   Neural networks tutorials
  greetings,as the topic suggests i need some help getting to grips with neural networks...Now i know i could just google it...which i have done in abundance....but im just having trouble clicking on it....not the theory i get the general concept...just how to implement it...at the moment im starting with a single perceptron and going to work my way from there, but if anyone has any material that they think i could benefit from please tell mecheers   
  Usually it should be pretty straightforward.. I found some simple matlab code for a neural network learning the XOR function using backpropagation here:http://www.philbrierley.com/code.htmlunder the Matlab section.best regards   ;  Neural nets aren't as magical as they may seem. They have a cute analogy, but that's all it really is - an analogy. I mean, they're useful, but don't be tricked by the cool name, and take the time to understand the math.I'd recommend starting with perceptrons, and understanding what it's doing as a function approximator, as well as how the training algorithm works. By the time you're done, you should be familiar with terms like "gradient descent", "logistic function" and "kernel". Derive the learning algorithm for the perceptron, and figure out a kernelized version too for bonus points. After that, neural nets are almost a natural extension. Then all that you have left to learn is the backpropegation algorithm, which is just a gradient descent algorithm for feed forward neural networks.I know this might seem a bit dense - do some Googling, read Wikipedia, and you'll be well on you way.   ;  Artificial Intelligence (general) -Artificial Intelligence, A Modern Approach ISBN 0-13-790395-2Neural Networks, A Comprehensive Foundation, ISBN 0-13-273350-1Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition, ISBN 978-0-19-853864-6Biophysics of Computation, Information porcessing in single neurons, ISBN 978-0-19-518199-9Theoretical Neuroscience, Computational and Mathematical Modelling of Neural Systems, ISBN 978-0-262-54185-5C++ Neural Networks & Fuzzy Logic, ISBN 1-55851-552-6An Introduction to Genetic Algorithm's, ISBN 0-262-63185-7Signal and Image Processing with Neural Networks, ISBN 0-471-04963-8Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Applications in C/C++, ISBN 0-471-30975-3Neural and Intelligent Systems Integration,  ISBN 0-471-53676-8;Quote:Original post by CwhizardArtificial Intelligence (general) -<snip>Cross-posting the same information to multiple threads on your first day isn't a great way to make moderators happy. It also makes it seem like you have an agenda.