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- Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, Databases / Data Mining
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- 9780135172384
- Subject Area
- Computers
- Publication Name
- Foundations of Deep Reinforcement Learning : Theory and Practice in Python
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- Addison Wesley Professional
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
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- Addison-Wesley Data and Analytics Ser.
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- Trade Paperback
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- English
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- 0.7 in
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- 20.5 Oz
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- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Publisher
Addison Wesley Professional
ISBN-10
0135172381
ISBN-13
9780135172384
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Number of Pages
416 Pages
Publication Name
Foundations of Deep Reinforcement Learning : Theory and Practice in Python
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, Databases / Data Mining
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers
Series
Addison-Wesley Data and Analytics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.9 in
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Scholarly & Professional
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2019-948417
Reviews
"This book provides an accessible introduction to deep reinforcement learning covering the mathematical concepts behind popular algorithms as well as their practical implementation. I think the book will be a valuable resource for anyone looking to apply deep reinforcement learning in practice." -Volodymyr Mnih, lead developer of DQN "An excellent book to quickly develop expertise in the theory, language, and practical implementation of deep reinforcement learning algorithms. A limpid exposition which uses familiar notation; all the most recent techniques explained with concise, readable code, and not a page wasted in irrelevant detours: it is the perfect way to develop a solid foundation on the topic." -Vincent Vanhoucke, principal scientist, Google "As someone who spends their days trying to make deep reinforcement learning methods more useful for the general public, I can say that Laura and Keng's book is a welcome addition to the literature. It provides both a readable introduction to the fundamental concepts in reinforcement learning as well as intuitive explanations and code for many of the major algorithms in the field. I imagine this will become an invaluable resource for individuals interested in learning about deep reinforcement learning for years to come." -Arthur Juliani, senior machine learning engineer, Unity Technologies "Until now, the only way to get to grips with deep reinforcement learning was to slowly accumulate knowledge from dozens of different sources. Finally, we have a book bringing everything together in one place." -Matthew Rahtz, ML researcher, ETH Zürich
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
006.31
Table Of Content
Foreword xix Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxv About the Authors xxvii Chapter 1: Introduction to Reinforcement Learning 1 1.1 Reinforcement Learning 1 1.2 Reinforcement Learning as MDP 6 1.3 Learnable Functions in Reinforcement Learning 9 1.4 Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms 11 1.5 Deep Learning for Reinforcement Learning 17 1.6 Reinforcement Learning and Supervised Learning 19 1.7 Summary 21 Part I: Policy-Based and Value-Based Algorithms 23 Chapter 2: REINFORCE 25 2.1 Policy 26 2.2 The Objective Function 26 2.3 The Policy Gradient 27 2.4 Monte Carlo Sampling 30 2.5 REINFORCE Algorithm 31 2.6 Implementing REINFORCE 33 2.7 Training a REINFORCE Agent 44 2.8 Experimental Results 47 2.9 Summary 51 2.10 Further Reading 51 2.11 History 51 Chapter 3: SARSA 53 3.1 The Q- and V-Functions 54 3.2 Temporal Difference Learning 56 3.3 Action Selection in SARSA 65 3.4 SARSA Algorithm 67 3.5 Implementing SARSA 69 3.6 Training a SARSA Agent 74 3.7 Experimental Results 76 3.8 Summary 78 3.9 Further Reading 79 3.10 History 79 Chapter 4: Deep Q-Networks (DQN) 81 4.1 Learning the Q-Function in DQN 82 4.2 Action Selection in DQN 83 4.3 Experience Replay 88 4.4 DQN Algorithm 89 4.5 Implementing DQN 91 4.6 Training a DQN Agent 96 4.7 Experimental Results 99 4.8 Summary 101 4.9 Further Reading 102 4.10 History 102 Chapter 5: Improving DQN 103 5.1 Target Networks 104 5.2 Double DQN 106 5.3 Prioritized Experience Replay (PER) 109 5.4 Modified DQN Implementation 112 5.5 Training a DQN Agent to Play Atari Games 123 5.6 Experimental Results 128 5.7 Summary 132 5.8 Further Reading 132 Part II: Combined Methods 133 Chapter 6: Advantage Actor-Critic (A2C) 135 6.1 The Actor 136 6.2 The Critic 136 6.3 A2C Algorithm 141 6.4 Implementing A2C 143 6.5 Network Architecture 148 6.6 Training an A2C Agent 150 6.7 Experimental Results 157 6.8 Summary 161 6.9 Further Reading 162 6.10 History 162 Chapter 7: Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) 165 7.1 Surrogate Objective 165 7.2 Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) 174 7.3 PPO Algorithm 177 7.4 Implementing PPO 179 7.5 Training a PPO Agent 182 7.6 Experimental Results 188 7.7 Summary 192 7.8 Further Reading 192 Chapter 8: Parallelization Methods 195 8.1 Synchronous Parallelization 196 8.2 Asynchronous Parallelization 197 8.3 Training an A3C Agent 200 8.4 Summary 203 8.5 Further Reading 204 Chapter 9: Algorithm Summary 205 Part III: Practical Details 207 Chapter 10: Getting Deep RL to Work 209 10.1 Software Engineering Practices 209 10.2 Debugging Tips 218 10.3 Atari Tricks 228 10.4 Deep RL Almanac 231 10.5 Summary 238 Chapter 11: SLM Lab 239 11.1 Algorithms Implemented in SLM Lab 239 11.2 Spec File 241 11.3 Running SLM Lab 246 11.4 Analyzing Experiment Results 247 11.5 Summary 249 Chapter 12: Network Architectures 251 12.1 Types of Neural Networks 251 12.2 Guidelines for Choosing a Network Family 256 12.3 The Net API 262 12.4 Summary 271 12.5 Further Reading 271 Chapter 13: Hardware 273 13.1 Computer 273 13.2 Data Types 278 13.3 Optimizing Data Types in RL 280 13.4 Choosing Hardware 285 13.5 Summary 285 Part IV: Environment Design 287 Chapter 14: States 289 14.1 Examples of States 289 14.2 State Completeness 296 14.3 State Complexity 297 14.4 State Information Loss 301 14.5 Preprocessing 306 14.6 Summary 313 Chapter 15: Actions 315 15.1 Examples of Actions 315 15.2 Action Completeness 318 15.3 Action Complexity 319 15.4 Summary 323 15.5 Further Reading: Action Design in Everyday Things 324 Chapter 16: Rewards 327 16.1 The Role of Rewards 327 16.2 Reward Design Guidelines 328 16.3 Summary 332 Chapter 17: Transition Function 333 17.1 Feasibility Checks 333 17.2 Reality Check 335 17.3 Summary 337 Epilogue 338 Appendix A: Deep Reinforcement Learning Timeline 343 Appendix B: Example Environments 345 B.1 Discrete Environments 346 B.2 Continuous Environments 350 References 353 Index 363
