Class 1 - September 22, 2025

Prompt Chaining for Agentic Design

Class Summary

Day 1 dives into prompt chaining: why single prompts fail, how to build robust chains, and hands-on use cases. Includes slides, Colab notebook, quiz, and recording.

Today's Learning Objectives

Core Concepts

  • • Why single prompts fail for complex tasks
  • • Building robust prompt chains
  • • Structured outputs (JSON) between steps
  • • Seven use cases with runnable scaffolds

Hands-on Practice

  • • Summarize → Quiz → Reflection chain
  • • Colab-ready notebook walkthrough
  • • Experiment with your own data
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Presentation

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Jupyter Notebook

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Homework

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Quiz

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Class Recording

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