Here is where it gets interesting. Modern Excel allows (File > Options > Formulas > Enable iterative calculation).
to calculate the weighted sum of inputs and apply activation functions like =1/(1+EXP(-x)) for the Sigmoid function. Excel Solver build neural network with ms excel new
| Name | Refers to | Purpose | |---------------|---------------------------|--------------------------| | InputData | =Sheet1!$B$3:$C$6 | 4x2 matrix of inputs | | TargetData | =Sheet1!$D$3:$D$6 | 4x1 matrix of targets | | W1 | =Sheet1!$F$3:$G$4 | 2x2 weights (input→hidden) | | b1 | =Sheet1!$I$3:$I$4 | 2x1 biases (hidden) | | W2 | =Sheet1!$K$3:$K$4 | 2x1 weights (hidden→output) | | b2 | =Sheet1!$M$3 | 1x1 bias (output) | Here is where it gets interesting