Introduction to LLM
This page provides an easy-to-understand guide on LLMs (Large Language Models) from basics to applications for AI enthusiasts.
Chapter 2 — LLMs in Context: Concepts and Background
An accessible introduction to Chapter 2 of Understanding LLMs Through Math. Explore what Large Language Models are, why pretraining and parameters matter, how scaling laws shape model performance, and why Transformers revolutionized NLP. This chapter provides essential context before diving deeper into the mechanics of modern LLMs.
2025-09-07Part I — Mathematical Foundations for Understanding LLMs
A clear and intuitive introduction to the mathematical foundations behind Large Language Models (LLMs). This section explains probability, entropy, embeddings, and the essential concepts that allow modern AI systems to think, reason, and generate language. Learn why mathematics is the timeless core of all LLMs and prepare for Chapter 1: Mathematical Intuition for Language Models.
2025-09-02
7.3 Integrating Multimodal Models
A preview from Chapter 7.3: Discover how multimodal models fuse text, images, audio, and video to unlock richer AI capabilities beyond text-only LLMs.
2024-10-09
7.1 The Evolution of Large-Scale Models
A preview from Chapter 7.1: Explore how LLMs have scaled from billions to trillions of parameters, the gains in performance, and the rising technical and ethical challenges.
2024-10-07