, Project Managers, Engineers
  • Data Scientists

What you need before you start

  • There are no specific prerequisites for starting this training as it is designed for absolute beginners.

How it compares

Against the other 155 rated Udemy courses in Machine Learning on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 62% of them
  • Reviews36,606#3 of 156 by number of reviews
  • Length6.1 hoursshorter than 56% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 98% of them

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Course Description

***** Feedback from Students ********

An excellent introduction to the topic. the lessons flowed logically and the course material was well presented. A very good course and a pleasure to take. Sam D.

"Good course for anyone who wants to make some sense of all the proper terminology and basic methodology of AI. Idan's explanations are very clear and to the point, no fluff and no distractions!" Grace H.

"The course was actually amazing, giving me much more insight into AI. " Patrick A

"best ML course ever. " Parmanand S.

"Good and simple enough to start learning ML." Cogent Systems.

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Machine Learning - Next Terminator is Here...?

The concept of Artificial Intelligence is used in sci-fiction movies to describe a virtual entity that crossed some critical threshold point and developed self-awareness. And like any good Hollywood movie, this entity will turn against humankind. OMG! It’s a great concept to fuel our basic survival fear; otherwise, no one will buy a ticket to the next Terminator movie ;-)

As you may guess, things, in reality, are completely different. Artificial Intelligence is one of the biggest revolutions in the software industry. It is a mind-shift on how to develop software applications. Instead of using hard-coded rules for performing something, we let the machines learn things from data, decipher the complex patterns automatically, and then use it for multiple use cases.

AI-Powered Applications

There are growing amounts of AI-powered applications in a variety of practical use cases. Websites are using AI to better recommend visitors about products and services. The ability to recognize objects in real-time video streams is driven by machine learning. It is a game-changing technology, and the game just started.

Simplifying Things

The concept of AI and ML can be a little bit intimidating for beginners, and specifically for people without a substantial background in complex math and programming. This training is a soft starting point to walk you through the fundamental theoretical concepts.

We are going to open the mysterious AI/ML black box, and take a look inside, get more familiar with the terms being used in the industry. It is going to be a super interesting story. It is important to mention that there are no specific prerequisites for starting this training, and it is designed for absolute beginners.

Would you like to join the upcoming Machine Learning revolution?
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Instructor Details

Wonder Ripple

Welcome to Wonder Ripple.

We create engaging learning experiences that help people understand how to delegate real work to AI and get more done.

Our courses focus on practical AI-powered workflows that can support everyday work, business, productivity, research, planning, and decision-making. We turn emerging AI capabilities into clear, useful skills through simple explanations, practical examples, and step-by-step applications.

Wonder Ripple was founded by a group of engineers who believe that powerful technology should be understandable, approachable, and genuinely useful. Our approach combines structured thinking, practical problem-solving, and curiosity about how AI can change the way people work.

Every course is designed to help you move beyond simply talking to AI and start using it to research, organize, monitor, prepare, coordinate, and complete real-world tasks.

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By Miguel Jorge Gouveia Simoes on 8/14/2026

excelente abordaem sobre um tema que desconhecia e que me deu um melhor entendimento sobre o alcance e o poder da IA. Gostei bastante do formato.

By Kaloyan Penev on 8/13/2026

wow, the presenter is amazing, really love the tonality, accuracy and speed with which the person is explaining difficult to understand at first concepts making them easy to digest, internalize and memorize. Great visuals also

By April Marina Kissel-Diskin on 7/4/2026

Good match, because it avoids the technical component (programming and mathematical formulas). I wish the transcript could be cleaned up.

By Frank Fratto on 6/29/2026

Like the title states, this course provides a good set of fundamental concepts to help someone getting into AI tools understand what these tools are doing with your prompt and the data the model was trained on. It discusses enough material to understand what a good prompt is and why prompting is so important to getting reliable results from a LLM/AI Chat.

By Mohammed Athaulla Baig on 5/27/2026

I like the way the professor is conveying the concepts, i am finding easy to understand. The way he is conveying the concepts with reference to real-time examples is making the topics more interesting.

By Carolina Ormart on 5/11/2026

I’m really enjoying the course so far. I’m about halfway through, and now entering an “extra” section within my learning path, and everything has been incredibly interesting and well-structured. Beyond the technical knowledge, the course has also helped me gain a new perspective on some personal projects I’m building with Copilot. It’s giving me more empathy for the process — which is definitely more complex and time-consuming than it might seem at first! Overall, it’s been a very valuable and insightful learning experience.

By Anonymized User on 3/19/2026

I am just beginning to explore what AI is and how it works. These lectures are very easy to follow so far and helping me to understand.

By Emily Wall on 3/17/2026

It really put together in a relatively simple fashion the background of machine learning. I found it helpful to listen to the lecture at 1.25 speed.

By Tripp Woll on 2/25/2026

The examples and explanations seem watered down, not very detailed. Too simplistic. I did appreciate the instructor and felt he was knowledgeable, but I wish the training could be more detailed on the structure of AI to explain more on how it functions.

By Anonymized User on 2/22/2026

Excellent introduction to machine learning. The presenter was easy to listen to and explained things really well in terms a beginner in this field could understand. Highly recommend this course.

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Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners - Level 1
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  • Video Duration: icon 6.1h
  • Price: $84.99
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon September 2026
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
  • Certificate: icon Yes
  • Lectures:59 in 8 sections
  • Practice:7 quizzes
  • Students:138,900
  • Subtitles:25 languages
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