Neural Networks and Deep Learning, Visually (3Blue1Brown)
By 3Blue1Brown
- Course audio
- Course audio: English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 10 lessons
What you'll be able to do
- Explain how a neural network turns inputs into predictions
- Understand gradient descent and backpropagation
- Grasp the idea of attention in transformers
About this course
3Blue1Brown's visual explanation of how neural networks work. It opens with what a neural network is, then explains gradient descent and how networks learn, backpropagation intuitively and through its calculus, and continues to large language models, transformers and attention. It suits students who know a little calculus and linear algebra and want to understand the mathematics behind modern AI before writing code. Afterwards, take CS50's Introduction to AI with Python or Stanford CS231n.
Before you start: Basic calculus and matrices
Syllabus
Lessons listed from the official YouTube playlist. Full playlist on YouTube
- 1But what is a neural network? | Deep learning chapter 1
- 2Gradient descent, how neural networks learn | Deep Learning Chapter 2
- 3Backpropagation, intuitively | Deep Learning Chapter 3
- 4Backpropagation calculus | Deep Learning Chapter 4
- 5Large Language Models explained briefly
- 6Transformers, the tech behind LLMs | Deep Learning Chapter 5
- 7Attention in transformers, step-by-step | Deep Learning Chapter 6
- 8How might LLMs store facts | Deep Learning Chapter 7
- 9But what is cross-entropy? | Compression is Intelligence Part 2
- 10But how do AI images and videos actually work? | Guest video by Welch Labs
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Lessons listed from the official YouTube playlist. Full playlist on YouTube
Lessons last checked Oct 2026. Course summary and lesson structure by Sabaq.
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