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diff --git a/src/common/MNIST.py b/src/common/MNIST.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+#
+# This is a sample Notebook to demonstrate how to read "MNIST Dataset"
+#
+import struct
+from array import array
+from os.path import join
+from typing import Any, List, Tuple, Union
+
+import numpy as np  # linear algebra
+
+from common.autograd import Value
+
+
+#
+# MNIST Data Loader Class
+#
+class MnistDataloader(object):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        training_images_filepath: str,
+        training_labels_filepath: str,
+        test_images_filepath: str,
+        test_labels_filepath: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.training_images_filepath = training_images_filepath
+        self.training_labels_filepath = training_labels_filepath
+        self.test_images_filepath = test_images_filepath
+        self.test_labels_filepath = test_labels_filepath
+
+    def read_images_labels(
+        self, images_filepath: str, labels_filepath: str
+    ) -> Tuple[List[Any], Any]:
+        labels: Union[List[int], "array[int]"] = []
+        with open(labels_filepath, "rb") as file:
+            magic, size = struct.unpack(">II", file.read(8))
+            if magic != 2049:
+                raise ValueError(f"Magic number mismatch, expected 2049, got {magic}")
+            labels = array("B", file.read())
+
+        with open(images_filepath, "rb") as file:
+            magic, size, rows, cols = struct.unpack(">IIII", file.read(16))
+            if magic != 2051:
+                raise ValueError(f"Magic number mismatch, expected 2051, got {magic}")
+            image_data = array("B", file.read())
+
+        images: List[Any] = []
+        for i in range(size):
+            images.append([0] * rows * cols)
+        for i in range(size):
+            img = np.array(image_data[i * rows * cols : (i + 1) * rows * cols])
+            img = img.reshape(28, 28)
+            images[i][:] = img
+
+        return images, labels
+
+    def load_data(self) -> Tuple[Tuple[List[Any], Any], Tuple[List[Any], Any]]:
+        x_train, y_train = self.read_images_labels(
+            self.training_images_filepath, self.training_labels_filepath
+        )
+        x_test, y_test = self.read_images_labels(
+            self.test_images_filepath, self.test_labels_filepath
+        )
+        return (x_train, y_train), (x_test, y_test)
+
+
+# Verify Reading Dataset via MnistDataloader class
+#
+
+
+#
+# Set file paths based on added MNIST Datasets
+#
+input_path = "src/common/DataMNIST/raw"
+training_images_filepath = join(input_path, "train-images-idx3-ubyte")
+training_labels_filepath = join(input_path, "train-labels-idx1-ubyte")
+test_images_filepath = join(input_path, "t10k-images-idx3-ubyte")
+test_labels_filepath = join(input_path, "t10k-labels-idx1-ubyte")
+
+
+#
+# Load MINST dataset
+#
+mnist_dataloader = MnistDataloader(
+    training_images_filepath,
+    training_labels_filepath,
+    test_images_filepath,
+    test_labels_filepath,
+)
+(x_train, y_train), (x_test, y_test) = mnist_dataloader.load_data()
+
+### MNIST CODE
+
+
+class Linear:
+    def __init__(self, nin: int, nout: int):
+        std = np.sqrt(2.0 / nin)
+        self.W = Value(np.random.randn(nin, nout) * std)
+        self.b = Value(np.zeros(nout))
+
+    def __call__(self, x: Value) -> Value:
+        return (x @ self.W) + self.b
+
+    def parameters(self) -> List[Value]:
+        return [self.W, self.b]
+
+
+class MnistNetwork:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.l1 = Linear(784, 100)
+        self.l2 = Linear(100, 100)
+        self.l3 = Linear(100, 50)
+        self.l4 = Linear(50, 10)
+
+    def __call__(self, x: Value) -> Value:
+        x = self.l1(x).relu()
+        x = self.l2(x).relu()
+        x = self.l3(x).relu()
+        return self.l4(x)
+
+    def parameters(self) -> List[Value]:
+        return (
+            self.l1.parameters()
+            + self.l2.parameters()
+            + self.l3.parameters()
+            + self.l4.parameters()
+        )
+
+
+def cross_entropy_loss(logits: Value, targets: np.ndarray) -> Value:
+    max_logits = logits.max(axis=1, keepdims=True)
+    logits_safe = logits - max_logits
+    counts = logits_safe.exp()
+    counts_sum = counts.sum(axis=1, keepdims=True)
+    probs = counts / counts_sum
+    log_probs = probs.log()
+    targets_val = Value(targets)
+    loss: Value = -(targets_val * log_probs).sum() / logits.data.shape[0]
+    return loss
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # 1. Load the data using Rowan's class
+    print("Loading Data...")
