Trends, Networks and Critical Thinking in 21st Century: Quarter 2 - Module 5: Neural Networks
Trends, Networks and Critical Thinking in 21st Century: Quarter 2 - Module 5: Neural Networks
This module was designed and written to help you master the Neural
Networks. The scope of this module can be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.
The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the
order in which you read them can be changed to correspond the textbook you used
for the students.
On the other hand, in this time of pandemic, before you use this module,
make sure that you sanitize your hands and always guided with proper health
protocol to avoid such spread of viruses.
Moreover, the module is divided into four lessons, namely:
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What I Know
Direction: Select the best answer and write it on your answer sheet.
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9. It performs various types of mathematical computation on the input data
and recognizes the patterns that are part of.
a. Back propagation
b. Input units
c. Hidden Layers
d. Output Layer
10. It acts as a neuron that receives signal from other neurons.
a. Axon
b. Cell body
c. Dendrites
d. Neural Networks
What is It
Our Connections and Relationship
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary connection is the act of connecting
or the state of being connected. Meanwhile, relationship is the state of being related
or interrelated.
Having close, positive connections and relationship can give us purpose and
sense of belongingness. Extensive evidence shows having good quality of
connections and relationships can help us to live longer and happier.
What’s More
Activity 1-Think of it!
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We must establish a ______________________________________
personal connection with ______________________________________
each other before content. ______________________________________
Without relatedness, no work ______________________________________
can occur. ______________________________________
-Peter Block ______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
A great relationship is about ______________________________________
two things, first, find out ______________________________________
the similarities, second, ______________________________________
respect the differences. ______________________________________
______________________________________
-Cuded.com
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What’s New
Activity 2: Direction: On your own words and understanding, briefly define the
following words. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Connections_________________________________________
Networks___________________________________________
Relationships________________________________________
What is It
Connections and Networks
A network is two or more devices connected through links. A link is a
communication’s pathway that transfers data from one device to another. For
communication to occur, two devices must be connected in some way to the same
link at the same time. One characteristic of networks is that it enables flow of
information, flow of the resources and flow of exchange among others. It serves as
link connecting nodes (or point) to each other. The nodes can be a persons (such as
parents and children), institution (government and its agencies), bodies (such as
rivers and its tributaries) and concepts (such as economics and supply and
demand).
One way you might think about the difference between a connection and
a relationship is to picture it like how network mappers do. In a typical network
graph you’ll see lots of dots (or “nodes”), and these dots will be connected to
each other by lots of lines. The lines represent the relationships between the
dots, that is to say, the relationship between the things or people in the
network.
Figure 1 below shows a line connecting person “A” and person “B.” That
line represents their relationship.
The red square in the middle represents the point of contact which is the
connection between person “A” and person “B.” Think of Figure 2. As a snapshot in
time of a zoomed in version of figure 1. It’s a zoomed-in picture because it’s not
meant to replace the simplicity or truth of seeing relationships as pictured in Figure
1. It’s just a closer look at what’s really going on here. The connection represented
by the red square moves us a half step from the fuzzy world of relationships to a
more concrete world of connections and what that contact between A and B
actually looks like.
What is It
Many studies suggest that human brain can also be described as a biological
neural network. Neural network serves as interconnections of web neurons
transmitting an elaborate pattern of electrical signals. Dendrites act as a neuron
that receives signals (information) from other neurons and bring information to the
cell body while axons take information away from the cell body. But on how the
human brain actually works is an elaborate and complex mystery.
Neural networks are groups of neurons that work together to carry out a
process because individual neurons cannot carry enough information to do one
process at a time. A good example is the determination of the taste of food or the
color of an object. In the processing of colors, there are only four-labeled lines
carrying information about red, green, blue and yellow light. But, we can still
distinguish millions of colors by comparing the relative activity in these four
pathways.
Complex network of neurons are required in this process. However, the
neural networks are where the most complex neural processing is carried out
through the “computing” work of the brain. And sometimes, these networks involve
a relatively small number of neurons in a single area. But because researchers
have found these networks to be inaccessible and complex, some are creating
artificial neural networks on computers.
ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. C