CHERRYPICKERFoothill College
C S 12A
INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING · 4.5 units
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- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
A survey of machine learning algorithms and modern packages. Includes models in supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning. Explores the entire machine learning pipeline from dataset selection through model evaluation. Students will gain practical experience coding models, with less emphasis on math and theory.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCC S 12AINTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNINGOpen2 sections · 43 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 21837 · 02Open · 5
- CRN 22396 · 01Open · 38
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
C S 3AOBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES IN PYTHONCatalog wording: “C S 3A.”
Advisory: “Advisory: Students will benefit from prior exposure to statistics.”
What this course unlocks
Foothill courses that list C S 12A as a prerequisite.
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