tinygrad 0.8.0__py3-none-any.whl → 0.9.0__py3-none-any.whl

tinygrad/tensor.py

@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 # inspired by https://github.com/karpathy/micrograd/blob/master/micrograd/engine.py
 from __future__ import annotations
-import time, math, itertools
-from typing import List, Tuple, Callable, Optional, ClassVar, Type, Union, Sequence, Iterable, DefaultDict, cast, get_args
+import time, math, itertools, functools
+from contextlib import ContextDecorator
+from typing import List, Tuple, Callable, Optional, ClassVar, Type, Union, Sequence, Dict, DefaultDict, cast, get_args, Set
 from collections import defaultdict
-from functools import partialmethod, reduce
 import numpy as np
 
-from tinygrad.dtype import DType, dtypes, ImageDType, least_upper_float, least_upper_dtype
-from tinygrad.helpers import argfix, make_pair, getenv, IMAGE, DEBUG, flatten, prod, all_int, round_up, merge_dicts, fully_flatten
-from tinygrad.lazy import LazyBuffer, create_schedule
-from tinygrad.features.multi import MultiLazyBuffer
+from tinygrad.dtype import DType, dtypes, ImageDType, ConstType, least_upper_float, least_upper_dtype, sum_acc_dtype
+from tinygrad.helpers import argfix, make_pair, flatten, prod, all_int, round_up, merge_dicts, fully_flatten, argsort, getenv
+from tinygrad.helpers import IMAGE, DEBUG, WINO, THREEFRY
+from tinygrad.lazy import LazyBuffer
+from tinygrad.multi import MultiLazyBuffer
 from tinygrad.ops import LoadOps
-from tinygrad.device import Device, Buffer
-from tinygrad.shape.symbolic import sint
-from tinygrad.realize import run_schedule
+from tinygrad.device import Device, Buffer, BufferOptions
+from tinygrad.shape.symbolic import sint, Variable, MulNode, Node
+from tinygrad.engine.realize import run_schedule
+from tinygrad.engine.schedule import ScheduleItem, create_schedule_with_vars, memory_planner
 
 # **** start with two base classes, Tensor and Function ****
 
@@ -30,29 +32,68 @@ class Function:
   @classmethod
   def apply(fxn:Type[Function], *x:Tensor, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
     ctx = fxn(x[0].device, *x)
-    ret = Tensor(ctx.forward(*[t.lazydata for t in x], **kwargs), device=ctx.device, requires_grad=ctx.requires_grad)
-    if ctx.requires_grad and not Tensor.no_grad: ret._ctx = ctx    # used by autograd engine
+    ret = Tensor.__new__(Tensor)
+    ret.lazydata, ret.requires_grad, ret.grad = ctx.forward(*[t.lazydata for t in x], **kwargs), ctx.requires_grad, None
+    ret._ctx = ctx if ctx.requires_grad and not Tensor.no_grad else None  # used by autograd engine
     return ret
 
-import tinygrad.mlops as mlops
+import tinygrad.function as F
 
-def _loadop(op, shape:Tuple[sint,...], dtype:DType, device:Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]], arg=None, src:Optional[LazyBuffer]=None):
+def _loadop(op, shape:Tuple[sint,...], dtype:DType, device:Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]], arg=None, src:Tuple[LazyBuffer, ...]=()):
   if isinstance(device, str): return LazyBuffer.loadop(op, shape, dtype, device, arg, src)
   return MultiLazyBuffer([LazyBuffer.loadop(op, shape, dtype, d, arg, src) for d in device], None)
 
-Scalar = Union[float, int, bool]
+def _fromcpu(x: np.ndarray) -> LazyBuffer:
+  ret = LazyBuffer.loadop(LoadOps.EMPTY, x.shape, dtypes.from_np(x.dtype), "NPY")
+  # fake realize
+  ret.buffer.allocate(x)
+  del ret.srcs
+  return ret
+
+def _get_winograd_matcols(mat, dims:int, shp:Tuple[sint, ...], device:Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]]) -> List[List[Tensor]]:
+  return [[Tensor.cat(*[Tensor.full(shp[:dim] + (1,) + shp[dim+1:], float(m[k]), device=device) for m in mat], dim=dim)
+           for k in range(len(mat[0]))] for dim in range(dims)]
+
+# winograd conv 3 kernel f(4x4,3x3) see: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.09308
+def _apply_winograd_matrix(mat, t:Tensor, dims:int) -> Tensor:
+  # multiply mat_1 @ mat_2 @ t with foldable constants, where mat_i acts on vector t along dimension i; roughly kron(mat, mat) @ t
+  # due to realize-before-expand rule in lazy.py, we must operate in this order: reshape -> expand -> arithmetic
+  t_ = t.reshape(t.shape[:dims] + (1,) * dims + t.shape[dims:]).expand(t.shape[:dims] + (len(mat),) * dims + t.shape[dims:])  # add output dims
+  # precalculate mat columns for each dim; prod(itertools.product(matcols)) gives the columns of kron(mat, mat, ...)
+  matcols = _get_winograd_matcols(mat, dims, t_.shape[dims:], t_.device)
+  # multiply each element of t_ by the corresponding stacked column of kron(mat, mat), producing only one view for each element of t
+  ret = sum(prod(col[idx] for col, idx in zip(matcols, mat_is)) * t_[mat_is] for mat_is in itertools.product(range(len(mat[0])), repeat=dims))
+  assert isinstance(ret, Tensor), "sum didn't return a Tensor"
+  return ret
+
+def _pad_left(*shps:Tuple[sint, ...], v=1): return tuple((v,) * (max(len(i_) for i_ in shps) - len(i)) + i for i in shps)
+def _broadcast_shape(*shps:Tuple[sint, ...]): return tuple(0 if any(sh_ == 0 for sh_ in sh) else max(sh) for sh in zip(*_pad_left(*shps)))
 
 class Tensor:
+  """
+  A `Tensor` is a multi-dimensional matrix containing elements of a single data type.
+
+  ```python exec="true" session="tensor"
+  from tinygrad import Tensor, dtypes, nn
+  import numpy as np
+  import math
+  np.set_printoptions(precision=4)
+  ```
+  """
   __slots__ = "lazydata", "requires_grad", "grad", "_ctx"
   __deletable__ = ('_ctx',)
   training: ClassVar[bool] = False
-  class train:
-    def __init__(self, val=True): self.val = val
-    def __enter__(self): self.prev, Tensor.training = Tensor.training, self.val
+  class train(ContextDecorator):
+    def __init__(self, mode:bool = True): self.mode = mode
+    def __enter__(self): self.prev, Tensor.training = Tensor.training, self.mode
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback): Tensor.training = self.prev
 
   no_grad: ClassVar[bool] = False
-  def __init__(self, data:Union[None, Scalar, List, Tuple, LazyBuffer, np.ndarray, bytes, MultiLazyBuffer],
+  class inference_mode(ContextDecorator):
+    def __init__(self, mode:bool = True): self.mode = mode
+    def __enter__(self): self.prev, Tensor.no_grad = Tensor.no_grad, self.mode
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback): Tensor.no_grad = self.prev
+  def __init__(self, data:Union[None, ConstType, List, Tuple, LazyBuffer, np.ndarray, bytes, MultiLazyBuffer, Variable],
                device:Optional[Union[str, tuple, list]]=None, dtype:Optional[DType]=None, requires_grad:Optional[bool]=None):
     assert dtype is None or isinstance(dtype, DType), f"invalid dtype {dtype}"
     device = tuple(Device.canonicalize(x) for x in device) if isinstance(device, (tuple, list)) else Device.canonicalize(device)
@@ -66,18 +107,19 @@ class Tensor:
     # internal variables used for autograd graph construction
     self._ctx: Optional[Function] = None
     if isinstance(data, LazyBuffer): assert dtype is None or dtype == data.dtype, "dtype doesn't match, and casting isn't supported"
-    elif isinstance(data, get_args(Scalar)): data = _loadop(LoadOps.CONST, tuple(), dtype or dtypes.from_py(data), device, data)
-    elif isinstance(data, bytes): data = LazyBuffer.fromCPU(np.frombuffer(data, np.uint8))
+    elif isinstance(data, get_args(ConstType)): data = _loadop(LoadOps.CONST, tuple(), dtype or dtypes.from_py(data), device, data)
+    elif isinstance(data, Variable): data = _loadop(LoadOps.CONST, tuple(), dtype or dtypes.from_py(data.unbind()[1]), device, data)
+    elif isinstance(data, bytes): data = _fromcpu(np.frombuffer(data, np.uint8))
     elif data is None: data = _loadop(LoadOps.EMPTY, (0,), dtype or dtypes.default_float, device)
     elif isinstance(data, list):
-      if (d := fully_flatten(data)) and all(isinstance(s, bool) for s in d): dtype = dtype or dtypes.bool
-      elif d and all_int(d): dtype = dtype or dtypes.default_int
-      else: dtype = dtype or dtypes.default_float
-      # NOTE: cast at the end for the dtypes that do not have a numpy dtype
-      data = LazyBuffer.fromCPU(np.array(data, dtype.np)).cast(dtype)
+      if dtype is None:
+        if (d := fully_flatten(data)) and all(isinstance(s, bool) for s in d): dtype = dtypes.bool
+        else: dtype = dtypes.default_int if d and all_int(d) else dtypes.default_float
+      if dtype == dtypes.bfloat16: data = Tensor(_fromcpu(np.array(data, np.float32)), device=device).cast(dtypes.bfloat16).lazydata
+      else: data = _fromcpu(np.array(data, dtype.np))
     elif isinstance(data, np.ndarray):
       if data.shape == (): data = _loadop(LoadOps.CONST, tuple(), dtype or dtypes.from_np(data.dtype), device, data.item())
-      else: data = LazyBuffer.fromCPU(data.astype(dtype.np) if dtype is not None and dtype.np is not None else data)
+      else: data = _fromcpu(data.astype(dtype.np) if dtype is not None and dtype.np is not None else data)
 
     # data is a LazyBuffer, but it might be on the wrong device
     if not isinstance(data, (LazyBuffer, MultiLazyBuffer)): raise RuntimeError(f"can't create Tensor from {data!r} with type {type(data)}")
@@ -87,12 +129,15 @@ class Tensor:
     else:
       self.lazydata = data if data.device == device else data.copy_to_device(device)
 
-  def __repr__(self):
-    return f"<Tensor {self.lazydata!r} on {self.device} with grad {(self.grad.lazydata if self.grad else None)!r}>"
+  def __repr__(self): return f"<Tensor {self.lazydata!r} on {self.device} with grad {(self.grad.lazydata if self.grad is not None else None)!r}>"
 
