CS 395T Learning & research notebook

A living notebook, not a course transcript

Foundations,
re-derived.

A place to think through modern generative AI from first principles—building intuition, tracing derivations, connecting papers, and turning confusion into research questions.

01 / NOTE INDEX

Learn in sequence.
Think across questions.

Learning notes follow the course; research notes branch from questions. In-progress work is labeled honestly, and the research template remains available below it.

10 items

02 / ABOUT

A learning and research memory,
kept in public.

This is

  • an evolving record of manual learning and original reasoning;
  • a place for careful derivations and useful diagrams;
  • a bridge from coursework to research questions;
  • a notebook allowed to preserve uncertainty.

This is not

  • a mirror of lecture slides or assigned PDFs;
  • a comprehensive guide to the course;
  • a collection of polished claims without evidence;
  • an implication that unwritten notes already exist.