+    mnist_dataloader = MnistDataloader(
+        training_images_filepath,
+        training_labels_filepath,
+        test_images_filepath,
+        test_labels_filepath,
+    )
+    (x_train, y_train), (x_test, y_test) = mnist_dataloader.load_data()
+
+    # 2. Format the training data
+    print("Formatting Data...")
+    # Flatten 28x28 into 784 and normalize to 0.0 - 1.0
+    X_train = np.array(x_train).reshape(-1, 784) / 255.0
+
+    # One-hot encode the labels using NumPy
+    num_classes = 10
+    y_train_arr = np.array(y_train)
+    Y_train_one_hot = np.eye(num_classes)[y_train_arr]
+
+    # 3. Initialize Model & Hyperparameters
+    model = MnistNetwork()
+    epochs = 10
+    batch_size = 64
+    lr = 0.1
+    num_samples = X_train.shape[0]
+
+    print("Starting Training...")
+    # 4. The Training Loop
+    for epoch in range(epochs):
+        # Shuffle data each epoch
+        indices = np.random.permutation(num_samples)
+        X_shuffled = X_train[indices]
+        Y_shuffled = Y_train_one_hot[indices]
+
+        epoch_loss = 0.0
+        batches = 0
+
+        for i in range(0, num_samples, batch_size):
+            # Get mini-batch
+            X_batch = X_shuffled[i : i + batch_size]
+            Y_batch = Y_shuffled[i : i + batch_size]
+
+            # Forward Pass
+            x_val = Value(X_batch)
+            logits = model(x_val)
+            loss = cross_entropy_loss(logits, Y_batch)
+
+            # Zero Gradients
+            for p in model.parameters():
+                p.grad = np.zeros_like(p.data)
+
+            # Backward Pass
+            loss.backward()
+
+            # SGD Update Step
+            for p in model.parameters():
+                p.grad = np.clip(p.grad, -1.0, 1.0)  # Gradient clipping
+                p.data -= lr * p.grad
+
+            epoch_loss += float(loss.data.item())
+            batches += 1
+
+        print(f"Epoch {epoch + 1}/{epochs} | Average Loss: {epoch_loss / batches:.4f}")
+
+        # 5. Evaluate Accuracy on the Test Set
+        print("\nEvaluating Test Accuracy...")
+
+        # Format the test data exactly like the training data
+        X_test = np.array(x_test).reshape(-1, 784) / 255.0
+        y_test_arr = np.array(y_test)
+
+        correct_predictions = 0
+        total_test_samples = X_test.shape[0]
+
+        # Run through the test set in batches (keeps memory usage low)
+        for i in range(0, total_test_samples, batch_size):
+            # Get mini-batch
+            X_batch = X_test[i : i + batch_size]
+            y_batch = y_test_arr[i : i + batch_size]
+
+            # Forward pass (no need to calculate gradients here!)
+            x_val = Value(X_batch)
+            logits = model(x_val)
+
+            # The prediction is the index of the highest logit
+            predictions = np.argmax(logits.data, axis=1)
+
+            # Count how many predictions match the true label
+            correct_predictions += np.sum(predictions == y_batch)
+
+        accuracy = (correct_predictions / total_test_samples) * 100
+        print(f"Final Test Accuracy: {accuracy:.2f}%")
diff --git a/src/common/autograd.py b/src/common/autograd.py
index c588434..16a988b 100644
--- a/src/common/autograd.py
+++ b/src/common/autograd.py
@@ -152,6 +152,23 @@ def _backward() -> None:
         out._backward = _backward
         return out
 
+    def log(self) -> "Value":
+        # We add a tiny epsilon to prevent log(0), which would instantly
+        # blow up your network with NaN (Not a Number) values.
+        epsilon = 1e-8
+        out = Value(np.log(self.data + epsilon), (self,), "log")
+
+        def _backward() -> None:
+            # The calculus derivative of ln(x) is 1/x
+            grad_self = out.grad * (1.0 / (self.data + epsilon))
+
+            # Using your existing sum_to_shape to handle any broadcasting
+            self.grad += self.sum_to_shape(grad_self, self.data.shape)
+
+        out._backward = _backward
+
+        return out
+
     def relu(self) -> "Value":
         out = Value(np.where(self.data < 0, 0, self.data), (self,), "ReLU")