   # Python has a non moving GC, so this should be okay
   def __hash__(self): return id(self)
 
+  def __bool__(self): raise TypeError("__bool__ on Tensor is not defined")
+
+  def __len__(self): return self.shape[0] if len(self.shape) else 1
+
   @property
   def device(self) -> Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]]: return self.lazydata.device
 
@@ -104,148 +149,513 @@ class Tensor:
 
   # ***** data handlers ****
 
-  @staticmethod
-  def corealize(lst:Iterable[Tensor]):
-    return run_schedule(create_schedule(flatten([x.lazydata.lbs if isinstance(x.lazydata, MultiLazyBuffer) else [x.lazydata] for x in lst])))
+  def schedule_with_vars(self, *lst:Tensor, seen:Optional[Set[LazyBuffer]]=None) -> Tuple[List[ScheduleItem], Dict[Variable, int]]:
+    """Creates the schedule needed to realize these Tensor(s), with Variables."""
+    if getenv("FUZZ_SCHEDULE"):
+      from test.external.fuzz_schedule import fuzz_schedule
+      fuzz_schedule(flatten([x.lazydata.lbs for x in (self,)+lst]))
+    schedule, var_vals = create_schedule_with_vars(flatten([x.lazydata.lbs for x in (self,)+lst]), seen)
+    return memory_planner(schedule), var_vals
+
+  def schedule(self, *lst:Tensor, seen:Optional[Set[LazyBuffer]]=None) -> List[ScheduleItem]:
+    """Creates the schedule needed to realize these Tensor(s)."""
+    schedule, var_vals = self.schedule_with_vars(*lst, seen=seen)
+    assert len(var_vals) == 0
+    return schedule
+
+  def realize(self, *lst:Tensor, do_update_stats=True) -> Tensor:
+    """Triggers the computation needed to create these Tensor(s)."""
+    run_schedule(*self.schedule_with_vars(*lst), do_update_stats=do_update_stats)
+    return self
 
-  def realize(self) -> Tensor:
-    run_schedule(self.lazydata.schedule())
+  def replace(self, x:Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Replaces the data of this tensor with the data of another tensor. Only the shape of the tensors must match.
+    """
+    # used for replacing a Tensor with a new version of it (potentially with a different device and dtype)
+    assert not x.requires_grad and getattr(self, '_ctx', None) is None
+    assert self.shape == x.shape, f"replace shape mismatch {self.shape} != {x.shape}"
+    self.lazydata = x.lazydata
     return self
 
   def assign(self, x) -> Tensor:
     # TODO: this is a hack for writing to DISK. remove with working assign
     if isinstance(self.device, str) and self.device.startswith("DISK"):
-      if x.__class__ is not Tensor: x = Tensor(x, device="CPU", dtype=self.dtype)
+      if x.__class__ is not Tensor: x = Tensor(x, device="NPY", dtype=self.dtype)
       self.contiguous().realize().lazydata.base.realized.copyin(x.numpy().data)
       return self
     if x.__class__ is not Tensor: x = Tensor(x, device=self.device, dtype=self.dtype)
+    if DEBUG >= 4: print(f"assign {self.lazydata} <- {x.lazydata}")
+    if self.lazydata is x.lazydata: return self  # a self assign is a NOOP
     # NOTE: we allow cross device assign
     assert self.shape == x.shape, f"assign shape mismatch {self.shape} != {x.shape}"
+    assert self.device == x.device, f"assign device mismatch {self.device} != {x.device}"
+    assert self.dtype == x.dtype, f"assign dtype mismatch {self.dtype} != {x.dtype}"
+    assert not isinstance(self.lazydata, MultiLazyBuffer) or self.lazydata.axis == x.lazydata.axis, "axis must match on MultiLazyBuffer"
     assert not x.requires_grad  # self requires_grad is okay?
-    if DEBUG >= 4: print(f"assign {self.lazydata} <- {x.lazydata}")
-    if self.dtype == x.dtype and not getenv("DISALLOW_ASSIGN"):
-      if isinstance(self.lazydata, MultiLazyBuffer):
-        for d,s in zip(x.lazydata.lbs, self.lazydata.lbs): d.output_buffer = s.base.realized
-      else:
-        if self.lazydata.base.realized is not None: x.lazydata.output_buffer = self.lazydata.base.realized
-    self.lazydata = x.lazydata
+    if not self.lazydata.is_realized(): return self.replace(x)
+    self.lazydata = self.lazydata.assign(x.lazydata)
     return self
-  def detach(self) -> Tensor: return Tensor(self.lazydata, device=self.device, requires_grad=False)
-
-  # TODO: these are good places to start removing numpy
-  def item(self) -> Scalar:
+  def detach(self) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a new tensor with the same data as this tensor, but detached from the autograd graph.
+    """
+    return Tensor(self.lazydata, device=self.device, requires_grad=False)
+
+  def _data(self) -> memoryview:
+    if 0 in self.shape: return memoryview(bytearray(0))
+    # NOTE: this realizes on the object from as_buffer being a Python object
+    cpu = self.cast(self.dtype.scalar()).contiguous().to("CLANG").realize()
+    buf = cast(Buffer, cast(LazyBuffer, cpu.lazydata).base.realized)
+    if self.device != "CLANG": buf.options = BufferOptions(nolru=True)
+    return buf.as_buffer(allow_zero_copy=True if self.device != "CLANG" else False)
+
+  def data(self) -> memoryview:
+    """
+    Returns the data of this tensor as a memoryview.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4])
+    print(np.frombuffer(t.data(), dtype=np.int32))
+    ```
+    """
+    assert self.dtype.fmt is not None, f"no fmt dtype for {self.dtype}"
+    assert all_int(self.shape), f"no data if shape is symbolic, {self.shape=}"
+    return self._data().cast(self.dtype.fmt, self.shape)
+
+  def item(self) -> ConstType:
+    """
+    Returns the value of this tensor as a standard Python number.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor(42)
+    print(t.item())
+    ```
+    """
+    assert self.dtype.fmt is not None, f"no fmt dtype for {self.dtype}"
     assert self.numel() == 1, "must have one element for item"
-    return cast(Buffer, self.contiguous().realize().lazydata.base.realized).toCPU().item()
-  def data(self) -> memoryview: return self.numpy().data
+    return self._data().cast(self.dtype.fmt)[0]
+
+  # TODO: should be Tensor.tolist() -> Union[List[ConstType], ConstType]. The List is Sequence because mypy expects memoryview.tolist() -> list[int]
+  # src: https://github.com/python/mypy/blob/release-1.6/mypy/typeshed/stdlib/builtins.pyi#L803
+  def tolist(self) -> Union[Sequence[ConstType], ConstType]:
+    """
+    Returns the value of this tensor as a nested list.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4])
+    print(t.tolist())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.data().tolist()
 
-  # TODO: this should import numpy and use .data() to construct the array
   def numpy(self) -> np.ndarray:
-    assert all_int(self.shape), f"no numpy if shape is symbolic, {self.shape=}"
-    assert self.dtype.np is not None, f"no numpy dtype for {self.dtype}"
-    if 0 in self.shape: return np.zeros(self.shape, dtype=self.dtype.np)
-    t = self if isinstance(self.device, str) else self.to("CPU")
-    return t.cast(self.dtype.scalar()).contiguous().realize().lazydata.base.realized.toCPU().astype(self.dtype.np, copy=True).reshape(self.shape)
-
-  def to(self, device:Optional[str]) -> Tensor:
-    if device is None or device == self.device: return self
-    ret = Tensor(self.lazydata, device)
-    if self.grad: ret.grad = self.grad.to(device)
+    """
+    Returns the value of this tensor as a `numpy.ndarray`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4])
+    print(repr(t.numpy()))
+    ```
+    """
+    if self.dtype == dtypes.bfloat16: return self.float().numpy()
+    assert self.dtype.np is not None, f"no np dtype for {self.dtype}"
+    assert all_int(self.shape), f"no data if shape is symbolic, {self.shape=}"
+    return np.frombuffer(self._data(), dtype=self.dtype.np).reshape(self.shape)
+
+  def to(self, device:Optional[Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]]]) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Moves the tensor to the given device.
+    """
+    device = tuple(Device.canonicalize(x) for x in device) if isinstance(device, (tuple, list)) else Device.canonicalize(device)
+    if device == self.device: return self
+    if not isinstance(device, str): return self.shard(device)
+    ret = Tensor(self.lazydata, device, requires_grad=self.requires_grad)
+    if self.grad is not None: ret.grad = self.grad.to(device)
+    if hasattr(self, '_ctx'): ret._ctx = self._ctx
     return ret
 
-  def to_(self, device:Optional[str]):
-    if device is None or device == self.device: return
-    if self.grad: self.grad = self.grad.to_(device)
-    _ret = Tensor(self.lazydata, device)
-    self.lazydata = _ret.lazydata
+  def to_(self, device:Optional[Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]]]):
+    """
+    Moves the tensor to the given device in place.
+    """
+    real = self.to(device)
+    # TODO: is this assign?
+    if self.grad is not None and real.grad is not None: self.grad.lazydata = real.grad.lazydata
+    self.lazydata = real.lazydata
 
   def shard(self, devices:Tuple[str, ...], axis:Optional[int]=None) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Shards the tensor across the given devices.
+    """
     assert isinstance(self.lazydata, LazyBuffer), "can't shard a MultiLazyBuffer"
     canonical_devices = tuple(Device.canonicalize(x) for x in devices)
-    return Tensor(MultiLazyBuffer.from_sharded(self.lazydata, canonical_devices, axis), device=canonical_devices)
+    if axis is not None and axis < 0: axis += len(self.shape)
+    return Tensor(MultiLazyBuffer.from_sharded(self.lazydata, canonical_devices, axis), device=canonical_devices, requires_grad=self.requires_grad)
 
   def shard_(self, devices:Tuple[str, ...], axis:Optional[int]=None):
+    """
+    Shards the tensor across the given devices in place.
+    """
     self.lazydata = self.shard(devices, axis).lazydata
     return self
 
+  @staticmethod
+  def from_node(y:Node, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    if isinstance(y, MulNode): return Tensor.from_node(y.a, **kwargs) * y.b
+    if isinstance(y, Variable): return Tensor(y, **kwargs, requires_grad=False)
+    raise RuntimeError(f"unhandled Node {y}")
+
   # ***** creation llop entrypoint *****
 
   @staticmethod
-  def _loadop(op, shape, device:Optional[str]=None, dtype:Optional[DType]=None, arg=None, **kwargs):
-    return Tensor(LazyBuffer.loadop(op, shape, dtype or dtypes.default_float, Device.canonicalize(device), arg), dtype=dtype, device=device, **kwargs)
+  def _loadop(op, shape, device:Optional[Union[Tuple[str, ...], str]]=None, dtype:Optional[DType]=None, arg=None, **kwargs):
+    if isinstance(device, tuple):
+      return Tensor(MultiLazyBuffer([LazyBuffer.loadop(op, shape, dtype or dtypes.default_float, Device.canonicalize(d), arg) \
+                                      for d in device], None), device, dtype, **kwargs)
+    return Tensor(LazyBuffer.loadop(op, shape, dtype or dtypes.default_float, Device.canonicalize(device), arg), device, dtype, **kwargs)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def empty(*shape, **kwargs): return Tensor._loadop(LoadOps.EMPTY, argfix(*shape), **kwargs)
+  def empty(*shape, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates an empty tensor with the given shape.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.empty(2, 3)
+    print(t.shape)
+    ```
+    """
+    return Tensor._loadop(LoadOps.EMPTY, argfix(*shape), **kwargs)
 
