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"""
Micro-World Visualization: Understanding Residual Connections

This script creates intuitive visualizations explaining:
1. Signal flow through layers (forward pass)
2. Gradient flow through layers (backward pass)
3. The "gradient highway" effect of residual connections
4. Layer-by-layer transformation visualization
"""

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
from matplotlib.patches import FancyArrowPatch, FancyBboxPatch
import json
import os

# Set seeds
torch.manual_seed(42)
np.random.seed(42)

# Load results from experiment
with open('results_fair.json', 'r') as f:
    results = json.load(f)

os.makedirs('plots_micro', exist_ok=True)

# ============================================================
# VISUALIZATION 1: Signal Flow Diagram (Forward Pass)
# ============================================================
def plot_signal_flow():
    """Visualize how signal magnitude changes through layers"""
    
    fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 8))
    
    plain_stds = results['plain_mlp']['activation_stds']
    res_stds = results['res_mlp']['activation_stds']
    
    # Normalize for visualization (input signal = 1.0)
    input_std = 0.577  # std of U(-1,1)
    plain_signal = [input_std] + plain_stds
    res_signal = [input_std] + res_stds
    
    layers = range(len(plain_signal))
    
    # Left plot: PlainMLP signal decay
    ax = axes[0]
    ax.set_title('PlainMLP: Signal DIES\n(No Residual Connection)', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', color='#c0392b')
    
    # Draw signal as decreasing bars
    colors_plain = plt.cm.Reds(np.linspace(0.3, 0.9, len(plain_signal)))
    bars = ax.bar(layers, plain_signal, color=colors_plain, edgecolor='darkred', linewidth=1.5)
    
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer (0=Input, 1-20=Hidden)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Signal Strength (Activation Std)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylim(0, 0.7)
    
    # Add annotation
    ax.annotate('Signal\ncollapses!', xy=(15, 0.02), fontsize=12, color='darkred',
                ha='center', fontweight='bold')
    ax.axhline(y=0.1, color='gray', linestyle='--', alpha=0.5, label='Healthy threshold')
    
    # Right plot: ResMLP signal preservation
    ax = axes[1]
    ax.set_title('ResMLP: Signal PRESERVED\n(With Residual Connection)', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', color='#2980b9')
    
    colors_res = plt.cm.Blues(np.linspace(0.3, 0.9, len(res_signal)))
    bars = ax.bar(layers, res_signal, color=colors_res, edgecolor='darkblue', linewidth=1.5)
    
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer (0=Input, 1-20=Hidden)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Signal Strength (Activation Std)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylim(0, 0.7)
    
    # Add annotation
    ax.annotate('Signal stays\nhealthy!', xy=(15, 0.25), fontsize=12, color='darkblue',
                ha='center', fontweight='bold')
    ax.axhline(y=0.1, color='gray', linestyle='--', alpha=0.5, label='Healthy threshold')
    
    plt.tight_layout()
    plt.savefig('plots_micro/1_signal_flow.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
    plt.close()
    print("[Plot 1] Signal flow visualization saved")


# ============================================================
# VISUALIZATION 2: Gradient Flow Diagram (Backward Pass)
# ============================================================
def plot_gradient_flow():
    """Visualize gradient magnitude through layers"""
    
    fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 8))
    
    plain_grads = results['plain_mlp']['gradient_norms']
    res_grads = results['res_mlp']['gradient_norms']
    
    layers = range(1, 21)
    
    # Left: PlainMLP gradient vanishing
    ax = axes[0]
    ax.set_title('PlainMLP: Gradients VANISH\n(Backward Pass)', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', color='#c0392b')
    
    # Use log scale bar chart
    colors = plt.cm.Reds(np.linspace(0.9, 0.3, 20))
    ax.bar(layers, plain_grads, color=colors, edgecolor='darkred', linewidth=1)
    ax.set_yscale('log')
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer (1=First, 20=Last)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Gradient Magnitude (log scale)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylim(1e-20, 1e-1)
    
    # Annotations
    ax.annotate(f'Layer 20:\n{plain_grads[-1]:.1e}', xy=(20, plain_grads[-1]), 
                xytext=(17, 1e-4), fontsize=10, color='darkred',
                arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='darkred'))
    ax.annotate(f'Layer 1:\n{plain_grads[0]:.1e}\n(DEAD!)', xy=(1, max(plain_grads[0], 1e-20)), 
                xytext=(4, 1e-15), fontsize=10, color='darkred', fontweight='bold',
                arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='darkred'))
    
