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Foundations

Neural Networks

Neurons, layers, and the forward pass.

You can jump straight in, but this star assumes Linear Algebra. Not recommended as a first stop.

Four layers of depth

Each layer ends with a quiz. Finish layer 4 and you own this concept.

  1. L1IntuitionWhat a neuron and a network of them actually are, minus the brain metaphor baggage.5m
    40 XP
  2. L2MechanicsThe forward pass step by step, common activation functions, and how architecture choices shape what a network can learn.8m
    70 XP
  3. L3CodeBuilding a multilayer perceptron from scratch with NumPy, then the idiomatic PyTorch equivalent.12m
    110 XP
  4. L4FoundationsForward pass as function composition, backpropagation derived via the chain rule, and why depth causes vanishing/exploding gradients.15m
    180 XP

Where this leads

33 stars in the atlas.