   _seed: int = int(time.time())
+  _rng_counter: Optional[Tensor] = None
   @staticmethod
-  def manual_seed(seed=0): Tensor._seed = seed
+  def manual_seed(seed=0):
+    """
+    Sets the seed for random operations.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor._seed)
+    ```
+    """
+    Tensor._seed, Tensor._rng_counter = seed, Tensor([0], dtype=dtypes.uint32, requires_grad=False)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def rand(*shape, **kwargs): return Tensor._loadop(LoadOps.CUSTOM, argfix(*shape), arg=custom_random, **kwargs)
+  def rand(*shape, device:Optional[Union[Tuple[str, ...], str]]=None, dtype:Optional[DType]=None, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval `[0, 1)`.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.rand(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    if Tensor._rng_counter is None: Tensor._rng_counter = Tensor([0], dtype=dtypes.uint32, requires_grad=False)
+    if not THREEFRY.value:
+      # for bfloat16, numpy rand passes buffer in float
+      if (dtype or dtypes.default_float) == dtypes.bfloat16:
+        return Tensor.rand(*shape, **kwargs, device=device, dtype=dtypes.float).cast(dtypes.bfloat16)
+      return Tensor._loadop(LoadOps.CUSTOM, argfix(*shape), arg=custom_random, device=device, dtype=dtype, **kwargs)
+
+    # threefry
+    if (num := prod((shape:=argfix(*shape)))) == 0: return Tensor.zeros(shape, device=device, dtype=dtype, **kwargs)
+    counts1 = (Tensor.arange(math.ceil(num / 2), device=device, dtype=dtypes.uint32, requires_grad=False)+Tensor._rng_counter.to(device)).realize()
+    counts2 = counts1 + math.ceil(num / 2)
+    Tensor._rng_counter.assign(Tensor._rng_counter + num).realize()
+
+    rotations = [[13, 15, 26, 6], [17, 29, 16, 24]]
+    ks = [0x0, Tensor._seed ^ 0x0 ^ 0x1BD11BDA, Tensor._seed]
+
+    x = [counts1 + ks[-1], counts2 + ks[0]]
+    for i in range(5):
+      for r in rotations[i % 2]: x[0], x[1] = (x0 := x[0] + x[1]), x0 ^ ((x[1] << r) + (x[1] >> (32 - r)))
+      x = [(x[0] + ks[i % 3]), (x[1] + ks[(i + 1) % 3] + i + 1)]
+    out = x[0].cat(x[1]).rshift(8).cast(dtypes.float32).div(2 ** 24)[:num]
+    out = out.reshape(shape).cast(dtypes.default_float if dtype is None else dtype)
+    out.requires_grad = kwargs.get("requires_grad")
+    return out.contiguous()
 
   # ***** creation helper functions *****
 
   @staticmethod
-  def full(shape:Tuple[sint, ...], fill_value:Scalar, **kwargs):
+  def full(shape:Tuple[sint, ...], fill_value:ConstType, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with the given value.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.full((2, 3), 42).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.full((2, 3), False).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     return Tensor(fill_value, **kwargs).reshape((1, )*len(new_shape := argfix(shape))).expand(new_shape)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def zeros(*shape, **kwargs): return Tensor.full(argfix(*shape), 0.0, **kwargs)
+  def zeros(*shape, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with zeros.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.zeros(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.zeros(2, 3, dtype=dtypes.int32).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return Tensor.full(argfix(*shape), 0.0, **kwargs)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def ones(*shape, **kwargs): return Tensor.full(argfix(*shape), 1.0, **kwargs)
+  def ones(*shape, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with ones.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.ones(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.ones(2, 3, dtype=dtypes.int32).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return Tensor.full(argfix(*shape), 1.0, **kwargs)
 
   @staticmethod
   def arange(start, stop=None, step=1, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Returns a 1-D tensor of size `ceil((stop - start) / step)` with values from `[start, stop)`, with spacing between values given by `step`.
+
+    If `stop` is not specified, values are generated from `[0, start)` with the given `step`.
+
+    If `stop` is specified, values are generated from `[start, stop)` with the given `step`.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.arange(5).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.arange(5, 10).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.arange(5, 10, 2).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.arange(5.5, 10, 2).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     if stop is None: stop, start = start, 0
+    assert all(isinstance(s, (int, float)) for s in (start, stop, step)), f"symbolic arange not supported {start=}, {stop=}, {step=}"
     dtype = kwargs.pop("dtype", dtypes.default_float if any(isinstance(x, float) for x in (start, stop, step)) else dtypes.default_int)
-    return (Tensor.full((math.ceil((stop-start)/step),), step, dtype=dtype, **kwargs).cumsum() + (start - step)).cast(dtype)
+    return (Tensor.full((math.ceil((stop-start)/step),), step, dtype=dtype, **kwargs)._cumsum() + (start - step)).cast(dtype)
 
   @staticmethod
   def eye(dim:int, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates an identity matrix of the given dimension.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.eye(3).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     return Tensor.ones((dim,1),**kwargs).pad((None,(0,dim))).flatten().shrink(((0,dim*dim),)).reshape(dim, dim)
 
-  def full_like(self, fill_value:Scalar, **kwargs):
+  def full_like(self, fill_value:ConstType, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the same shape as `self`, filled with the given value.
+    If `dtype` is not specified, the dtype of `self` is used.
+
+    You can pass in the `device` keyword argument to control device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
+    print(Tensor.full_like(t, 42).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     return Tensor.full(self.shape, fill_value, dtype=kwargs.pop("dtype", self.dtype), device=kwargs.pop("device", self.device), **kwargs)
-  def zeros_like(self, **kwargs): return self.full_like(0, **kwargs)
-  def ones_like(self, **kwargs): return self.full_like(1, **kwargs)
+
+  def zeros_like(self, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the same shape as `self`, filled with zeros.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
+    print(Tensor.zeros_like(t).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.full_like(0, **kwargs)
+
+  def ones_like(self, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the same shape as `self`, filled with ones.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.zeros(2, 3)
+    print(Tensor.ones_like(t).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.full_like(1, **kwargs)
 
   # ***** rng hlops *****
 
   @staticmethod
   def randn(*shape, dtype:Optional[DType]=None, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a normal distribution with mean `0` and standard deviation `1`.
+    If `dtype` is not specified, the default type is used.
+
+    You can pass in the `device` keyword argument to control device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.randn(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box%E2%80%93Muller_transform
-    src = Tensor.rand((2, *argfix(*shape)), **kwargs)
+    src = Tensor.rand((2, *argfix(*shape)), **{**kwargs, "dtype": dtypes.float32})
     return src[0].mul(2*math.pi).cos().mul((1 - src[1]).log().mul(-2).sqrt()).cast(dtype or dtypes.default_float)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def randint(*shape, low=0, high=10, **kwargs) -> Tensor: return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=low, high=high, dtype=dtypes.int32)
+  def randint(*shape, low=0, high=10, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random integer values generated uniformly from the interval `[low, high)`.
+    If `dtype` is not specified, the default type is used.
+
+    You can pass in the `device` keyword argument to control device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.randint(2, 3, low=5, high=10).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    if not isinstance(low, int) or not isinstance(high, int): raise TypeError(f"{low=} and {high=} must be integers")
+    dtype = kwargs.pop("dtype", dtypes.int32)
+    if not dtypes.is_int(dtype): raise TypeError(f"{dtype=} must be int")
+    return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=low, high=high, dtype=dtype, **kwargs)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def normal(*shape, mean=0.0, std=1.0, **kwargs) -> Tensor: return (std * Tensor.randn(*shape, **kwargs)) + mean
+  def normal(*shape, mean=0.0, std=1.0, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a normal distribution with the given `mean` and standard deviation `std`.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.normal(2, 3, mean=10, std=2).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (std * Tensor.randn(*shape, **kwargs)) + mean
 
   @staticmethod
   def uniform(*shape, low=0.0, high=1.0, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval `[low, high)`.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.uniform(2, 3, low=2, high=10).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     dtype = kwargs.pop("dtype", dtypes.default_float)
     return ((high-low) * Tensor.rand(*shape, **kwargs)).cast(dtype) + low
 
   @staticmethod
-  def scaled_uniform(*shape, **kwargs) -> Tensor: return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=-1.0, high=1.0, **kwargs).mul(prod(argfix(*shape))**-0.5)
+  def scaled_uniform(*shape, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution
+    over the interval `[-prod(shape)**-0.5, prod(shape)**-0.5)`.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.scaled_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=-1.0, high=1.0, **kwargs).mul(prod(argfix(*shape))**-0.5)
 
   # https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/keras/initializers/GlorotUniform
   @staticmethod
   def glorot_uniform(*shape, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    <https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/keras/initializers/GlorotUniform>
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.glorot_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=-1.0, high=1.0, **kwargs).mul((6/(argfix(*shape)[0]+prod(argfix(*shape)[1:])))**0.5)
 
   # https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_uniform_
   @staticmethod
   def kaiming_uniform(*shape, a:float = 0.01, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    <https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_uniform_>
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.kaiming_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     bound = math.sqrt(3.0) * math.sqrt(2.0 / (1 + a ** 2)) / math.sqrt(prod(argfix(*shape)[1:]))
     return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=-bound, high=bound, **kwargs)
 
   # https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_normal_
   @staticmethod
   def kaiming_normal(*shape, a:float = 0.01, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    <https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_normal_>
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    print(Tensor.kaiming_normal(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     std = math.sqrt(2.0 / (1 + a ** 2)) / math.sqrt(prod(argfix(*shape)[1:]))
     return Tensor.normal(*shape, mean=0.0, std=std, **kwargs)
 
@@ -254,31 +664,40 @@ class Tensor:
     assert replacement or num_samples == 1, "no replacement only supports num_samples = 1"
     weight = self.unsqueeze(0) if self.ndim == 1 else self
     cdf = (cw := weight.cumsum(1).float()) / cw[:, -1].unsqueeze(1)
-    unif_samples = Tensor.rand(num_samples, cdf.shape[0], 1)
+    unif_samples = Tensor.rand(num_samples, cdf.shape[0], 1, device=self.device)
     indices = (unif_samples.expand((-1, -1, cdf.shape[1])) >= cdf).sum(2).permute((1, 0))
-    return (indices.squeeze(0) if self.ndim == 1 else indices).cast(dtypes.default_int)
+    return (indices.squeeze(0) if self.ndim == 1 else indices).cast(dtypes.int32)
 
   # ***** toposort and backward pass *****
 
-  def deepwalk(self):
-    def _deepwalk(node, visited, nodes):
+  def _deepwalk(self):
+    def _walk(node, visited):
       visited.add(node)
       if getattr(node, "_ctx", None):
         for i in node._ctx.parents:
-          if i not in visited: _deepwalk(i, visited, nodes)
-        nodes.append(node)
-      return nodes
-    return _deepwalk(self, set(), [])
+          if i not in visited: yield from _walk(i, visited)
+        yield node
+    return list(_walk(self, set()))
 
   def backward(self) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Propagates the gradient of a tensor backwards through the computation graph.
+    Must be used on a scalar tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0], requires_grad=True)
+    t.sum().backward()
+    print(t.grad.numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     assert self.shape == tuple(), f"backward can only be called for scalar tensors, but it has shape {self.shape})"
 
     # fill in the first grad with one. don't use Tensor.ones because we don't need contiguous
     # this is "implicit gradient creation"
-    self.grad = Tensor(1.0, device=self.device, requires_grad=False)
+    self.grad = Tensor(1.0, dtype=self.dtype, device=self.device, requires_grad=False)
 
-    for t0 in reversed(self.deepwalk()):
-      assert (t0.grad is not None)
+    for t0 in reversed(self._deepwalk()):
+      if t0.grad is None: raise RuntimeError(f"tensor {t0} has no grad")
       grads = t0._ctx.backward(t0.grad.lazydata)
       grads = [Tensor(g, device=self.device, requires_grad=False) if g is not None else None
         for g in ([grads] if len(t0._ctx.parents) == 1 else grads)]
@@ -289,67 +708,164 @@ class Tensor:
       del t0._ctx
     return self
 
-  # ***** movement mlops *****
+  # ***** movement low level ops *****
+
+  def view(self, *shape) -> Tensor:
+    """`.view` is an alias for `.reshape`."""
+    return self.reshape(shape)
 
   def reshape(self, shape, *args) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a tensor with the same data as the original tensor but with a different shape.
+    `shape` can be passed as a tuple or as separate arguments.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(6)
+    print(t.reshape(2, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     new_shape = argfix(shape, *args)
-    return mlops.Reshape.apply(self, shape=tuple([-prod(self.shape) // prod(new_shape) if s == -1 else (s if s is not None else self.shape[i]) for i,s in enumerate(new_shape)]))  # noqa: E501
+    new_shape = tuple([-prod(self.shape) // prod(new_shape) if s == -1 else (s if s is not None else self.shape[i]) for i,s in enumerate(new_shape)])
+    return F.Reshape.apply(self, shape=new_shape) if new_shape != self.shape else self
+
   def expand(self, shape, *args) -> Tensor:
-    if shape == self.shape: return self
-    return mlops.Expand.apply(self, shape=tuple([x if x != -1 else s for s,x in zip(self.shape, argfix(shape, *args))]))
-  def permute(self, order, *args) -> Tensor: return mlops.Permute.apply(self, order=argfix(order, *args))
-  def flip(self, axis, *args) -> Tensor: return mlops.Flip.apply(self, axis=[x if x >= 0 else x+len(self.shape) for x in argfix(axis, *args)])
+    """
+    Returns a tensor that is expanded to the shape that is specified.
+    Expand can also increase the number of dimensions that a tensor has.
+
+    Passing a `-1` or `None` to a dimension means that its size will not be changed.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1, 2, 3])
+    print(t.expand(4, -1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self._broadcast_to(tuple(sh if s==-1 or s is None else s for s, sh in zip(*(_pad_left(argfix(shape, *args), self.shape)))))
+
+  def permute(self, order, *args) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a tensor that is a permutation of the original tensor.
+    The new tensor has the same data as the original tensor but with the dimensions permuted according to the order specified.
+    `order` can be passed as a tuple or as separate arguments.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(6).reshape(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.permute(1, 0).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Permute.apply(self, order=argfix(order, *args))
+
+  def flip(self, axis, *args) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a tensor that reverses the order of the original tensor along given `axis`.
+    `axis` can be passed as a tuple or as separate arguments.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(6).reshape(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.flip(0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.flip((0, 1)).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Flip.apply(self, axis=[x if x >= 0 else x+len(self.shape) for x in argfix(axis, *args)])
+
   def shrink(self, arg:Tuple[Optional[Tuple[sint, sint]], ...]) -> Tensor:
-    if not any(x is not None and x != (0,s) for x,s in zip(arg, self.shape)): return self
-    return mlops.Shrink.apply(self, arg=tuple(x if x is not None else (0,s) for x,s in zip(arg, self.shape)))
+    """
+    Returns a tensor that shrinks the each axis based on input arg.
+    `arg` must have the same length as `self.ndim`.
+    For each axis, it can be `None`, which means no shrink, or a tuple `(start, end)` that works the same as Python slice.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(9).reshape(3, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.shrink(((None, (1, 3)))).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.shrink((((0, 2), (0, 2)))).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    if all(x is None or x == (0,s) for x,s in zip(arg, self.shape)): return self
+    return F.Shrink.apply(self, arg=tuple(x if x is not None else (0,s) for x,s in zip(arg, self.shape)))
+
   def pad(self, arg:Tuple[Optional[Tuple[sint, sint]], ...], value:float=0.0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a tensor that pads the each axis based on input arg.
+    `arg` must have the same length as `self.ndim`.
+    For each axis, it can be `None`, which means no pad, or a tuple `(pad_before, pad_after)`.
+    If `value` is specified, the tensor is padded with `value` instead of `0.0`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(6).reshape(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.pad(((None, (1, 2)))).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.pad(((None, (1, 2))), -2).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     if all(x is None or x == (0,0) for x in arg): return self
-    ret = mlops.Pad.apply(self, arg=(narg:=tuple(x if x is not None else (0,0) for x in arg)))
-    return ret if 0 == value else ret + mlops.Pad.apply(Tensor.ones_like(self), arg=narg).where(0, value)
-
-  # ***** movement hlops *****
-
-  # - Negative indices are taken relative to the end of the sequence, so X[-2] returns the 2nd-to-last element
-  # - A slice i:j returns the elements with indices in [i, j)
-  #    - If omitted, i and j will default to 0 and N, respectively, where N is the length of the sequence
-  #    - Negative values for i and j are taken relative to the end of the sequence
-  #    - Both i and j will be clamped to the range (-N, N], where N in the length of the sequence
-  # - Indexing with None on a given axis will add a new dimension of size one before that axis
-  # - Empty slices are not allowed (tensors with 0s in shape have to be supported first, for all backends).
-  # - For a slice [i:j:k] finding the correct indices is delegated to slice.indices(len).
-  # - Strides > 1 and < 0 are now allowed!:
-  #    - This works by applying Shrink -> [[Flip -> ] Pad -> Reshape -> Shrink] -> Reshape (ops in brackets are optional)
-  #    - Idea of stride < 0 support:
-  #        - Do the slice first, flip the axes were slice.step is negative, do slice.step -> -slice.step. Go to steps below.
