1 Foundations

Classical ML/DL Practitioner Curriculum · 3:53

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[Verse 1]
Start with layers stacked in rows
Forward flow is all it knows
Input travels left to right
Hidden layers shine their light
Universal theorem states
Any function it creates
Given width and given time
Neural networks climb and climb

[Chorus]
Feed it forward, push it back
Gradients upon the track
ReLU flows and GELU glows
Swish it smooth where learning goes
Xavier starts, He takes the lead
LSUV plants the perfect seed
Batch and layer, drop and stay
Neural foundations light the way

[Verse 2]
Backprop starts from final cost
Chain rule saves what might be lost
Partial derivatives cascade
Down each layer, debts are paid
Delta flows from right to left
No computation is bereft
Weight updates with learning rate
Gradient descent seals the fate

[Chorus]
Feed it forward, push it back
Gradients upon the track
ReLU flows and GELU glows
Swish it smooth where learning goes
Xavier starts, He takes the lead
LSUV plants the perfect seed
Batch and layer, drop and stay
Neural foundations light the way

[Bridge]
When ReLU dies, gradients cease
GELU brings dying neurons peace
Swish combines the best of both
Smooth and sharp, they keep their oath
Initialize with proper care
Xavier uniform and fair
He normal for ReLU's might
LSUV makes the variance right

[Verse 3]
Batch norm shifts the mean to zero
Makes your gradients a hero
Layer norm works sample-wise
When your batch size multiplies
Dropout kills some neurons dead
Regularization in your head
But be careful when to use
Each technique has its own clues

[Chorus]
Feed it forward, push it back
Gradients upon the track
ReLU flows and GELU glows
Swish it smooth where learning goes
Xavier starts, He takes the lead
LSUV plants the perfect seed
Batch and layer, drop and stay
Neural foundations light the way

[Outro]
From inputs through to final score
These foundations are your core
Master these and you'll see clear
How deep learning persevere

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