Model Regularization and Optimization in Deep Learning
Chapter 1: The Challenge of Generalization
Introduction to Model Generalization
Understanding Underfitting and Overfitting
The Bias-Variance Tradeoff in Deep Learning
Diagnosing Model Performance: Learning Curves
Validation and Cross-Validation Strategies
The Role of Regularization and Optimization
Setting up the Development Environment
Practice: Visualizing Overfitting
Quiz for Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Weight Regularization Techniques
Intuition Behind Weight Regularization
L2 Regularization (Weight Decay): Mechanism
L2 Regularization: Mathematical Formulation
L1 Regularization: Mechanism and Sparsity
L1 Regularization: Mathematical Formulation
Comparing L1 and L2 Regularization
Elastic Net: Combining L1 and L2
Implementing Weight Regularization
Hands-on Practical: Applying L1/L2 to a Network
Quiz for Chapter 2
Chapter 3: Dropout Regularization
Introducing Dropout: Preventing Co-adaptation
How Dropout Works During Training
Scaling Activations at Test Time
Inverted Dropout Implementation
Dropout Rate as a Hyperparameter
Considerations for Convolutional and Recurrent Layers
Implementing Dropout in Practice
Hands-on Practical: Adding Dropout Layers
Quiz for Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Normalization Techniques for Training Stability
The Problem of Internal Covariate Shift
Introduction to Batch Normalization
Batch Normalization: Forward Pass Calculation
Batch Normalization: Backward Pass Calculation
Benefits of Batch Normalization
Batch Normalization at Test Time
Considerations and Placement in Networks
Introduction to Layer Normalization
Implementing Batch Normalization
Hands-on Practical: Integrating Batch Normalization
Quiz for Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Foundational Optimization Algorithms
Revisiting Gradient Descent
Challenges with Standard Gradient Descent
Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD)
Mini-batch Gradient Descent
SGD Challenges: Noise and Local Minima
SGD with Momentum: Accelerating Convergence
Nesterov Accelerated Gradient (NAG)
Implementing SGD and Momentum
Practice: Comparing GD, SGD, and Momentum
Quiz for Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Adaptive Optimization Algorithms
The Need for Adaptive Learning Rates
AdaGrad: Adapting Learning Rates per Parameter
AdaGrad Limitations: Diminishing Learning Rates
RMSprop: Addressing AdaGrad's Limitations
Adam: Adaptive Moment Estimation
Adam Algorithm Breakdown
Adamax and Nadam Variants (Brief Overview)
Choosing Between Optimizers: Guidelines
Implementing Adam and RMSprop
Hands-on Practical: Optimizer Comparison Experiment
Quiz for Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Optimization Refinements and Hyperparameter Tuning
Importance of Parameter Initialization
Common Initialization Strategies (Xavier, He)
Learning Rate Schedules: Motivation
Step Decay Schedules
Exponential Decay and Other Scheduling Methods
Warmup Strategies
Tuning Hyperparameters: Learning Rate, Regularization Strength, Batch Size
Relationship Between Batch Size and Learning Rate
Grid Search vs. Random Search for Hyperparameters
Implementing Learning Rate Scheduling
Practice: Tuning Hyperparameters for a Model
Quiz for Chapter 7
Chapter 8: Combining Techniques and Practical Considerations
Interaction Between Regularization and Optimization
Typical Deep Learning Training Workflow
Monitoring Training: Loss Curves and Metrics
Early Stopping as Regularization
Combining Dropout and Batch Normalization
Data Augmentation as Implicit Regularization
Choosing the Right Combination of Techniques
Debugging Training Issues Related to Optimization/Regularization
Hands-on Practical: Building and Tuning a Regularized/Optimized Model
Quiz for Chapter 8
Challenges with Standard Gradient Descent
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- Deep Learning, Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville, 2016 (MIT Press) - A fundamental textbook that covers optimization algorithms, including the theoretical basis and practical difficulties of Batch Gradient Descent in deep learning.
- Neural Networks Part 3: Learning and Evaluation, Andrej Karpathy, Justin Johnson, and Fei-Fei Li, 2023 (Stanford University) - Stanford CS231n course notes offer practical observations on the challenges of training deep neural networks, including the computational demands and memory limits of Batch Gradient Descent, and the complexity of the loss surface.
- The Loss Landscape of Neural Networks, Anna Choromanska, Mikael Henaff, Michael Mathieu, Gerard Ben Arous, Yann LeCun, 2015 Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, Vol. 38 (PMLR) - Presents theoretical and empirical examination of the loss landscape of neural networks, suggesting that in high dimensions, local minima often resemble the global minimum, but saddle points are a more significant problem.