-  #    - Idea of stride `s` > 1 support (Pad -> Reshape -> Shrink):
-  #        - Instead of doing [::s] on axis [dim_sz], do [:, 0] on axes [dim_sz_padded // s, s].
-  #        - So pad dim_sz with as many zeros as needed (dim_sz -> dim_sz_padded) so that reshape to [dim_sz_padded // s, s]
-  #          is possible.
-  #        - Apply Shrink to do the slice [:, 0] on axes of shapes [dim_sz_padded // s, s].
-  # - Fancy indexing and combined indexing is supported
-  #    - Combined indexing works by letting regular slicing finish first -> computing the resulting dims w.r.t to Tensors passed in -> fancy indexing
-  #    - Any Tensors passed in __getitem__ will perform (CMPEQ with arange -> MUL with self -> SUM_REDUCE) iteratively
-  #        - The first iteration will expand the dim of self while consecutive iterations will reduce the dim
-  #    - There's a special case where a permute is needed at the end:
-  #        - if first Tensor passed in (expand dims) is not at dim 0
-  #        - and following Tensors does not follow consecutively to the end of fancy indexing's dims
-  # TODO: boolean indices
-  # TODO: figure out the exact acceptable types for indices, especially for internal list/tuple types
-  # TODO: update docs
-  def __getitem__(self, indices: Union[int, slice, Tensor, None, List, Tuple]) -> Tensor: # no ellipsis type...
+    ret = F.Pad.apply(self, arg=(narg:=tuple(x if x is not None else (0,0) for x in arg)))
+    return ret if 0 == value else ret + F.Pad.apply(Tensor.ones_like(self), arg=narg).where(0, value)
+
+  # ***** movement high level ops *****
+
+  # Supported Indexing Implementations:
+  #   1. Int indexing (no copy)
+  #     - for all dims where there's int, shrink -> reshape
+  #     - negative indices are taken relative to the end of the sequence, so X[-2] returns the 2nd-to-last element
+  #     - X = Tensor.rand(4,5,9); X[2,-2] shrinks the Tensor to X.shrink(((2, 3), (3, 4), (0, 9))) -> X.shape=(1,1,9)
+  #     - Then we reshape (collapse) the int dim away such that for X: (1,1,9) -> (9,)
+  #   2. Slice indexing (no copy)
+  #     - for all dims where slice is start:end:stride, shrink -> Optional[flip] -> pad -> reshape -> shrink
+  #     - first shrink the Tensor to X.shrink(((start, end),))
+  #     - then we apply stride through Optional[flip] -> pad -> reshape -> shrink
+  #       - flip where dim value is negative
+  #       - pad 0's on dims such that reshaping [dim_size_padded] -> [dim_size_padded // stride, stride] is possible
+  #       - shrink [dim_size_padded // stride, stride] -> [dim_size_padded // stride, 1]
+  #       - reshape [dim_size_padded // stride, 1] -> [dim_size_padded // stride] and now you have your stride
+  #   3. None indexing (no copy)
+  #     - reshape (inject) a dim at the dim where there's None
+  #   4. Tensor indexing (copy)
+  #     - use Tensor.arange == tensor_index to create masks for dims with Tensors (adds a dim for each mask)
+  #     - combine masks together with mul
+  #     - apply mask to self by mask * self
+  #     - sum reduce away the extra dims added from creating masks
+  # Tiny Things:
+  #   1. Supported indices: Union[int, slice, Tensor, None, List, Tuple, Ellipsis]
+  #     - for any list, List[Union[List, Tuple, int]], must have homogeneous shape
+  #     - for any tuple, Tuple[Union[List, Tuple, int]], must have homogeneous shape
+  #   2. Bool indexing is not supported
+  #   3. Out of bounds Tensor indexing results in 0
+  #     - e.g: Tensor([1, 2, 3])[Tensor([4, 3, 2])] -> [0, 0, 3] index 4 and 3 are OOB
+  def __getitem__(self, indices) -> Tensor:
     # 1. indices normalization and validation
     # treat internal tuples and lists as Tensors and standardize indices to list type
-    if isinstance(indices, (tuple, list)):
-      # special case <indices: List[int]>, a lil ugly
-      if isinstance(indices, list) and all_int(indices): indices = [Tensor(indices, requires_grad=False, device=self.device)]
-      else: indices = [Tensor(list(i), requires_grad=False, device=self.device) if isinstance(i, (tuple, list)) else i for i in indices]
+    if isinstance(indices, list) and all_int(indices): indices = [Tensor(indices, self.device, requires_grad=False)]
+    elif isinstance(indices, (tuple, list)):
+      indices = [Tensor(list(i), self.device, requires_grad=False) if isinstance(i, (tuple, list)) else i for i in indices]
     else: indices = [indices]
 
+    # turn scalar Tensors into const val for int indexing if possible
+    indices = [self._to_const_val(i) if isinstance(i, Tensor) and i.shape == () else i for i in indices]
+    # move Tensor indices to the same device as self
+    indices = [i.to(self.device) if isinstance(i, Tensor) else i for i in indices]
+
     # filter ellipsis and fill with slice(None) or fill rest of indices with slice(None)
     ellipsis_idx = [dim for dim, i in enumerate(indices) if i is Ellipsis]
     fill_idx = ellipsis_idx[0] if ellipsis_idx else len(indices)
-    num_slices = len(indices) - len(ellipsis_idx) - sum(1 for i in indices if i is None)
-    indices[fill_idx:fill_idx+1] = [slice(None)] * (len(self.shape) - num_slices)
+    num_indices = len(indices) - len(ellipsis_idx) - sum(1 for i in indices if i is None)
+    indices[fill_idx:fill_idx+1] = [slice(None)] * (len(self.shape) - num_indices)
 
     # use Dict[type, List[dimension]] to track elements in indices
     type_dim: DefaultDict[Union[type, None], List[int]] = defaultdict(list)
@@ -359,212 +875,640 @@ class Tensor:
     indices_filtered = [v for v in indices if v is not None]
     for dim,i in enumerate(indices_filtered): type_dim[type(i)].append(dim)
 
-    # validation! raise Errors
-    if slice in type_dim and self.ndim == 0: raise IndexError("slice cannot be applied to a 0-dim tensor.")
-    if len(ellipsis_idx) > 1: raise IndexError("an index can only have a single ellipsis ('...')")
-    if float in type_dim: raise IndexError("float type is not valid index")
-    if any(isinstance(i, slice) and i.step == 0 for i in indices): raise ValueError('slice step cannot be 0')
-    if num_slices > len(self.shape): raise IndexError(f"too many indices for tensor of dimension {len(self.shape)}")
+    for index_type in type_dim:
+      if index_type not in [None, int, slice, Tensor]: raise IndexError(f"{index_type=} not supported")
+    if len(ellipsis_idx) > 1: raise IndexError("indices can only have a single ellipsis ('...')")
+    if num_indices > self.ndim: raise IndexError(f"too many {num_indices=} for {self.ndim=}")
 
-    # 2. basic indexing (no copy)
+    # 2. basic indexing, uses only movement ops (no copy)
     # currently indices_filtered: Tuple[Union[slice, int, Tensor], ...]
     # turn indices in indices_filtered to Tuple[shrink_arg, strides]
     for dim in type_dim[int]:
       if (index := indices_filtered[dim]) >= (size := self.shape[dim]) or index < -size:
-        raise IndexError(f"{index=} is out of bounds for dimension {dim} with {size=}")
+        raise IndexError(f"{index=} is out of bounds on {dim=} with {size=}")
       indices_filtered[dim] = ((index, index+1), 1) if index >= 0 else ((size+index, size+index+1), 1)
     for dim in type_dim[slice]:
-      s, e, st = indices_filtered[dim].indices(self.shape[dim])
-      indices_filtered[dim] = ((0, 0) if (st > 0 and e < s) or (st <= 0 and e > s) else (s, e) if st > 0 else (e+1, s+1), st)
-    for dim in type_dim[Tensor]: indices_filtered[dim] = ((0, self.shape[dim]), 1)
+      if (index := indices_filtered[dim]).step == 0: raise ValueError(f"{index=} on {dim=} cannot have 0 as step")
+      s, e, st = index.indices(self.shape[dim])
+      indices_filtered[dim] = ((0, 0) if (st * (e - s)) < 0 else (s, e) if st > 0 else (e+1, s+1), st)
+    # record tensors and skip all Tensor dims for basic indexing
+    tensor_index: List[Tensor] = []
+    for dim in type_dim[Tensor]:
+      tensor_index.append(index := indices_filtered[dim])
+      if not dtypes.is_int(index.dtype): raise IndexError(f"{index.dtype=} on {dim=} is not supported, only int tensor indexing is supported")
+      indices_filtered[dim] = ((0, self.shape[dim]), 1)
 
     new_slice, strides = ((),()) if not indices_filtered else zip(*indices_filtered)
-    ret = self.shrink(new_slice).flip(axis=[i for i, s in enumerate(strides) if s < 0])
-    # add strides by pad -> reshape -> shrink
+    ret = self.shrink(new_slice).flip(tuple(i for i, s in enumerate(strides) if s < 0))
     if any(abs(s) != 1 for s in strides):
       strides = tuple(abs(s) for s in strides)
       ret = ret.pad(tuple((0, round_up(sh, s) - sh) for s, sh in zip(strides, ret.shape)))
-      ret = ret.reshape(flatten([sh // s, s] for s, sh in zip(strides, ret.shape)))
+      ret = ret.reshape(tuple(flatten((sh // s, s) for s, sh in zip(strides, ret.shape))))
       ret = ret.shrink(tuple(flatten(((0, sh), (0, 1)) for sh in ret.shape[::2]))).reshape(ret.shape[::2])
 
     # inject 1 for dim where it's None and collapse dim for int
     new_shape = list(ret.shape)
     for dim in type_dim[None]: new_shape.insert(dim, 1)
-    for dim in (dims_collapsed := [dim + sum(1 for d in type_dim[None] if dim >= d) for dim in reversed(type_dim[int])]): new_shape.pop(dim)
-    assert all_int(new_shape), f"does not support symbolic shape {new_shape}"
+    for dim in (dims_collapsed := tuple(dim + sum(1 for d in type_dim[None] if dim >= d) for dim in reversed(type_dim[int]))): new_shape.pop(dim)
 
     ret = ret.reshape(new_shape)
+    assert all_int(ret.shape), f"does not support symbolic shape {ret.shape}"
 
     # 3. advanced indexing (copy)
     if type_dim[Tensor]:
+      # calculate dim of current ret by subtracting dims collapsed and adding dims injected up until tensor_dim
+      def calc_dim(tensor_dim:int) -> int:
+        return tensor_dim - sum(1 for d in dims_collapsed if tensor_dim >= d) + sum(1 for d in type_dim[None] if tensor_dim >= d)
+
+      # track tensor_dim and tensor_index using a dict
+      # calc_dim to get dim and use that to normalize the negative tensor indices
+      idx: Dict[int,Tensor] = {(dim := calc_dim(td)):(tensor<0).where(ret.shape[dim],0) + tensor for td,tensor in zip(type_dim[Tensor], tensor_index)}
 
-      # extract tensors and tensor dimensions
-      idx, tdim = [], []
-      for tensor_dim in type_dim[Tensor]:
-        dims_collapsed_, dims_injected = sum(1 for d in dims_collapsed if tensor_dim >= d), sum(1 for d in type_dim[None] if tensor_dim >= d)
-        tdim.append(td := tensor_dim - dims_collapsed_ + dims_injected)
-        # normalize the negative tensor indices
-        idx.append(((t := indices[tensor_dim + dims_injected]) < 0).where(ret.shape[td], 0) + t)
-        # TODO uint8 and bool tensor indexing
-        if not (dtypes.is_int(t.dtype) or t.dtype == dtypes.bool): raise IndexError("tensors used as indices must be int or bool tensors")
-
-      # compute sum_dim, arange, and idx
-      max_dim = max(i.ndim for i in idx)
-      sum_dim = [d if n==0 else d+max_dim-n for n,d in enumerate(tdim)]
-      arange = [Tensor.arange(ret.shape[d], requires_grad=False, device=self.device).reshape(*[1]*sd, ret.shape[d], *[1]*(ret.ndim + max_dim - n - sd - 1)) for n,(sd,d) in enumerate(zip(sum_dim, tdim))]   # noqa: E501
-      first_idx = [idx[0].reshape(*[1]*tdim[0], *[1]*(1 + max_dim - idx[0].ndim), *idx[0].shape, *[1]*(ret.ndim - tdim[0] - 1))]
-      rest_idx = [i.reshape(*[1]*tdim[0], *[1]*(max_dim - i.ndim), *i.shape, *[1]*(ret.ndim - tdim[0] - n)) for n,i in enumerate(idx[1:], 1)]
-      reshaped_idx = first_idx + rest_idx
-      ret = ret.reshape(*ret.shape[:sum_dim[0]+1], *[1]*max_dim, *ret.shape[sum_dim[0]+1:])
-
-      # iteratively eq -> mul -> sum fancy index
-      try:
-        for a,i,sd in zip(arange, reshaped_idx, sum_dim): ret = (a==i).mul(ret).sum(sd)
-      except AssertionError as exc: raise IndexError(f"cannot broadcast with index shapes {', '.join(str(i.shape) for i in idx)}") from exc
+      masks, first_dim, last_dim = [], min(idx.keys()), max(idx.keys())
+      pre_reduce_shape = ret.shape[:first_dim] + (big_shape := _broadcast_shape(*(t.shape for t in idx.values()))) + ret.shape[first_dim:]
+
+      # create masks
+      for dim, i in idx.items():
+        try: i = i.reshape(i.shape + (1,)*(ret.ndim - first_dim)).expand(pre_reduce_shape)
+        except ValueError as e: raise IndexError(f"cannot broadcast indices: {e}") from e
+        a = Tensor.arange(ret.shape[dim], device=self.device, requires_grad=False).reshape((ret.shape[dim],) + (1,)*(ret.ndim - dim - 1))
+        masks.append(i == a)
+
+      # reduce masks to 1 mask
+      mask: Tensor = functools.reduce(lambda x,y: x.mul(y), masks)
+
+      # inject 1's for the extra dims added in create masks
+      sh = ret.shape[:first_dim] + (1,) * len(big_shape) + ret.shape[first_dim:]
+      # sum reduce the extra dims introduced in create masks
+      ret = (ret.reshape(sh) * mask).sum(tuple(i + len(big_shape) for i in idx.keys()), acc_dtype=ret.dtype)
 
       # special permute case
-      if tdim[0] != 0 and len(tdim) != 1 and tdim != list(range(tdim[0], tdim[-1]+1)):
-        ret_dims = list(range(ret.ndim))
-        ret = ret.permute(ret_dims[tdim[0]:tdim[0]+max_dim] + ret_dims[:tdim[0]] + ret_dims[tdim[0]+max_dim:])
+      if first_dim != 0 and len(idx) != 1 and tuple(idx.keys()) != tuple(range(first_dim, last_dim+1)):
+        ret = ret.permute(*range(first_dim, first_dim+len(big_shape)), *range(0, first_dim), *range(first_dim+len(big_shape), ret.ndim))
     return ret
 
-  def __setitem__(self,indices,v): return self.__getitem__(indices).assign(v)
-
-  # NOTE: using slice is discouraged and things should migrate to pad and shrink
-  def slice(self, arg:Sequence[Optional[Tuple[int, sint]]], value:float=0) -> Tensor:
+  def __setitem__(self, indices, v:Union[Tensor, ConstType]) -> None:
+    if isinstance(self.device, str) and self.device.startswith("DISK"):
+      self.__getitem__(indices).assign(v)
+      return
+    # NOTE: check that setitem target is valid first
+    assert all(lb.st.contiguous for lb in self.lazydata.lbs), "setitem target needs to be contiguous"
+    if not isinstance(v, (Tensor, float, int, bool)): raise TypeError(f"can't set a {type(v).__name__} to a Tensor")
+    if not isinstance(v, Tensor): v = Tensor(v, device=self.device, dtype=self.dtype)
+    if self.requires_grad or v.requires_grad: raise NotImplementedError("setitem with requires_grad is not supported")
+    if isinstance(indices, (Tensor, list)) or (isinstance(indices, tuple) and any(isinstance(i, (Tensor, list)) for i in indices)):
+      raise NotImplementedError("Advanced indexing setitem is not currently supported")
+
+    assign_to = self.realize().__getitem__(indices)
+    # NOTE: contiguous to prevent const folding.
+    v = v.cast(assign_to.dtype)._broadcast_to(_broadcast_shape(assign_to.shape, v.shape)).contiguous()
+    assign_to.assign(v).realize()
+
+  # NOTE: using _slice is discouraged and things should migrate to pad and shrink
+  def _slice(self, arg:Sequence[Optional[Tuple[int, sint]]], value:float=0) -> Tensor:
     arg_ = tuple(a if a is not None else (0, s) for s,a in zip(self.shape, arg))
     padding = tuple((max(0, -l), max(0, r-s)) for s,(l,r) in zip(self.shape, arg_))
     return self.pad(padding, value=value).shrink(tuple((l + pl, r + pl) for (l,r),(pl,_) in zip(arg_, padding)))
 
-  def gather(self:Tensor, idx:Tensor, dim:int) -> Tensor:
-    assert idx.ndim == self.ndim, "self.ndim must equal idx.ndim"
-    assert all(s >= i for s,i in zip(self.shape, idx.shape)), "all dim of idx.shape must be smaller than self.shape"
-    if dim < 0: dim += self.ndim
-    idx = idx.transpose(ax1=dim, ax2=0).unsqueeze(-1)
+  def gather(self:Tensor, dim:int, index:Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Gathers values along an axis specified by `dim`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.gather(1, Tensor([[0, 0], [1, 0]])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    assert index.ndim == self.ndim, f"self.ndim must equal index.ndim, {self.ndim=}, {index.ndim=}"
+    assert all(s >= i for s,i in zip(self.shape, index.shape)), "all dim of index.shape must be smaller than self.shape"
+    dim = self._resolve_dim(dim)
+    index = index.to(self.device).transpose(0, dim).unsqueeze(-1)
     permarg = list(range(self.ndim))
     permarg = permarg[1:dim] + [permarg[0]] + permarg[dim+1:] + [permarg[dim]] if dim != 0 else permarg[1:] + [permarg[0]]
-    return ((idx == Tensor.arange(self.shape[dim], requires_grad=False, device=self.device)) * self.permute(*permarg).shrink(tuple([*[(0,sh) for sh in idx.shape[1:-1]], (0,self.shape[dim])])).unsqueeze(0)).sum(-1).transpose(ax1=0, ax2=dim)  # noqa: E501
+    return ((index == Tensor.arange(self.shape[dim], requires_grad=False, device=self.device)) * self.permute(*permarg).shrink(
+      tuple([*[(0,sh) for sh in index.shape[1:-1]], None])).unsqueeze(0)).sum(-1, acc_dtype=self.dtype).transpose(0, dim)
 
   def cat(self:Tensor, *args:Tensor, dim:int=0) -> Tensor:
-    if dim < 0: dim += self.ndim
+    """
+    Concatenates self with other `Tensor` in `args` along an axis specified by `dim`.
+    All tensors must have the same shape except in the concatenating dimension.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t0, t1, t2 = Tensor([[1, 2]]), Tensor([[3, 4]]), Tensor([[5, 6]])
+    print(t0.cat(t1, t2, dim=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t0.cat(t1, t2, dim=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    dim = self._resolve_dim(dim)
     assert all(len(y.shape) == len(self.shape) and all(y.shape[i] == s for i,s in enumerate(self.shape) if i != dim) for y in args)
     catargs = [self, *args]
-    assert all(t.shape for t in catargs), "zero-dimensional tensor cannot be concatenated"
-    shapes = [s.shape[dim] for s in catargs]
-    shape_cumsum = [0, *itertools.accumulate(shapes)]
+    cat_dims = [s.shape[dim] for s in catargs]
+    cat_dim_cumsum = [0, *itertools.accumulate(cat_dims)]
     slc:List[List[Optional[Tuple[sint, sint]]]] = [[None for _ in self.shape] for _ in catargs]
-    for shp,k,s in zip(shapes, shape_cumsum[:-1], slc): s[dim] = (k, shape_cumsum[-1] - k - shp)
-    return reduce(Tensor.__add__, [arg.pad(tuple(s)) for arg,s in zip(catargs, slc)])
-
-  @staticmethod
-  def stack(tensors:Sequence[Tensor], dim:int=0) -> Tensor:
-    unsqueezed_tensors = [tensor.unsqueeze(dim) for tensor in tensors]
+    for d,k,s in zip(cat_dims, cat_dim_cumsum[:-1], slc): s[dim] = (k, cat_dim_cumsum[-1] - k - d)
+    return functools.reduce(Tensor.__add__, [arg.pad(tuple(s)) for arg,s in zip(catargs, slc)])
+
+  def stack(self:Tensor, *args:Tensor, dim:int=0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Concatenates self with other `Tensor` in `args` along a new dimension specified by `dim`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t0, t1, t2 = Tensor([1, 2]), Tensor([3, 4]), Tensor([5, 6])
+    print(t0.stack(t1, t2, dim=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t0.stack(t1, t2, dim=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     # checks for shapes and number of dimensions delegated to cat
-    return unsqueezed_tensors[0].cat(*unsqueezed_tensors[1:], dim=dim)
-
-  def repeat(self, repeats:Sequence[int]) -> Tensor:
+    return self.unsqueeze(dim).cat(*[t.unsqueeze(dim) for t in args], dim=dim)
+
+  def repeat(self, repeats, *args) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Repeats tensor number of times along each dimension specified by `repeats`.
+    `repeats` can be passed as a tuple or as separate arguments.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1, 2, 3])
+    print(t.repeat(4, 2).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.repeat(4, 2, 1).shape)
+    ```
+    """
+    repeats = argfix(repeats, *args)
     base_shape = (1,) * (len(repeats) - self.ndim) + self.shape
     new_shape = [x for b in base_shape for x in [1, b]]
     expand_shape = [x for rs in zip(repeats, base_shape) for x in rs]
     final_shape = [r*s for r,s in zip(repeats, base_shape)]
     return self.reshape(new_shape).expand(expand_shape).reshape(final_shape)
 
