- Module 01: Remove requires_grad, grad, backward() from Tensor class
Students learn pure tensor math first without gradient concepts
- Module 02: Remove requires_grad propagation from Softmax
Activations are now forward-only until autograd is enabled
- Module 03: Remove requires_grad=True from layer weights
Layers store parameters without gradient flags
- Module 05: Update enable_autograd() to ADD gradient infrastructure
Now adds requires_grad, grad, and backward() to Tensor class
Uses helper functions for tensors created before autograd
- Module 09: Remove Conv2dBackward, MaxPool2dBackward classes
Convolutions are now forward-only, no Module 05 import
- Module 11: Remove EmbeddingBackward import and usage
Embeddings are now forward-only
- Modules 12, 13: Remove requires_grad from mask/param tensors
This implements true progressive disclosure: concepts are introduced
only when students are ready to learn them. Gradient tracking is now
completely absent from Modules 01-04 and added in Module 05.
Adds interactive launch cards to all 20 TinyTorch module ABOUT.md files:
- Launch Binder button for browser-based exploration
- View Source link to GitHub implementation
- Audio Overview placeholder for NotebookLM content
Cards wrapped in {only} html directive to exclude from PDF output.
Also removes duplicate README.md files from src modules.
Refactors the module name from "Spatial" to "Convolutions" to better reflect its content and purpose, which focuses on convolutional neural networks.
This change ensures consistency and clarity across the codebase, documentation, and examples.
Add machine-readable module.yaml files to each of the 20 modules with
title, subtitle, and description fields. Update tito CLI to read from
these files instead of parsing Python files.
- Create module.yaml in src/NN_*/ directories
- Add YAML parser with validation in tito/core/modules.py
- Update list_modules() to display descriptions from YAML
- Fix H1 headers that should be H2 in 04_losses.py (Part 1-6)
- Fix H1 headers that should be H2 in 19_benchmarking.py (sections 1-5)
- Fix duplicate Part 4 numbering in 08_dataloader.py (now Part 4b)
- Fix duplicate Part 3 numbering in 17_memoization.py (now Part 3b)
- Fix out-of-order subsection numbering in 16_compression.py (8.1-8.4)
These are cosmetic changes to markdown headers inside triple-quoted
strings. They ensure proper hierarchy when exported to Jupyter notebooks.
- bench → perf.benchmarking (consistent with other perf modules)
- capstone → olympics (sets vision for competition system)
- Update all import references across milestones, tests, and CLI
- Update Binder URLs to use urlpath parameter pointing to generated
notebooks in modules/ directory instead of raw .py files
- Remove Colab links since they cannot run postBuild to generate notebooks
- Fix View Source links to include tinytorch/ prefix
- Fix broken symlink for 09_convolutions_ABOUT.md
- Fix header level warnings (H1 to H3 jumps) in community.md and intro.md
- Remove broken cross-references to deleted files across site pages
- Fix lexing errors by using text blocks for Unicode characters
- Update mermaid diagram in big-picture.md to use light fill colors
for PDF compatibility (mermaid-cli does not respect inline color styles)
Prerequisites now reflect intended learning sequence rather than just
code imports. Understanding why matters as much as what imports.
Pedagogical structure:
- Phase 1 Foundation (01-04): Sequential chain building core concepts
- Phase 2 Training (05-07): Autograd needs loss context, optimizers need gradients
- Phase 3 Architecture: CV track (08-09), NLP track (10-13) branch from foundation
- Phase 4 Optimization (14-19): All require models to optimize (01-13)
Key insight: A student could technically run memoization code with only
Tensor knowledge, but would not understand WHY KV caching matters without
first building attention and transformers. Prerequisites guide learning,
not just code execution.
- Update all repository references to point to harvard-edge/cs249r_book
- Fix Binder URLs to include tinytorch/ path prefix
- Fix Colab URLs to include tinytorch/ path prefix
- Update marimo-badges.js with correct repo and path
- Fix dataset documentation URLs
- Update module ABOUT.md files with correct source links
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- Add sphinxsetup configuration with distinct colors for each admonition type
(tip=green, warning=orange, note=blue, caution=red, etc.)
- Convert {admonition} with :class: attribute to native {tip}, {warning},
{seealso} directives for proper Sphinx type detection in LaTeX output
- Remove unsupported emojis from site markdown files for LaTeX compatibility
- Update codespell ignore list for font names (Heros) and PDF options (FitH)
- Update 20 ABOUT.md files and 16 site/*.md files
Fixes identified during parallel review of all 19 ABOUT.md files:
- Module 07: Add emojis to Get Started cards for consistency
- Module 10: Spell out "NMT" as "neural machine translation"
- Module 12: Fix positional encoding reference (Module 11, not 13)
- Module 15: Fix docstring comment (asymmetric, not symmetric)
- Module 16: Clarify scope of excluded features
- Replace site/modules/*_ABOUT.md files with symlinks to src/*/ABOUT.md
- src/ is now the single source of truth for module documentation
- Sync cleaned-up versions (emoji removal) from site/ back to src/
- Remove sync target from Makefile since symlinks handle everything
- Jupyter Book works with symlinks, no build changes needed
SimpleModel was never exported from tinytorch.core.layers. Sequential
provides the same functionality (.layers, .parameters()) and is the
industry-standard name that students should learn.
