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Optimizer Race

Three optimizers. One loss surface. Who converges first? Tune the learning rate, switch surfaces, and build intuition for why Adam usually wins.

Elliptical bowl. SGD zigzags, Adam goes straight.

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SGD0 steps
Loss: 34.3750d=3.536
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Loss: 34.3750d=3.536
Adam0 steps
Loss: 34.3750d=3.536
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