+  def _resolve_dim(self, dim:int, *, outer:bool=False) -> int:
+    if not -max(1, self.ndim+outer) <= dim < max(1, self.ndim+outer):
+      raise IndexError(f"{dim=} out of range {[-max(1, self.ndim+outer), max(1, self.ndim+outer)-1]}")
+    return dim + self.ndim+outer if dim < 0 else dim
+
   def split(self, sizes:Union[int, List[int]], dim:int=0) -> Tuple[Tensor, ...]:
+    """
+    Splits the tensor into chunks along the dimension specified by `dim`.
+    If `sizes` is an integer, it splits into equally sized chunks if possible, otherwise the last chunk will be smaller.
+    If `sizes` is a list, it splits into `len(sizes)` chunks with size in `dim` according to `size`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(10).reshape(5, 2)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    split = t.split(2)
+    print("\\n".join([repr(x.numpy()) for x in split]))
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    split = t.split([1, 4])
+    print("\\n".join([repr(x.numpy()) for x in split]))
+    ```
+    """
     assert all_int(self.shape), f"does not support symbolic shape {self.shape}"
-    dim = dim + self.ndim if dim < 0 else dim
-    if isinstance(sizes, int): return tuple(self.chunk(math.ceil(self.shape[dim]/sizes)))
+    dim = self._resolve_dim(dim)
+    if isinstance(sizes, int): sizes = [min(sizes, self.shape[dim]-i) for i in range(0, max(1, self.shape[dim]), max(1, sizes))]
+    assert sum(sizes) == self.shape[dim], f"expect sizes to sum exactly to {self.shape[dim]}, but got {sum(sizes)}"
     return tuple(self[sl] for sl in [tuple([slice(None)]*dim + [slice(sum(sizes[:i]), sum(sizes[:i + 1]))]) for i in range(len(sizes))])
 
-  def chunk(self, num:int, dim:int=0) -> List[Tensor]:
+  def chunk(self, chunks:int, dim:int=0) -> List[Tensor]:
+    """
+    Splits the tensor into `chunks` number of chunks along the dimension `dim`.
+    If the tensor size along `dim` is not divisible by `chunks`, all returned chunks will be the same size except the last one.
+    The function may return fewer than the specified number of chunks.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    chunked = Tensor.arange(11).chunk(6)
+    print("\\n".join([repr(x.numpy()) for x in chunked]))
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    chunked = Tensor.arange(12).chunk(6)
+    print("\\n".join([repr(x.numpy()) for x in chunked]))
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    chunked = Tensor.arange(13).chunk(6)
+    print("\\n".join([repr(x.numpy()) for x in chunked]))
+    ```
+    """
     assert all_int(self.shape), f"does not support symbolic shape {self.shape}"
-    dim, step = dim + self.ndim if dim < 0 else dim, math.ceil(self.shape[dim]/num)
-    slice_params = [[slice(None)]*dim + [slice(k, k + step)] for k in range(0, self.shape[dim], step)]
-    return [self[tuple(sl)] for sl in slice_params]
+    assert chunks > 0, f"expect chunks to be greater than 0, got: {chunks}"
+    dim = self._resolve_dim(dim)
+    return list(self.split(math.ceil(self.shape[dim]/chunks) if self.shape[dim] else [0]*chunks, dim=dim))
 
