# Deep Learning in a Nutshell: Core Concepts **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Blog\ **Created:** [November 4, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557 "2015-11-04T01:51:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jwitsoe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/jwitsoe/32/16591_2.png) [@jwitsoe](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/jwitsoe)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/1 "2015-11-04T01:51:40Z")
Originally published at: [https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/deep-learning-nutshell-core-concepts/](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/deep-learning-nutshell-core-concepts/) This post is the first in a series I’ll be writing for Parallel Forall that aims to provide an intuitive and gentle introduction to deep learning. It covers the most important deep learning concepts and aims to provide an understanding of each concept rather than its mathematical and theoretical details. While the mathematical terminology is… ---
**Author:** ![anon4729692](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon4729692](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon4729692)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/2 "2015-11-30T06:55:50Z")
great intro. Keep it up!! ---
**Author:** ![anon21968808](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon21968808](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon21968808)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/3 "2015-12-18T12:07:47Z")
Do you have a printable version of this course? ---
**Author:** ![anon86630347](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon86630347](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon86630347)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/4 "2015-12-29T19:57:49Z")
Hi there. Could you make a printable PDF version of your posts? Thank you so much and cheers from Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![anon61941872](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon61941872](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon61941872)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/5 "2016-03-12T03:40:14Z")
Great Intro! Thanks... I think the most beautiful idea is that why a non-linear transform is needed to make a layer.. ---
**Author:** ![anon16640212](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon16640212](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon16640212)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/6 "2016-03-14T13:02:58Z")
Nice and Easy to Understand . ---
**Author:** ![anon64955126](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon64955126](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon64955126)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/7 "2016-08-29T17:54:04Z")
In Chrome, Ctrl+p and select "Simplify page". It looks perfect to me. ---
**Author:** ![anon64955126](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon64955126](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon64955126)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/8 "2016-08-29T17:55:09Z")
It seems straight forward to get it in Chrome: Ctrl+p and select "Simplify page". ---
**Author:** ![anon3162243](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon3162243](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon3162243)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/9 "2016-10-30T01:45:35Z")
Wow! Pretty good summary! I had to go through several sources to find what this articles describes really well. ---
**Author:** ![anon93992784](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon93992784](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon93992784)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/10 "2017-03-07T04:53:13Z")
Is there a pdf version of all parts in one file ? ---
**Author:** ![anon96830089](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon96830089](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon96830089)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/11 "2017-04-06T05:54:54Z")
Do you have a printable version of this course? ---
**Author:** ![anon48358851](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon48358851](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon48358851)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/12 "2017-05-02T15:26:41Z")
I think the most beautiful idea is that why a non-linear transform is needed to make a layer... ---
**Author:** ![anon45096777](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon45096777](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon45096777)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/13 "2018-02-28T17:13:42Z")
Thanks for this gentle introduction to deep learning. ---
**Author:** ![anon96928262](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@anon96928262](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/anon96928262)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/14 "2019-06-11T15:26:17Z")
Thanks Nice introduction to Deep Learning !! ---
**Author:** ![utkarsh.intheend](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@utkarsh.intheend](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/utkarsh.intheend)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell-core-concepts/148557/15 "2020-10-09T12:44:13Z")
Thanks a lot for the intro helped a lot, I happened to come across another very [detailed explanation on artificial neural networks](https://datamahadev.com/artificial-neural-networks-detailed-explanation/)