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Machine Learning Basics

Module 3 of 8

Current Lesson: Data Preprocessing

Learn essential techniques to prepare your data for machine learning algorithms.

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  • 3.1 Data Collection
    12:35
  • 3.2 Data Cleaning
    15:22
  • 3.3 Feature Engineering
    Current • 10:48
  • 3.4 Normalization
    13:10
  • 3.5 Practical Lab Session
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Sarah Johnson

2 days ago

Great explanation on feature engineering! I was wondering if you could elaborate more on one-hot encoding vs. label encoding and when to use each?

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David Chen (Instructor)

1 day ago

Great question, Sarah! One-hot encoding is typically used for nominal categorical features where there's no ordinal relationship. Label encoding is better for ordinal features. I'll cover this in more detail in the next lesson!

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Michael Rodriguez

5 hours ago

I'm having trouble with the data cleaning exercise from yesterday's lesson. Could someone help me understand how to properly handle missing values in the dataset?

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Machine Learning Fundamentals

Instructor: Dr. Michael Chen
Last updated: July 15, 2023
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Lesson 9: Neural Networks Architecture

Module: Deep Learning Fundamentals

About this lesson

In this lesson, you'll learn about the fundamental architecture of neural networks including:

  • Types of neurons and activation functions
  • Layered architecture - input, hidden, and output layers
  • Forward and backward propagation
  • Weight initialization strategies
  • Gradient descent optimization techniques

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to design and implement basic neural network architectures for various machine learning tasks.

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Emma Wilson

2 days ago

This was a really clear explanation of neural networks! I was confused about the difference between activation functions, but your examples made it much clearer. Could you elaborate more on when to use ReLU vs. Sigmoid?

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Dr. Michael Chen Instructor

1 day ago

Great question, Emma! ReLU (Rectified Linear Unit) is generally preferred for hidden layers as it helps solve the vanishing gradient problem and offers faster training. Sigmoid is typically used for binary classification output layers where you need values between 0 and 1. In the next lesson, we'll dive deeper into these activation functions and their use cases.

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David Rodriguez

8 hours ago

I'm having trouble implementing the backpropagation algorithm in the practice code. Getting a dimension mismatch error when trying to update the weights. Any suggestions?

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Module 1: Introduction to Machine Learning

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Module 2: Supervised Learning

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Module 3: Deep Learning Fundamentals

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  • Introduction to Deep Learning

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  • Neural Networks Architecture

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  • Deep Learning Frameworks

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3 days ago

Welcome to the Neural Networks Architecture lesson! This is where you can ask questions and discuss concepts from the video. I'll be monitoring this discussion and answering your questions regularly. Remember, there are no "stupid questions" - we're all here to learn!

For those who are having trouble with the practice exercise, check out the resources section below the video for additional materials.

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Emma Wilson

2 days ago

This was a really clear explanation of neural networks! I was confused about the difference between activation functions, but your examples made it much clearer. Could you elaborate more on when to use ReLU vs. Sigmoid?

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Dr. Michael Chen Instructor

1 day ago

Great question, Emma! ReLU (Rectified Linear Unit) is generally preferred for hidden layers as it helps solve the vanishing gradient problem and offers faster training. Sigmoid is typically used for binary classification output layers where you need values between 0 and 1. In the next lesson, we'll dive deeper into these activation functions and their use cases.

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Alex Johnson

12 hours ago

I found a great article that explains different activation functions in detail. Here's the link: https://deeplearning.ai/activation-functions-explained

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David Rodriguez

1 day ago

I'm having trouble implementing the backpropagation algorithm in the practice code. Getting a dimension mismatch error when trying to update the weights. Any suggestions?


# This is where I'm getting the error
weights_hidden += learning_rate * np.dot(inputs.T, hidden_error * sigmoid_derivative(hidden_output))
                
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Sarah Thompson

16 hours ago

The explanation about weight initialization was really helpful! I was wondering if there are any rules of thumb for choosing the right initialization technique for different network architectures?

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James Wilson

5 hours ago

Does anyone know how to visualize the neural network architecture we built in the practice exercise? I'd like to create a diagram of my network to better understand it.

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