ZJU-LLMs/Foundations-of-LLMs resource

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An open-source Chinese-language textbook from Zhejiang University covering the foundations of large language models, including language model basics, LLM architecture evolution, prompt engineering, parameter-efficient fine-tuning, model editing, and retrieval-augmented generation. It is distributed as PDFs (full and per-chapter) with curated paper lists that are updated monthly.

Use cases

• learn the fundamentals of large language models
• find a free LLM textbook with paper lists
• study prompt engineering and parameter-efficient fine-tuning
• understand retrieval-augmented generation concepts
• get chapter-by-chapter LLM course material
• track recent LLM research papers by topic

When to choose

• you want a systematic, academically grounded introduction to LLMs
• you prefer reading Chinese-language educational material
• you need curated paper lists to follow cutting-edge LLM research
• you are a student or researcher building foundational LLM knowledge

When to avoid

• you need runnable code or hands-on implementation exercises
• you only read English and cannot use Chinese-language material
• you need a production tool or library rather than a textbook

Facets

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documentation nlp llm-training rag prompt-engineering large-language-models education tutorials artificial-intelligence cross-platform textbook open-textbook llm-foundations chinese-language paper-lists monthly-updates natural-language-processing

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