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7.6.1 - Gradient Descent Variants

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is momentum in gradient descent?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of how a ball rolls down a hill.

Question 2

Easy

What does RMSProp adjust for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how learning rates can be made consistent.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does momentum in gradient descent help with?

  • Speeding up convergence
  • Reducing model size
  • Eliminating noise

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how a rolling ball acts.

Question 2

Is RMSProp adaptive?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how rates can vary with conditions.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

You are tasked with optimizing a neural network with highly variable loss gradients. Which variant should you choose and rationalize your decision?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the dynamics of fluctuating losses.

Question 2

Analyze how combining techniques like momentum and RMSProp could yield a more robust optimizer. Provide potential benefits in practical scenarios.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the strengths of each technique when thinking about their synergy.

Challenge and get performance evaluation