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+# Purpose
 Following along with the playlist created by Vizuara on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPTV0NXA_ZSj6tNyn_UadmUeU3Q3oR-hu).
 
+The primary objective is to gain a foundational understanding of simple neural networks including forward propagation, activation layers, backward propagation, and gradient descent.
+
+## Lecture Contents
 Lectures 1-2 use same handout.
 
 Lectures 3-6 use same handout.