    # Right: ResMLP healthy gradients
    ax = axes[1]
    ax.set_title('ResMLP: Gradients FLOW\n(Backward Pass)', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', color='#2980b9')
    
    colors = plt.cm.Blues(np.linspace(0.9, 0.3, 20))
    ax.bar(layers, res_grads, color=colors, edgecolor='darkblue', linewidth=1)
    ax.set_yscale('log')
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer (1=First, 20=Last)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Gradient Magnitude (log scale)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylim(1e-20, 1e-1)
    
    # Annotations
    ax.annotate(f'Layer 20:\n{res_grads[-1]:.1e}', xy=(20, res_grads[-1]), 
                xytext=(17, 1e-4), fontsize=10, color='darkblue',
                arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='darkblue'))
    ax.annotate(f'Layer 1:\n{res_grads[0]:.1e}\n(Healthy!)', xy=(1, res_grads[0]), 
                xytext=(4, 1e-4), fontsize=10, color='darkblue', fontweight='bold',
                arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='darkblue'))
    
    plt.tight_layout()
    plt.savefig('plots_micro/2_gradient_flow.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
    plt.close()
    print("[Plot 2] Gradient flow visualization saved")


# ============================================================
# VISUALIZATION 3: The Residual "Highway" Concept
# ============================================================
def plot_highway_concept():
    """Visual diagram showing the gradient highway concept"""
    
    fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(14, 10))
    
    # Top: PlainMLP - no highway
    ax = axes[0]
    ax.set_xlim(0, 12)
    ax.set_ylim(0, 3)
    ax.set_aspect('equal')
    ax.axis('off')
    ax.set_title('PlainMLP: Gradient Must Pass Through EVERY Layer\n(Like a winding mountain road)', 
                 fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', color='#c0392b', pad=20)
    
    # Draw layers as boxes
    for i in range(6):
        x = 1 + i * 1.8
        box = FancyBboxPatch((x, 1), 1.2, 1, boxstyle="round,pad=0.05", 
                             facecolor='#e74c3c', edgecolor='darkred', linewidth=2)
        ax.add_patch(box)
        ax.text(x + 0.6, 1.5, f'L{i+1}', ha='center', va='center', fontsize=11, 
                color='white', fontweight='bold')
        
        # Draw arrows between layers (getting thinner = gradient vanishing)
        if i < 5:
            thickness = 3 * (0.5 ** i)  # Exponential decay
            alpha = max(0.2, 1 - i * 0.18)
            ax.annotate('', xy=(x + 1.8, 1.5), xytext=(x + 1.2, 1.5),
                       arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='darkred', 
                                      lw=thickness, alpha=alpha))
    
    # Add gradient flow label
    ax.text(0.3, 1.5, 'Gradient\n→', fontsize=10, ha='center', va='center', color='darkred')
    ax.text(11.5, 1.5, '→ Loss', fontsize=10, ha='center', va='center', color='darkred')
    
    # Add "vanishing" annotation
    ax.annotate('Gradient shrinks\nat each layer!', xy=(8, 0.5), fontsize=11, 
                color='darkred', style='italic')
    
    # Bottom: ResMLP - with highway
    ax = axes[1]
    ax.set_xlim(0, 12)
    ax.set_ylim(0, 3.5)
    ax.set_aspect('equal')
    ax.axis('off')
    ax.set_title('ResMLP: Gradient Has a Direct HIGHWAY\n(Skip connections = express lane)', 
                 fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', color='#2980b9', pad=20)
    
    # Draw the highway (skip connection) at top
    ax.plot([1, 11], [2.8, 2.8], color='#27ae60', linewidth=6, alpha=0.8)
    ax.annotate('', xy=(11, 2.8), xytext=(10.5, 2.8),
               arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='#27ae60', lw=3))
    ax.text(6, 3.2, '✓ GRADIENT HIGHWAY (Identity Path)', ha='center', fontsize=12, 
            color='#27ae60', fontweight='bold')
    
