11.1b Neural networks intro labs

Source: Lab ideas from Computational Physics (Landau, Páez, Bordeianu), §11.1. Original drills. Continues 11.1.

Explorer

Pure Python.

Formula refresh

Warm up: pick the matching equation among lookalikes (same walk as the theory lesson).

Labs

Activity: $10^{11}$

Print the approximate number of neurons in a human brain as an integer ($10^{11}$).

No input.

Write-ups

0/2 solved

11.1b.W1

Using “dendrite”, “axon”, and “threshold”, explain:

In one sentence, how does a biological neuron decide to send an action potential?

Minimum 3 words. Your answer must include: “dendrite”, “axon”, “threshold”.

0 words/ 3 min

Meet the writing requirements, then you can open the model answer.

Next: 11.2 A simple neural network.