L1 Course introduction and fundamental concepts

Lecture slides (Lect1 Download Lect1)

Date and venue: Aug 27, 8:15-10:00, D2 

After the lecture

Lecture 1 material: Unfortunately, the sound quality is terrible (completely illegible) so there is no video recording to upload. Will examine this to avoid such problems in the coming sessions.

Scope, topics covered:

  • course structure
  • history of ANNs
  • fundamental components and characteristics of ANN
  • basic biological background