Practice Backpropagation And Gradient Descent (7.5) - Deep Learning & Neural Networks
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Backpropagation and Gradient Descent

Practice - Backpropagation and Gradient Descent

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is backpropagation?

💡 Hint: Think about how errors are reversed through the network.

Question 2 Easy

Define learning rate in the context of gradient descent.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens if the step is too big or too small.

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Question 1

What does backpropagation calculate?

Average output
Gradients
Input values

💡 Hint: Consider what is adjusted to reduce the error.

Question 2

True or False: A smaller learning rate will always lead to better training results.

True
False

💡 Hint: Evaluate the balance between speed and accuracy.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Suppose you have a neural network with a high learning rate. Describe the potential issues you might face during training.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens if you try to jump too high while landing softly.

Challenge 2 Hard

In a practical application, how could you implement mini-batch gradient descent to ensure efficiency? Include key considerations.

💡 Hint: Evaluate the trade-off between quality of updates and computational load.

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