Prerequisites: Basic algebra concepts

Level: Beginner

What You'll Learn

• Function Fundamentals

  Understand functions, their representations, and the concept of limits as a basis for calculus.

• Derivatives

  Calculate derivatives of simple functions and understand their meaning as rates of change.

• Optimization Basics

  Grasp how derivatives are used to find function minima or maxima, the core idea behind model optimization.

• Gradient Descent Intuition

  Understand the concept of gradient descent and its role in training machine learning models.

• Partial Derivatives

  Learn how to calculate partial derivatives for functions with multiple inputs and understand the gradient vector.