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The TensorFlow Workshop

By : Matthew Moocarme, Abhranshu Bagchi, Anthony So, Anthony Maddalone
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The TensorFlow Workshop

By: Matthew Moocarme, Abhranshu Bagchi, Anthony So, Anthony Maddalone

Overview of this book

Getting to grips with tensors, deep learning, and neural networks can be intimidating and confusing for anyone, no matter their experience level. The breadth of information out there, often written at a very high level and aimed at advanced practitioners, can make getting started even more challenging. If this sounds familiar to you, The TensorFlow Workshop is here to help. Combining clear explanations, realistic examples, and plenty of hands-on practice, it’ll quickly get you up and running. You’ll start off with the basics – learning how to load data into TensorFlow, perform tensor operations, and utilize common optimizers and activation functions. As you progress, you’ll experiment with different TensorFlow development tools, including TensorBoard, TensorFlow Hub, and Google Colab, before moving on to solve regression and classification problems with sequential models. Building on this solid foundation, you’ll learn how to tune models and work with different types of neural network, getting hands-on with real-world deep learning applications such as text encoding, temperature forecasting, image augmentation, and audio processing. By the end of this deep learning book, you’ll have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to tackle your own ambitious deep learning projects with TensorFlow.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Preface

Introduction

Machine learning (ML) has permeated various aspects of daily life that are unknown to many. From the recommendations of your daily social feeds to the results of your online searches, they are all powered by machine learning algorithms. These algorithms began in research environments solving niche problems, but as their accessibility broadened, so too have their applications for broader use cases. Researchers and businesses of all types recognize the value of using models to optimize every aspect of their respective operations. Doctors can use machine learning to decide diagnosis and treatment options, retailers can use ML to get the right products to their stores at the right time, and entertainment companies can use ML to provide personalized recommendations to their customers.

In the age of data, machine learning models have proven to be valuable assets to any data-driven company. The large quantities of data available allow powerful and accurate models to be created...