course_notes/README.md

course_notes/ – Topic Notes

Markdown notes that mirror lecture content and extend the slides with proofs, derivations, and reading pointers.

Files

• intro-to-rl.md, intro-to-phase2.md – onboarding and course flow.
• bandits.md – multi-armed bandits and regret basics.
• exploration.md – exploration strategies and intrinsic motivation.
• advanced.md – advanced RL miscellany.
• hierarchical.md – options, temporally extended actions.
• imitation.md – behavioral cloning, IRL.
• inverse.md – inverse reinforcement learning.
• meta.md – meta-learning and fast adaptation.

How to read

Start with intro-to-rl.md, then follow the lecture order: bandits → exploration → value-based/policy topics → hierarchical/imitation/meta. Each note links to references; check the slide number cues when cross-referencing.