Gradient Descent Sandbox

A simple bowl shape — the ball rolls smoothly to the bottom. Try a high learning rate to watch it overshoot and bounce!

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One-tap labs — then watch what happens

A simple convex paraboloid — one clear lowest point.
Dark ring = start · Colored balls roll downhill · Drag to orbit
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On the bowl: η ≈ 1.5 overshoots · η > 2.0 diverges · Compare all three on the bumps

Optimizers to compare

2D Cross-Section

y fixed at 2.20