In this course, you’ll learn how to analyze and benchmark AI-related algorithms so your systems run efficiently at scale. You’ll use computational complexity and data-structure behavior to predict performance as workloads grow, then validate those predictions with small prototype implementations. You’ll learn how to design fair benchmarks, interpret results using metrics like latency, throughput, memory, and scaling curves, and make defensible decisions when trade-offs are unavoidable. By the end, you’ll be able to identify bottlenecks, communicate performance findings clearly, and choose the best-performing approach for real-world AI workloads using reproducible measurement.
In this course, you’ll learn how to analyze and benchmark AI-related algorithms so your systems run efficiently at scale. You’ll use computational complexity and data-structure behavior to predict performance as workloads grow, then validate those predictions with small prototype implementations.
You’ll learn how to design fair benchmarks, interpret results using metrics like latency, throughput, memory, and scaling curves, and make defensible decisions when trade-offs are unavoidable. By the end, you’ll be able to identify bottlenecks, communicate performance findings clearly, and choose the best-performing approach for real-world AI workloads using reproducible measurement.
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6个视频3篇阅读材料5个作业
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6个视频•总计29分钟
Welcome and Why Speed Matters in Real AI Systems•4分钟
Understanding Complexity: From Big-O to Practical Speed•5分钟
Hidden Costs: Constants, Cache Effects, and Real-World Slowdowns•6分钟
Why Benchmarking Beats Guesswork•5分钟
Building Simple Benchmarks: Tools, Timers, and Fair Tests•6分钟
Congratulations and Continuous Learning Journey•4分钟
3篇阅读材料•总计30分钟
Data Structures That Scale: Trees, Hash Maps, and Heaps•10分钟
Interpreting Benchmark Data: Throughput, Latency, Memory, and Curves•10分钟
Documenting Benchmarks for Engineering Decisions•10分钟
5个作业•总计65分钟
Graded Quiz: Algorithm Performance and Benchmarking Assessment•20分钟
Hands-On Activity: Complexity Match-Up: Predict the Faster Method•10分钟
Practice Quiz: Test Your Complexity and Data Structure Skills•10分钟
Hands-On Activity: Benchmark Two Approaches and Compare•15分钟
Practice Quiz: Check Your Benchmarking and Performance Insights•10分钟
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