Recognizing and Verifying Mathematical Equations using Multiplicative Differential Neural Units

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2104.02899v1
• Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 03:50:11 GMT
• Title: Recognizing and Verifying Mathematical Equations using Multiplicative Differential Neural Units
• Authors: Ankur Mali, Alexander Ororbia, Daniel Kifer, C. Lee Giles
• Abstract summary: We show that memory-augmented neural networks (NNs) can achieve higher-order, memory-augmented extrapolation, stable performance, and faster convergence. Our models achieve a 1.53% average improvement over current state-of-the-art methods in equation verification and achieve a 2.22% Top-1 average accuracy and 2.96% Top-5 average accuracy for equation completion.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Automated mathematical reasoning is a challenging problem that requires an agent to learn algebraic patterns that contain long-range dependencies. Two particular tasks that test this type of reasoning are (1) mathematical equation verification, which requires determining whether trigonometric and linear algebraic statements are valid identities or not, and (2) equation completion, which entails filling in a blank within an expression to make it true. Solving these tasks with deep learning requires that the neural model learn how to manipulate and compose various algebraic symbols, carrying this ability over to previously unseen expressions. Artificial neural networks, including recurrent networks and transformers, struggle to generalize on these kinds of difficult compositional problems, often exhibiting poor extrapolation performance. In contrast, recursive neural networks (recursive-NNs) are, theoretically, capable of achieving better extrapolation due to their tree-like design but are difficult to optimize as the depth of their underlying tree structure increases. To overcome this issue, we extend recursive-NNs to utilize multiplicative, higher-order synaptic connections and, furthermore, to learn to dynamically control and manipulate an external memory. We argue that this key modification gives the neural system the ability to capture powerful transition functions for each possible input. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed higher-order, memory-augmented recursive-NN models on two challenging mathematical equation tasks, showing improved extrapolation, stable performance, and faster convergence. Our models achieve a 1.53% average improvement over current state-of-the-art methods in equation verification and achieve a 2.22% Top-1 average accuracy and 2.96% Top-5 average accuracy for equation completion.

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