Unlocking Reinforcement Learning: Core Concepts, Algorithms, and Real‑World Applications
This article introduces reinforcement learning by defining agents, environments, rewards, and policies, explains key concepts such as Markov Decision Processes and Bellman equations, and surveys major algorithms—including dynamic programming, Monte‑Carlo, TD learning, policy gradients, Q‑learning, DQN, and evolution strategies—while highlighting practical challenges and notable case studies like AlphaGo Zero.