Synopsis
In just a few years, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) systems such as DeepMinds DQN have yielded remarkable results. This hybrid approach to machine learning shares many similarities with human learning: its unsupervised self-learning, self-discovery of strategies, usage of memory, balance of exploration and exploitation, and its exceptional flexibility. Exciting in its own right, DRL may presage even more remarkable advances in general artificial intelligence. Deep Reinforcement Learning in Python: A Hands-On Introduction is the fastest and most accessible way to get started with DRL. The authors teach through practical hands-on examples presented with their advanced OpenAI Lab framework. While providing a solid theoretical overview, they emphasize building intuition for the theory, rather than a deep mathematical treatment of results. Coverage includes: Components of an RL system, including environment and agents Value-based algorithms: SARSA, Q-learning and extensions, offline learning Policy-based algorithms: REINFORCE and extensions; comparisons with value-based techniques Combined methods: Actor-Critic and extensions; scalability through async methods Agent evaluation Advanced and experimental techniques, and more How to achieve breakthrough machine learning performance by combining deep neural networks with reinforcement learning Reduces the learning curve by relying on the authors' OpenAI Lab framework: requires less upfront theory, math, and programming expertise Provides well-designed, modularized, and tested code examples with complete experimental data sets to illuminate the underlying algorithms Includes case studies, practical tips, definitions, and other aids to learning and mastery Prepares readers for exciting future advances in artificial general intelligence The accessible, hands-on, full-color tutorial for building practical deep reinforcement learning solutions How to achieve breakthrough machine learning performance by combining deep neural networks with reinforcement learning Reduces the learning curve by relying on the authors' OpenAI Lab framework: requires less upfront theory, math, and programming expertise Provides well-designed, modularized, and tested code examples with complete experimental data sets to illuminate the underlying algorithms Includes case studies, practical tips, definitions, and other aids to learning and mastery Prepares readers for exciting future advances in artificial general intelligence, In just a few years, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) systems such as DeepMinds DQN have yielded remarkable results. This hybrid approach to machine learning shares many similarities with human learning: its unsupervised self-learning, self-discovery of strategies, usage of memory, balance of exploration and exploitation, and its exceptional flexibility. Exciting in its own right, DRL may presage even more remarkable advances in general artificial intelligence. Deep Reinforcement Learning in Python: A Hands-On Introduction is the fastest and most accessible way to get started with DRL. The authors teach through practical hands-on examples presented with their advanced OpenAI Lab framework. While providing a solid theoretical overview, they emphasize building intuition for the theory, rather than a deep mathematical treatment of results. Coverage includes: Components of an RL system, including environment and agents Value-based algorithms: SARSA, Q-learning and extensions, offline learning Policy-based algorithms: REINFORCE and extensions; comparisons with value-based techniques Combined methods: Actor-Critic and extensions; scalability through async methods Agent evaluation Advanced and experimental techniques, and more, The Contemporary Introduction to Deep Reinforcement Learning that Combines Theory and Practice Deep reinforcement learning (deep RL) combines deep learning and reinforcement learning, in which artificial agents learn to solve sequential decision-making problems. In the past decade deep RL has achieved remarkable results on a range of problems, from single and multiplayer games-such as Go, Atari games, and DotA 2-to robotics. Foundations of Deep Reinforcement Learning is an introduction to deep RL that uniquely combines both theory and implementation. It starts with intuition, then carefully explains the theory of deep RL algorithms, discusses implementations in its companion software library SLM Lab, and finishes with the practical details of getting deep RL to work. This guide is ideal for both computer science students and software engineers who are familiar with basic machine learning concepts and have a working understanding of Python. Understand each key aspect of a deep RL problem Explore policy- and value-based algorithms, including REINFORCE, SARSA, DQN, Double DQN, and Prioritized Experience Replay (PER) Delve into combined algorithms, including Actor-Critic and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) Understand how algorithms can be parallelized synchronously and asynchronously Run algorithms in SLM Lab and learn the practical implementation details for getting deep RL to work Explore algorithm benchmark results with tuned hyperparameters Understand how deep RL environments are designed Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.
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