In the first course of the Deep Learning Specialization, you will study the foundational concept of neural networks and deep learning.
Neural Networks and Deep Learning

Neural Networks and Deep Learning
This course is part of Deep Learning Specialization



Instructors: Andrew Ng
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Reviewed on Oct 9, 2025
The course is excellent overall — clear explanations, great structure, and practical implementation. However, the derivation part in the backpropagation section feels a bit vague compared to the rest.
Reviewed on Jun 13, 2021
Andrew Ng is one of the best teachers out there to learn NNs and DL. His deep insight into the math of the subject gives us motivation to learn more, amazing course to learn the basics of the subject.
Reviewed on Feb 7, 2023
An amazing course and gives quite a detailed and beginner-friendly description of deep learning and neural networks. This course helped me immensely in overcoming my intimidation towards these topics.