    # Draw layers as boxes
    for i in range(6):
        x = 1 + i * 1.8
        box = FancyBboxPatch((x, 1), 1.2, 1, boxstyle="round,pad=0.05", 
                             facecolor='#3498db', edgecolor='darkblue', linewidth=2)
        ax.add_patch(box)
        ax.text(x + 0.6, 1.5, f'L{i+1}', ha='center', va='center', fontsize=11, 
                color='white', fontweight='bold')
        
        # Draw arrows between layers (constant thickness = gradient preserved)
        if i < 5:
            ax.annotate('', xy=(x + 1.8, 1.5), xytext=(x + 1.2, 1.5),
                       arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='darkblue', lw=2))
        
        # Draw skip connections going up to highway
        ax.plot([x + 0.6, x + 0.6], [2, 2.8], color='#27ae60', linewidth=2, alpha=0.5)
    
    ax.text(0.3, 1.5, 'Gradient\n→', fontsize=10, ha='center', va='center', color='darkblue')
    ax.text(11.5, 1.5, '→ Loss', fontsize=10, ha='center', va='center', color='darkblue')
    
    # Add explanation
    ax.annotate('Gradient flows on highway\neven if layers block it!', xy=(8, 0.3), 
                fontsize=11, color='#27ae60', style='italic')
    
    plt.tight_layout()
    plt.savefig('plots_micro/3_highway_concept.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
    plt.close()
    print("[Plot 3] Highway concept visualization saved")


# ============================================================
# VISUALIZATION 4: Mathematical View - Chain Rule
# ============================================================
def plot_chain_rule():
    """Visualize the chain rule multiplication effect"""
    
    fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 7))
    
    # Simulate gradient flow
    num_layers = 20
    
    # PlainMLP: gradient = product of layer gradients (each < 1)
    plain_layer_grad = 0.7  # Each layer shrinks gradient by 0.7x
    plain_cumulative = [1.0]
    for i in range(num_layers):
        plain_cumulative.append(plain_cumulative[-1] * plain_layer_grad)
    
    # ResMLP: gradient = 1 + small_contribution (always >= 1 path)
    res_layer_contrib = 0.05  # Small contribution from each layer
    res_cumulative = [1.0]
    for i in range(num_layers):
        # The "1" from identity ensures gradient doesn't vanish
        res_cumulative.append(res_cumulative[-1] * (1.0 + res_layer_contrib * (0.9 ** i)))
    
    layers = range(num_layers + 1)
    
    # Left: Show the multiplication effect
    ax = axes[0]
    ax.semilogy(layers, plain_cumulative, 'o-', color='#e74c3c', linewidth=2, 
                markersize=8, label='PlainMLP: 0.7 × 0.7 × 0.7 × ...')
    ax.semilogy(layers, res_cumulative, 's-', color='#3498db', linewidth=2, 
                markersize=8, label='ResMLP: (1+ε) × (1+ε) × ...')
    
    ax.set_xlabel('Layers Traversed (backward from loss)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Cumulative Gradient Scale (log)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('Chain Rule: Why Gradients Vanish\n(Multiplication Effect)', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
    ax.legend(fontsize=11)
    ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
    ax.set_ylim(1e-8, 10)
    
    # Add annotations
    ax.annotate(f'After 20 layers:\n{plain_cumulative[-1]:.1e}', 
                xy=(20, plain_cumulative[-1]), xytext=(15, 1e-6),
                fontsize=10, color='#c0392b',
                arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='#c0392b'))
    ax.annotate(f'After 20 layers:\n{res_cumulative[-1]:.2f}', 
                xy=(20, res_cumulative[-1]), xytext=(15, 3),
                fontsize=10, color='#2980b9',
                arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->', color='#2980b9'))
    
    # Right: Show the formula
    ax = axes[1]
    ax.axis('off')
    ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
    ax.set_ylim(0, 10)
    
    ax.text(5, 9, 'The Math Behind It', fontsize=16, fontweight='bold', 
            ha='center', va='center')
    
    # PlainMLP formula
    ax.text(5, 7.5, 'PlainMLP Gradient:', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold', 
            ha='center', color='#c0392b')
    ax.text(5, 6.5, r'$\frac{\partial L}{\partial x_1} = \frac{\partial L}{\partial x_{20}} \times \prod_{i=1}^{20} \frac{\partial x_{i+1}}{\partial x_i}$', 
            fontsize=14, ha='center', color='#c0392b')
    ax.text(5, 5.5, '= (small) × (small) × ... × (small) = TINY!', 
            fontsize=11, ha='center', color='#c0392b', style='italic')
    
