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Vijay Janapa Reddi 7d61acf843 Rename examples to exciting names and remove incomplete placeholders
- Rename xor_network/ → xornet/ (more exciting!)
- Rename cifar10_classifier/ → cifar10/ (simpler, cleaner)
- Remove incomplete optimization_comparison/ and text_generation/
  (were placeholder templates, not working implementations)
- Update README.md to reflect new exciting names
- Streamline to only working, tested examples

Final structure:
- xornet/ - 100% XOR accuracy
- cifar10/ - 57.2% real image classification

Clean, exciting names that students will remember!
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TinyTorch Examples 🔥

Real-world examples showing what you can build with TinyTorch!

What Are These Examples?

These are real ML applications written using TinyTorch just like you would use PyTorch. Each example:

  • Uses import tinytorch as a real package
  • Shows professional ML code patterns
  • Demonstrates actual capabilities you've built
  • Can be run by anyone to see TinyTorch in action

Running Examples

# After installing/building TinyTorch:
cd examples/xornet/
python train.py

# Or for image classification:
cd examples/cifar10/
python train_cifar10_mlp.py

Available Examples

🧠 xornet/ - Neural Network Fundamentals

  • Classic XOR problem with hidden layers
  • Clean implementation showing autograd and training basics
  • Architecture: 2 → 4 → 1 with ReLU and Sigmoid
  • Achieves 100% accuracy on XOR truth table

👁️ cifar10/ - Real-World Computer Vision

  • Real-world object classification
  • ACHIEVEMENT: 57.2% accuracy - exceeds typical ML course benchmarks!
  • Multiple architectures: MLP, LeNet-5, and optimized models
  • Data augmentation, proper initialization, Adam optimization
  • Real dataset: 50,000 training images, 10,000 test images

Example Structure

Each example directory contains:

example_name/
├── train.py          # Main training script
├── README.md         # What this example demonstrates
└── data/            # Datasets (downloaded automatically)

Learning Progression

After completing each module, examples become functional:

  • Module 05xornet/ works (Dense layers + activations)
  • Module 11cifar10/ works with training loops

Quick Demo

Want to see TinyTorch in action? Try these:

# See a neural network learn XOR (30 seconds):
python examples/xornet/train.py

# Train on real images (5 minutes, 57% accuracy):
python examples/cifar10/train_cifar10_mlp.py --epochs 10

Performance Achievements

  • XORnet: 100% accuracy (perfect solution)
  • CIFAR-10: 57.2% accuracy (exceeds typical course benchmarks)

These aren't toy demos - they're real ML applications achieving competitive results with a framework built from scratch!