Getting Started with PyTorch
Chapter 1: PyTorch Fundamentals and Setup
What is PyTorch?
Installation and Environment Configuration
Introduction to Tensors
Creating Tensors
Basic Tensor Operations
Relationship with NumPy
Hands-on Practical: Setup and Tensor Basics
Chapter 2: Advanced Tensor Manipulations
Tensor Indexing and Slicing
Reshaping and Rearranging Tensors
Joining and Splitting Tensors
Understanding Broadcasting
Tensor Data Types
CPU vs GPU Tensors
Practice: Tensor Manipulation Techniques
Chapter 3: Automatic Differentiation with Autograd
The Concept of Automatic Differentiation
PyTorch Computation Graphs
Tensors and Gradient Calculation (`requires_grad`)
Performing Backpropagation (`backward()`)
Accessing Gradients (`.grad`)
Disabling Gradient Tracking
Gradient Accumulation
Hands-on Practical: Autograd Exploration
Chapter 4: Building Models with `torch.nn`
The `torch.nn.Module` Base Class
Defining Custom Network Architectures
Common Layers: Linear, Convolutional, Recurrent
Activation Functions (ReLU, Sigmoid, Tanh)
Sequential Containers for Simple Models
Loss Functions (`torch.nn` losses)
Optimizers (`torch.optim`)
Practice: Building a Simple Network
Chapter 5: Efficient Data Handling
The Need for Specialized Data Loaders
Working with `torch.utils.data.Dataset`
Built-in Datasets (e.g., TorchVision)
Data Transformations (`torchvision.transforms`)
Using `torch.utils.data.DataLoader`
Customizing DataLoader Behavior
Hands-on Practical: Creating a Data Pipeline
Chapter 6: Implementing the Training Loop
Anatomy of a Training Loop
Setting Up the Model, Loss, and Optimizer
Iterating Through Data with DataLoader
The Forward Pass: Getting Predictions
Calculating the Loss
Backpropagation: Computing Gradients
Updating Weights with the Optimizer
Zeroing Gradients
Implementing an Evaluation Loop
Saving and Loading Model Checkpoints
Hands-on Practical: Complete Training Routine
Chapter 7: Introduction to Common Architectures
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) Overview
Building a Simple CNN in PyTorch
Understanding Input/Output Shapes for CNN Layers
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) Overview
Building a Simple RNN in PyTorch
Handling Sequential Data Input for RNNs
Brief Mention of LSTM and GRU
Practice: Implementing Basic CNN and RNN
Chapter 8: Monitoring and Debugging Models
Common Pitfalls in PyTorch Development
Debugging Shape Mismatches
Checking Device Placement (CPU/GPU)
Inspecting Gradients for Issues (Vanishing/Exploding)
Visualizing Training Progress with TensorBoard
Logging Metrics during Training/Evaluation
Using Python Debugger (pdb) with PyTorch
Practice: Debugging and Visualization
Defining Custom Network Architectures
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