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computer-vision

What a neuron and a forward pass are (primer)

taught

Working-depth-only: a neuron as a weighted sum plus a nonlinearity, and a forward pass as neurons stacked in layers -- no derivation, deep- learning's own chapters own the full mathematics.

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Requires

  • single-neuron-forward-pass recommended

    deep-learning ch.02/ch.04 derive the same forward pass in full; this course's own quizzes only require the working-depth version taught locally.

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Nothing in the catalog needs this yet.

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