   def squeeze(self, dim:Optional[int]=None) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a tensor with specified dimensions of input of size 1 removed.
+    If `dim` is not specified, all dimensions with size 1 are removed.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.zeros(2, 1, 2, 1, 2)
+    print(t.squeeze().shape)
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.squeeze(0).shape)
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.squeeze(1).shape)
+    ```
+    """
     if dim is None: return self.reshape(tuple(dim for dim in self.shape if dim != 1))
-    if self.ndim == 0 and dim in [-1, 0]: return self  # this is to match torch behavior
-    if not -self.ndim <= dim <= self.ndim-1: raise IndexError(f"{dim=} out of range {[-self.ndim, self.ndim-1] if self.ndim else [-1, 0]}")
-    if dim < 0: dim += self.ndim
-    return self if self.shape[dim] != 1 else self.reshape(self.shape[:dim] + self.shape[dim+1:])
+    dim = self._resolve_dim(dim)
+    return self if not self.ndim or self.shape[dim] != 1 else self.reshape(self.shape[:dim] + self.shape[dim+1:])
 
   def unsqueeze(self, dim:int) -> Tensor:
-    if dim < 0: dim = self.ndim + dim + 1
+    """
+    Returns a tensor with a new dimension of size 1 inserted at the specified `dim`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4])
+    print(t.unsqueeze(0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.unsqueeze(1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    dim = self._resolve_dim(dim, outer=True)
     return self.reshape(self.shape[:dim] + (1,) + self.shape[dim:])
 
-  # (padding_left, padding_right, padding_top, padding_bottom)
-  def pad2d(self, padding:Sequence[int], value:float=0) -> Tensor:
+  def pad2d(self, padding:Sequence[int], value:float=0.0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a tensor that pads the last two axes specified by `padding` (padding_left, padding_right, padding_top, padding_bottom).
+    If `value` is specified, the tensor is padded with `value` instead of `0.0`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(9).reshape(1, 1, 3, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.pad2d((1, 1, 2, 0), value=-float("inf")).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     slc = [(-p0, s+p1) for p0,p1,s in zip(padding[::2], padding[1::2], self.shape[::-1])][::-1]
-    return self.slice([(0,s) for s in self.shape[:-(len(padding)//2)]] + slc, value=value)
+    return self._slice([(0,s) for s in self.shape[:-(len(padding)//2)]] + slc, value=value)
 
   @property
-  def T(self) -> Tensor: return self.transpose()
-  def transpose(self, ax1=1, ax2=0) -> Tensor:
+  def T(self) -> Tensor:
+    """`.T` is an alias for `.transpose()`."""
+    return self.transpose()
+
+  def transpose(self, dim0=1, dim1=0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns a tensor that is a transposed version of the original tensor.
+    The given dimensions `dim0` and `dim1` are swapped.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(6).reshape(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.transpose(0, 1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     order = list(range(self.ndim))
-    order[ax1], order[ax2] = order[ax2], order[ax1]
+    order[dim0], order[dim1] = order[dim1], order[dim0]
     return self.permute(order)
+
   def flatten(self, start_dim=0, end_dim=-1):
-    start_dim, end_dim = start_dim + self.ndim if start_dim < 0 else start_dim, end_dim + self.ndim if end_dim < 0 else end_dim
+    """
+    Flattens the tensor by reshaping it into a one-dimensional tensor.
+    If `start_dim` or `end_dim` are passed, only dimensions starting with `start_dim` and ending with `end_dim` are flattened.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(8).reshape(2, 2, 2)
+    print(t.flatten().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.flatten(start_dim=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    start_dim, end_dim = self._resolve_dim(start_dim), self._resolve_dim(end_dim)
     return self.reshape(self.shape[:start_dim] + (prod(self.shape[start_dim:end_dim+1]), ) + self.shape[end_dim+1:])
+
   def unflatten(self, dim:int, sizes:Tuple[int,...]):
-    if dim < 0: dim += self.ndim
+    """
+    Expands dimension `dim` of the tensor over multiple dimensions specified by `sizes`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.ones(3, 4, 1).unflatten(1, (2, 2)).shape)
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.ones(3, 4, 1).unflatten(1, (-1, 2)).shape)
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor.ones(5, 12, 3).unflatten(-2, (2, 2, 3, 1, 1)).shape)
+    ```
+    """
+    dim = self._resolve_dim(dim)
     return self.reshape(self.shape[:dim] + sizes + self.shape[dim+1:])
 