    # ResMLP formula
    ax.text(5, 4, 'ResMLP Gradient:', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold', 
            ha='center', color='#2980b9')
    ax.text(5, 3, r'$\frac{\partial L}{\partial x_1} = \frac{\partial L}{\partial x_{20}} \times \prod_{i=1}^{20} (1 + \frac{\partial f_i}{\partial x_i})$', 
            fontsize=14, ha='center', color='#2980b9')
    ax.text(5, 2, '= (1+ε) × (1+ε) × ... = PRESERVED!', 
            fontsize=11, ha='center', color='#2980b9', style='italic')
    
    # Key insight
    box = FancyBboxPatch((1, 0.3), 8, 1.2, boxstyle="round,pad=0.1", 
                         facecolor='#f9e79f', edgecolor='#f39c12', linewidth=2)
    ax.add_patch(box)
    ax.text(5, 0.9, '💡 Key Insight: The "+x" in residual adds a "1" to each gradient term,\n'
                    'preventing the product from shrinking to zero!', 
            fontsize=11, ha='center', va='center', fontweight='bold')
    
    plt.tight_layout()
    plt.savefig('plots_micro/4_chain_rule.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
    plt.close()
    print("[Plot 4] Chain rule visualization saved")


# ============================================================
# VISUALIZATION 5: Layer-by-Layer Transformation
# ============================================================
def plot_layer_transformation():
    """Show what happens to a single input vector through layers"""
    
    # Create simple models for visualization
    class PlainMLP(nn.Module):
        def __init__(self, dim, num_layers):
            super().__init__()
            self.layers = nn.ModuleList()
            for _ in range(num_layers):
                layer = nn.Linear(dim, dim)
                nn.init.kaiming_normal_(layer.weight)
                layer.weight.data *= 1.0 / np.sqrt(num_layers)
                nn.init.zeros_(layer.bias)
                self.layers.append(layer)
            self.activation = nn.ReLU()
        
        def forward_with_intermediates(self, x):
            intermediates = [x.clone()]
            for layer in self.layers:
                x = self.activation(layer(x))
                intermediates.append(x.clone())
            return intermediates
    
    class ResMLP(nn.Module):
        def __init__(self, dim, num_layers):
            super().__init__()
            self.layers = nn.ModuleList()
            for _ in range(num_layers):
                layer = nn.Linear(dim, dim)
                nn.init.kaiming_normal_(layer.weight)
                layer.weight.data *= 1.0 / np.sqrt(num_layers)
                nn.init.zeros_(layer.bias)
                self.layers.append(layer)
            self.activation = nn.ReLU()
        
        def forward_with_intermediates(self, x):
            intermediates = [x.clone()]
            for layer in self.layers:
                x = x + self.activation(layer(x))
                intermediates.append(x.clone())
            return intermediates
    
    # Create models
    dim = 64
    num_layers = 20
    plain = PlainMLP(dim, num_layers)
    res = ResMLP(dim, num_layers)
    
    # Single input vector
    x = torch.randn(1, dim) * 0.5
    
    # Get intermediates
    plain_ints = plain.forward_with_intermediates(x)
    res_ints = res.forward_with_intermediates(x)
    
    # Extract norms and first 2 dimensions for visualization
    plain_norms = [p.norm().item() for p in plain_ints]
    res_norms = [r.norm().item() for r in res_ints]
    
    plain_2d = [p[0, :2].detach().numpy() for p in plain_ints]
    res_2d = [r[0, :2].detach().numpy() for r in res_ints]
    
    fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(14, 12))
    
    # Top left: Vector magnitude through layers
    ax = axes[0, 0]
    layers = range(len(plain_norms))
    ax.plot(layers, plain_norms, 'o-', color='#e74c3c', linewidth=2, markersize=6, label='PlainMLP')
    ax.plot(layers, res_norms, 's-', color='#3498db', linewidth=2, markersize=6, label='ResMLP')
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer (0=Input)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Vector Magnitude (L2 norm)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('Signal Magnitude Through Network', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
    ax.legend()
    ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
    
