Neural Networks — Lecture Notes
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1. Introduction
Neural networks are computational models inspired by the human brain. They consist of layers of interconnected
'neurons' with weights updated through training.
2. Architecture
Input layer, hidden layers, and output layer. Each neuron applies a weighted sum followed by an activation
function.
3. Activation Functions
ReLU, sigmoid, tanh are common choices. They introduce non-linearity.
4. Training
Uses backpropagation to compute gradients and optimizers (SGD, Adam) to update weights.
5. Common Architectures
Feedforward networks, convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs).
6. Regularization
Dropout, weight decay, and batch normalization improve generalization.
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