   # ***** reduce ops *****
 
   def _reduce(self, fxn:Type[Function], axis:Optional[Union[int, Tuple[int, ...]]]=None, keepdim=False) -> Tensor:
-    axis_: List[int] = list(range(len(self.shape))) if axis is None else ([axis] if isinstance(axis, int) else list(axis))
-    axis_ = [x if x >= 0 else x+len(self.shape) for x in axis_]
-    shape = tuple(s for i,s in enumerate(self.shape) if i not in axis_)
-    if 0 in self.shape and 0 not in shape:
-      return Tensor.full(tuple(1 if s == 0 else s for s in self.shape) if keepdim else shape, {mlops.Sum: 0.0, mlops.Max: -float("inf")}[fxn])
-    ret = fxn.apply(self, new_shape=tuple([1 if i in axis_ else s for i,s in enumerate(self.shape)]))
-    return ret if keepdim else ret.reshape(shape=shape)
-
-  def sum(self, axis=None, keepdim=False):
-    acc_dtype = least_upper_dtype(self.dtype, dtypes.uint) if dtypes.is_unsigned(self.dtype) else \
-                least_upper_dtype(self.dtype, dtypes.int) if (dtypes.is_int(self.dtype) or self.dtype==dtypes.bool) else \
-                least_upper_dtype(self.dtype, dtypes.float)
-    # cast back to float16 or bfloat16 to match torch / jax behavior, but we use float for acc
-    output_dtype = self.dtype if self.dtype in (dtypes.float16, dtypes.bfloat16) else acc_dtype
-    return self.cast(acc_dtype)._reduce(mlops.Sum, axis, keepdim).cast(output_dtype)
-
-  def max(self, axis=None, keepdim=False): return self._reduce(mlops.Max, axis, keepdim)
-  def min(self, axis=None, keepdim=False): return -((-self).max(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim))
+    if self.ndim == 0:
+      if axis is not None and axis not in [-1, 0]: raise IndexError(f"{axis=} out of range of [-1, 0]")
+      axis = None
+    axis_: Tuple[int, ...] = tuple(range(len(self.shape))) if axis is None else ((axis,) if isinstance(axis, int) else tuple(axis))
+    axis_ = tuple(self._resolve_dim(x) for x in axis_)
+    ret = fxn.apply(self, axis=axis_)
+    return ret if keepdim else ret.reshape(tuple(s for i,s in enumerate(self.shape) if i not in axis_))
+
+  def sum(self, axis=None, keepdim=False, acc_dtype:Optional[DType]=None):
+    """
+    Sums the elements of the tensor along the specified axis or axes.
+
+    You can pass in `axis` and `keepdim` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the maximum is computed and whether the reduced dimensions are retained.
+
+    You can pass in `acc_dtype` keyword argument to control the data type of the accumulation.
+    If not specified, the accumulation data type is chosen based on the input tensor's data type.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(6).reshape(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.sum().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.sum(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.sum(axis=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    ret = self.cast(acc_dtype or sum_acc_dtype(self.dtype))._reduce(F.Sum, axis, keepdim)
+    return ret.cast(self.dtype) if self.dtype in {dtypes.float16, dtypes.bfloat16} else ret
+  def max(self, axis=None, keepdim=False):
+    """
+    Returns the maximum value of the tensor along the specified axis or axes.
+
+    You can pass in `axis` and `keepdim` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the maximum is computed and whether the reduced dimensions are retained.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 0, 2], [5, 4, 3]])
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.max().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.max(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.max(axis=1, keepdim=True).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self._reduce(F.Max, axis, keepdim)
+  def min(self, axis=None, keepdim=False):
+    """
+    Returns the minimum value of the tensor along the specified axis or axes.
+
+    You can pass in `axis` and `keepdim` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the minimum is computed and whether the reduced dimensions are retained.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 0, 2], [5, 4, 3]])
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.min().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.min(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.min(axis=1, keepdim=True).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return -((-self).max(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim))
 