    # Top right: 2D trajectory visualization
    ax = axes[0, 1]
    
    # PlainMLP trajectory
    plain_x = [p[0] for p in plain_2d]
    plain_y = [p[1] for p in plain_2d]
    ax.plot(plain_x, plain_y, 'o-', color='#e74c3c', linewidth=1.5, markersize=4, 
            alpha=0.7, label='PlainMLP path')
    ax.scatter(plain_x[0], plain_y[0], s=100, color='#e74c3c', marker='*', zorder=5)
    ax.scatter(plain_x[-1], plain_y[-1], s=100, color='#e74c3c', marker='X', zorder=5)
    
    # ResMLP trajectory
    res_x = [r[0] for r in res_2d]
    res_y = [r[1] for r in res_2d]
    ax.plot(res_x, res_y, 's-', color='#3498db', linewidth=1.5, markersize=4, 
            alpha=0.7, label='ResMLP path')
    ax.scatter(res_x[0], res_y[0], s=100, color='#3498db', marker='*', zorder=5)
    ax.scatter(res_x[-1], res_y[-1], s=100, color='#3498db', marker='X', zorder=5)
    
    ax.set_xlabel('Dimension 1', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Dimension 2', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('2D Projection of Vector Path\n(★=start, ✕=end)', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
    ax.legend()
    ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
    ax.axhline(y=0, color='gray', linestyle='-', alpha=0.3)
    ax.axvline(x=0, color='gray', linestyle='-', alpha=0.3)
    
    # Bottom left: PlainMLP heatmap of activations
    ax = axes[1, 0]
    plain_acts = np.array([p[0, :32].detach().numpy() for p in plain_ints])  # First 32 dims
    im = ax.imshow(plain_acts.T, aspect='auto', cmap='Reds', interpolation='nearest')
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Dimension (first 32)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('PlainMLP: Activations Die Out', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold', color='#c0392b')
    plt.colorbar(im, ax=ax, label='Activation Value')
    
    # Bottom right: ResMLP heatmap of activations
    ax = axes[1, 1]
    res_acts = np.array([r[0, :32].detach().numpy() for r in res_ints])  # First 32 dims
    im = ax.imshow(res_acts.T, aspect='auto', cmap='Blues', interpolation='nearest')
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Dimension (first 32)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('ResMLP: Activations Stay Alive', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold', color='#2980b9')
    plt.colorbar(im, ax=ax, label='Activation Value')
    
    plt.tight_layout()
    plt.savefig('plots_micro/5_layer_transformation.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
    plt.close()
    print("[Plot 5] Layer transformation visualization saved")


# ============================================================
# VISUALIZATION 6: Before/After Training Comparison
# ============================================================
def plot_learning_comparison():
    """Show what each model learned (or didn't learn)"""
    
    fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(14, 12))
    
    plain_losses = results['plain_mlp']['loss_history']
    res_losses = results['res_mlp']['loss_history']
    
    # Top left: Loss curves with annotations
    ax = axes[0, 0]
    steps = range(len(plain_losses))
    ax.plot(steps, plain_losses, color='#e74c3c', linewidth=2, label='PlainMLP')
    ax.plot(steps, res_losses, color='#3498db', linewidth=2, label='ResMLP')
    ax.set_xlabel('Training Steps', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('MSE Loss', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('Learning Progress', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
    ax.set_yscale('log')
    ax.legend()
    ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
    
    # Add phase annotations
    ax.axvspan(0, 50, alpha=0.1, color='gray')
    ax.text(25, 5, 'Early\nTraining', ha='center', fontsize=9, color='gray')
    ax.axvspan(450, 500, alpha=0.1, color='green')
    ax.text(475, 5, 'Final', ha='center', fontsize=9, color='gray')
    
    # Top right: Loss reduction bar chart
    ax = axes[0, 1]
    
    plain_initial = plain_losses[0]
    plain_final = plain_losses[-1]
    res_initial = res_losses[0]
    res_final = res_losses[-1]
    
    plain_reduction = (1 - plain_final / plain_initial) * 100
    res_reduction = (1 - res_final / res_initial) * 100
    
    bars = ax.bar(['PlainMLP', 'ResMLP'], [plain_reduction, res_reduction], 
                  color=['#e74c3c', '#3498db'], edgecolor='black', linewidth=2)
    ax.set_ylabel('Loss Reduction (%)', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('How Much Did Each Model Learn?', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
    ax.set_ylim(0, 110)
    
