Lab 01 · Homework 01
Meet a deep-learning notebook.
Get comfortable in Google Colab, train a cat/dog classifier, inspect what it predicts, and connect the experiment to the first chapter of the fast.ai textbook.
Choose one assignment route. The guided 2026 route and the original-notebook route have the same learning goals. Submit only the route you completed.
Homework 1 · Guided notebook
A calmer introduction with supplied validation images, simplified setup, and the most expensive examples switched off by default.
Read the guided assignment → Alternate routeHomework 1 · Original notebook
The earlier assignment using the original fast.ai Chapter 1 notebook. Choose this if you want more setup and troubleshooting.
Read the alternate assignment → Reference after submissionOne possible worked example
A fictional Core-route response showing the expected level of observation and explanation. It is not an answer key or a template.
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