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 Nov 27, 2020
I understand forward and backward propagation much better - having done it a lot in the notebooks multiple times. And I have better knowledge of which activation functions to use and when. Thank-you!
Reviewed on Oct 20, 2017
Andrew Ng's presenting style is excellent. Makes the course easy to follow as it gradually moves from the basics to more advanced topics, building gradually. Very good starter course on deep learning.
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