    # Add value labels
    ax.text(0, plain_reduction + 3, f'{plain_reduction:.1f}%', ha='center', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
    ax.text(1, res_reduction + 3, f'{res_reduction:.1f}%', ha='center', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
    
    # Add verdict
    ax.text(0, plain_reduction/2, 'FAILED\nTO LEARN', ha='center', va='center', 
            fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='bold')
    ax.text(1, res_reduction/2, 'LEARNED\nSUCCESSFULLY', ha='center', va='center', 
            fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='bold')
    
    # Bottom: Gradient comparison at different training stages
    ax = axes[1, 0]
    
    plain_grads = results['plain_mlp']['gradient_norms']
    res_grads = results['res_mlp']['gradient_norms']
    
    layers = range(1, 21)
    width = 0.35
    
    ax.bar([l - width/2 for l in layers], plain_grads, width, label='PlainMLP', 
           color='#e74c3c', alpha=0.8)
    ax.bar([l + width/2 for l in layers], res_grads, width, label='ResMLP', 
           color='#3498db', alpha=0.8)
    
    ax.set_xlabel('Layer', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_ylabel('Gradient Magnitude', fontsize=12)
    ax.set_title('Final Gradient Distribution by Layer', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
    ax.set_yscale('log')
    ax.legend()
    ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3, axis='y')
    
    # Bottom right: Summary diagram
    ax = axes[1, 1]
    ax.axis('off')
    ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
    ax.set_ylim(0, 10)
    
    ax.text(5, 9.5, '📊 Summary: Why Residuals Work', fontsize=16, fontweight='bold', ha='center')
    
    # PlainMLP box
    box1 = FancyBboxPatch((0.5, 5), 4, 3.5, boxstyle="round,pad=0.1", 
                          facecolor='#fadbd8', edgecolor='#c0392b', linewidth=2)
    ax.add_patch(box1)
    ax.text(2.5, 8, 'PlainMLP ❌', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold', ha='center', color='#c0392b')
    ax.text(2.5, 7, f'• Loss: {plain_final:.3f}', fontsize=11, ha='center')
    ax.text(2.5, 6.3, f'• Gradient L1: {plain_grads[0]:.1e}', fontsize=11, ha='center')
    ax.text(2.5, 5.6, '• Status: UNTRAINABLE', fontsize=11, ha='center', color='#c0392b')
    
    # ResMLP box
    box2 = FancyBboxPatch((5.5, 5), 4, 3.5, boxstyle="round,pad=0.1", 
                          facecolor='#d4e6f1', edgecolor='#2980b9', linewidth=2)
    ax.add_patch(box2)
    ax.text(7.5, 8, 'ResMLP ✓', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold', ha='center', color='#2980b9')
    ax.text(7.5, 7, f'• Loss: {res_final:.3f}', fontsize=11, ha='center')
    ax.text(7.5, 6.3, f'• Gradient L1: {res_grads[0]:.1e}', fontsize=11, ha='center')
    ax.text(7.5, 5.6, '• Status: TRAINED', fontsize=11, ha='center', color='#2980b9')
    
    # Key insight box
    box3 = FancyBboxPatch((1, 0.5), 8, 3.5, boxstyle="round,pad=0.1", 
                          facecolor='#fef9e7', edgecolor='#f39c12', linewidth=2)
    ax.add_patch(box3)
    ax.text(5, 3.5, '💡 The Residual Connection:', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold', ha='center')
    ax.text(5, 2.6, '1. Creates a "gradient highway" for backpropagation', fontsize=11, ha='center')
    ax.text(5, 1.9, '2. Preserves signal magnitude through forward pass', fontsize=11, ha='center')
    ax.text(5, 1.2, '3. Allows training of very deep networks', fontsize=11, ha='center')
    
    plt.tight_layout()
    plt.savefig('plots_micro/6_learning_comparison.png', dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
    plt.close()
    print("[Plot 6] Learning comparison visualization saved")


# ============================================================
# MAIN
# ============================================================
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("=" * 60)
    print("Creating Micro-World Visualizations")
    print("=" * 60)
    
    plot_signal_flow()
    plot_gradient_flow()
    plot_highway_concept()
    plot_chain_rule()
    plot_layer_transformation()
    plot_learning_comparison()
    
    print("\n" + "=" * 60)
    print("All visualizations saved to plots_micro/")
    print("=" * 60)