- Add memory_footprint() method to Tensor class matching paper Listing 1
- Fix milestone numbering: use 'Milestone 1-6' instead of confusing 'M03/M06' format
- Remove unvalidated hour estimates (60-80 hours) from abstract and configurations
- Simplify NBGrader language, removing 'unvalidated' caveats
- Clean up time-to-completion language in validation roadmap
The matplotlib import in profile_naive_generation() was unused and causing
import errors when matplotlib is not installed. Removed to fix module tests.
- Move 'Getting Started' section earlier (position 6, after Build → Use → Reflect)
- Add 'Common Pitfalls' section to all modules (3-5 pitfalls with code examples)
- Add 'Production Context' section to all modules (framework comparisons, real-world usage)
- Verify professional emoji usage (no emoji in section headers)
- Apply consistent structure across all 20 modules
Additional cleanup following module review:
- Removed redundant __call__ method from Linear (inherits from Layer)
- Fixed Dropout docstrings to correctly describe inference behavior
- Simplified Sequential.parameters() by removing unnecessary hasattr check
All 61 tests still passing after cleanup
Applied API simplification and consistency improvements across multiple modules:
Module 02 (Activations):
- Added __all__ export list to control public API
- Removed redundant import statement
- Prevents internal constants from polluting namespace
Module 09 (Spatial):
- Fixed test naming to use PyTorch conventions (Conv2d not Conv2D)
- Fixed AvgPool2d gradient tracking (added requires_grad parameter)
- Updated all test imports to use lowercase 'd' naming
Module 12 (Attention):
- Fixed progressive integration tests to use correct Trainer API
- Added missing loss_fn parameter to Trainer calls
Module 17 (Memoization):
- Removed redundant create_kv_cache() function (use KVCache() directly)
- Made internal constants private (_BYTES_PER_FLOAT32, _MB_TO_BYTES)
- Simplified API from 6 exports to 3 core components
- 50% reduction in public API surface
Module 18 (Acceleration):
- Fixed test suite to match function-based API
- Added tests for vectorized_matmul, fused_gelu, tiled_matmul
- All 6 tests now passing
Rationale:
- API simplicity: one clear way to do things
- Progressive disclosure: hide implementation details
- Consistent naming: follow established conventions
- Test coverage: validate all exported functionality
All module tests passing after changes
Simplifies the layers module API by removing alias proliferation that could confuse students in a pedagogical framework.
Changes:
- Rename SimpleModel → Sequential (matches PyTorch naming)
- Remove create_mlp() and MLP alias (taught in milestones, not core modules)
- Remove input_size/output_size aliases from Linear (keep only in_features/out_features)
- Update all tests to use explicit Sequential composition
- Fix dtype test to validate float32 normalization (TinyTorch's design)
Module focus: Individual building blocks (Linear, Dropout, Sequential container)
MLP construction: Taught in Milestone 03 (1986 MLP) using manual composition
Rationale:
- Progressive disclosure: students learn explicit composition first
- API clarity: one way to do things reduces cognitive load
- Separation of concerns: modules teach primitives, milestones teach patterns
All tests passing: 48/48 in module 03, 214/221 across all modules
Add SimpleModel as a minimal container for explicit layer composition.
Used by quantization, compression, and capstone modules for:
- Collecting parameters from multiple layers
- Running integration tests
- Enabling optimization functions that need a model object
This consolidates SimpleModel definitions that were scattered across modules.
Add #| export directives to ensure functions are properly exported to package:
- Module 15: quantize_int8, dequantize_int8, quantize_model
- Module 16: measure_sparsity
These functions were defined but not exported, causing import errors when
using the perf/ package path.
Port verification functions from mlsysbook/TinyTorch standalone repo.
These functions prove optimizations work using real .nbytes measurements.
Module 15 (quantization):
- Add verify_quantization_works() function
- Measures actual FP32 vs INT8 memory reduction
- Asserts >= 3.5x reduction (targeting 4x)
Module 16 (compression):
- Add verify_pruning_works() function
- Counts actual zeros in parameter arrays
- Honestly reports memory unchanged (dense storage)
- Explains compute savings vs memory savings
Both functions:
- Are exported to tinytorch package
- Return dicts with verification results
- Include educational messaging about production usage
Modules 15 (quantization) and 16 (compression) had a bug where
'convenience wrapper' functions at the end of the file shadowed
the main implementations, causing test failures.
Changes:
- Module 15: Import SimpleModel from tinytorch.core.layers
- Module 15: Quantizer class now delegates to standalone functions
- Module 15: Remove shadowing wrappers (quantize_model, dequantize_int8)
- Module 16: Import SimpleModel from tinytorch.core.layers
- Module 16: Compressor class now delegates to standalone functions
- Module 16: Remove shadowing wrappers (measure_sparsity, magnitude_prune, etc.)
The pattern now is:
- Standalone functions: Primary implementations students build
- Quantizer/Compressor classes: OOP interface that delegates to standalone functions
- No duplicate definitions that could shadow each other
All 20 modules now pass their tests.
