Reading 16: Classification III: Neural Networks

Reading 16: Classification III: Neural Networks#

For the class on Wednesday, April 2nd

Reading assignments#

Read the following sections of [The20]:

  • Sec. 18.1 “Introduction”

  • Sec. 18.2 “The Perceptron”

  • Sec. 18.3 “Feed-Forward Multilayer Neural Networks”

Questions#

Submit your answer on Canvas. Due at noon, Wednesday, April 2nd

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  1. List anything from your reading that confuses you. Explain why they confuse you. If nothing confuses you, briefly summarize what you have learned from this reading assignment.

  2. Use your own words to briefly explain the main purpose of having an “activation function” in neural networks. What would happen if a perceptron does not have an activation function?