   def mean(self, axis=None, keepdim=False):
-    assert all_int(self.shape), "does not support symbolic shape"
-    out = self.sum(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim)
-    return out.mul(prod(out.shape)/prod(self.shape)) if 0 not in self.shape else out
-  def std(self, axis=None, keepdim=False, correction=1):
+    """
+    Returns the mean value of the tensor along the specified axis or axes.
+
+    You can pass in `axis` and `keepdim` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the mean is computed and whether the reduced dimensions are retained.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.normal(2, 3, mean=2.5, std=0.5)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.mean().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.mean(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.mean(axis=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    output_dtype = self.dtype if dtypes.is_float(self.dtype) else dtypes.float32
+    numerator = self.cast(sum_acc_dtype(self.dtype)).sum(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim)
+    return numerator.div(prod([si for si, so in zip(self.shape, self.sum(axis=axis, keepdim=True).shape) if si != so])).cast(output_dtype)
+
+  def var(self, axis=None, keepdim=False, correction=1):
+    """
+    Returns the variance of the tensor along the specified axis or axes.
+
+    You can pass in `axis`, `keepdim`, and `correction` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the variance is computed, whether the reduced dimensions are retained, and the Bessel's correction applied.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.normal(2, 3, mean=2.5, std=0.5)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.var().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.var(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.var(axis=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     assert all_int(self.shape), "does not support symbolic shape"
     square_sum = ((self - self.mean(axis=axis, keepdim=True)).square()).sum(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim)
-    return square_sum.div(prod(self.shape)/prod(square_sum.shape)-correction).sqrt()
+    return square_sum.div(max(0, prod(self.shape)/prod(square_sum.shape)-correction))
+
+  def std(self, axis=None, keepdim=False, correction=1):
+    """
+    Returns the standard deviation of the tensor along the specified axis or axes.
+
+    You can pass in `axis`, `keepdim`, and `correction` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the standard deviation is computed, whether the reduced dimensions are retained, and the Bessel's correction applied.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.normal(2, 3, mean=2.5, std=0.5)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.std().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.std(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.std(axis=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.var(axis, keepdim, correction).sqrt()
+
   def _softmax(self, axis):
     m = self - self.max(axis=axis, keepdim=True)
     e = m.exp()
     return m, e, e.sum(axis=axis, keepdim=True)
 
   def softmax(self, axis=-1):
+    """
+    Applies the softmax function to the tensor along the specified axis.
+
+    Rescales the elements of the tensor such that they lie in the range [0, 1] and sum to 1.
+
+    You can pass in the `axis` keyword argument to control the axis along which the softmax is computed.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.softmax().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.softmax(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     _, e, ss = self._softmax(axis)
     return e.div(ss)
 
   def log_softmax(self, axis=-1):
+    """
+    Applies the log-softmax function to the tensor along the specified axis.
+
+    The log-softmax function is a numerically stable alternative to the softmax function in log space.
+
+    You can pass in the `axis` keyword argument to control the axis along which the log-softmax is computed.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.log_softmax().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.log_softmax(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     m, _, ss = self._softmax(axis)
     return m - ss.log()
 
+  def logsumexp(self, axis=None, keepdim=False):
+    """
+    Computes the log-sum-exp of the tensor along the specified axis or axes.
+
+    The log-sum-exp function is a numerically stable way to compute the logarithm of the sum of exponentials.
+
+    You can pass in `axis` and `keepdim` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the log-sum-exp is computed and whether the reduced dimensions are retained.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.logsumexp().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.logsumexp(axis=0).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.logsumexp(axis=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    m = self.max(axis=axis, keepdim=True)
+    return (self - m).exp().sum(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim).log() + m.squeeze(axis)
+
   def argmax(self, axis=None, keepdim=False):
+    """
+    Returns the indices of the maximum value of the tensor along the specified axis.
+
+    You can pass in `axis` and `keepdim` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the maximum is computed and whether the reduced dimensions are retained.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 0, 2], [5, 4, 3]])
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.argmax().numpy()) # Returns the index of the maximum value in the flattened tensor.
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.argmax(axis=0).numpy()) # Returns the indices of the maximum values along axis 0.
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.argmax(axis=1).numpy()) # Returns the indices of the maximum values along axis 1.
+    ```
+    """
     if axis is None:
       idx = (self == self.max(axis)) * Tensor.arange(prod(self.shape)-1,-1,-1, requires_grad=False, device=self.device).reshape(self.shape)
-      return (prod(self.shape) - idx.max() - 1).cast(dtypes.default_int)
-    axis = axis + len(self.shape) if axis < 0 else axis
+      return (prod(self.shape) - idx.max() - 1).cast(dtypes.int32)
+    axis = self._resolve_dim(axis)
     m = self == self.max(axis=axis, keepdim=True)
     idx = m * Tensor.arange(self.shape[axis]-1,-1,-1, requires_grad=False, device=self.device).reshape(self.shape[axis], *[1]*(self.ndim-axis-1))
-    return (self.shape[axis]-idx.max(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim)-1).cast(dtypes.default_int)
-  def argmin(self, axis=None, keepdim=False): return (-self).argmax(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim)
+    return (self.shape[axis]-idx.max(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim)-1).cast(dtypes.int32)
+
+  def argmin(self, axis=None, keepdim=False):
+    """
+    Returns the indices of the minimum value of the tensor along the specified axis.
+
+    You can pass in `axis` and `keepdim` keyword arguments to control the axis along
+    which the minimum is computed and whether the reduced dimensions are retained.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 0, 2], [5, 4, 3]])
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.argmin().numpy()) # Returns the index of the minimum value in the flattened tensor.
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.argmin(axis=0).numpy()) # Returns the indices of the minimum values along axis 0.
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.argmin(axis=1).numpy()) # Returns the indices of the minimum values along axis 1.
+    ```
+    """
+    return (-self).argmax(axis=axis, keepdim=keepdim)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def einsum(formula:str, *raw_xs) -> Tensor:
+  def einsum(formula:str, *raw_xs, acc_dtype:Optional[DType]=None) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Sums the product of the elements of the input tensors according to a formula based on the Einstein summation convention.
+
+    See: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.einsum.html
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    x = Tensor([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+    y = Tensor([[5, 6], [7, 8]])
+    print(Tensor.einsum("ij,ij->", x, y).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     xs:Tuple[Tensor] = argfix(*raw_xs)
     formula = formula.replace(" ", "")
     inputs_str, output = formula.split("->") if "->" in formula else (formula, sorted(formula))
@@ -580,9 +1524,13 @@ class Tensor:
       # permute to the sorted letter order, then reshape/expand to create dimensions for the missing letters
       xs_.append(x.permute(order).reshape([val if letter in letters else 1 for letter,val in letter_val]).expand([val for _,val in letter_val]))
 
-    rhs_order, rhs_letters = tuple(zip(*sorted(enumerate(output), key=lambda e:e[1]))) or ([], [])
+    # determine the inverse permutation to revert back to original order
+    rhs_letter_order = argsort(list(output))
+    rhs_order = argsort(rhs_letter_order)
+
     # sum over all axes that's not in the output, then permute to the output order
-    return reduce(lambda a,b:a*b, xs_).sum(axis=[axis for axis,(letter,_) in enumerate(letter_val) if letter not in rhs_letters]).permute(rhs_order)
+    return functools.reduce(lambda a,b:a*b, xs_) \
+      .sum(axis=[axis for axis,(letter,_) in enumerate(letter_val) if letter not in output],acc_dtype=acc_dtype).permute(rhs_order)
 
   # ***** processing ops *****
 
@@ -590,46 +1538,72 @@ class Tensor:
     assert len(self.shape) >= len(k_), f"can't pool {self.shape} with {k_}"
     assert all_int(self.shape) and all_int(k_), f"does not support symbolic {self.shape=}, {k_=}"
     s_, d_ = make_pair(stride, len(k_)), make_pair(dilation, len(k_))
-    assert len(k_) == len(s_) and len(k_) == len(d_), f"stride/dilation mismatch kernel:{k_} stride:{s_} dilation:{d_}"
-    slc_prefix, prefix, i_ = [(0,x) for x in self.shape[0:-len(k_)]], self.shape[0:-len(k_)], self.shape[-len(k_):]
+    assert len(k_) == len(s_) == len(d_), f"stride/dilation mismatch kernel:{k_} stride:{s_} dilation:{d_}"
+    noop_, i_ = [None] * len(self.shape[:-len(k_)]), self.shape[-len(k_):]
     if any(k > s for k,s in zip(k_, s_)) or any(d != 1 for d in d_):
       o_ = [(i - d * (k-1) - 1)//s + 1 for i,d,k,s in zip(i_, d_, k_, s_)]
-      e_ = [math.ceil(k*(i+d) / i) for k,i,d in zip(k_, i_, d_)]  # expands such that we don't need padding
-      xup = self.reshape(*prefix, *flatten((1,i) for i in i_)).expand(*prefix, *flatten((e,i) for e,i in zip(e_, i_))).reshape(*prefix, *[e*i for e,i in zip(e_, i_)])  # noqa: E501
-      # slide by dilation
-      xup = xup.slice(slc_prefix + [(0,k*(i+d)) for k,i,d in zip(k_, i_, d_)])
-      xup = xup.reshape(*prefix, *flatten((k,i+d) for k,i,d in zip(k_, i_, d_)))
-      xup = xup.slice(slc_prefix + flatten(((0,k), (0,o*s)) for k,o,s in zip(k_, o_, s_)))
-      # handle stride, and permute to move reduce to the end
-      xup = xup.reshape(*prefix, *flatten((k,o,s) for k,o,s in zip(k_, o_, s_)))
-      xup = xup.slice(slc_prefix + flatten(((0,k), (0,o), (0,1)) for k,o in zip(k_, o_)))
-      xup = xup.reshape(*prefix, *flatten((k,o) for k,o in zip(k_, o_)))
-      return xup.permute(*range(len(prefix)), *[len(prefix)+i*2+1 for i in range(len(k_))], *[len(prefix)+i*2 for i in range(len(k_))])
+      # repeats such that we don't need padding
+      xup = self.repeat([1]*len(noop_) + [math.ceil(k*(i+d) / i) for k,i,d in zip(k_, i_, d_)])
+      # slice by dilation
+      xup = xup.shrink(tuple(noop_ + [(0,k*(i+d)) for k,i,d in zip(k_, i_, d_)])).reshape(noop_ + flatten((k,i+d) for k,i,d in zip(k_, i_, d_)))
+      # handle stride
+      xup = xup.shrink(noop_ + flatten(((0,k), (0,o*s)) for k,o,s in zip(k_, o_, s_))).reshape(noop_ + flatten((k,o,s) for k,o,s in zip(k_, o_, s_)))
+      xup = xup.shrink(noop_ + flatten(((0,k), (0,o), (0,1)) for k,o in zip(k_, o_))).reshape(noop_ + flatten((k,o) for k,o in zip(k_, o_)))
+      # permute to move reduce to the end
+      return xup.permute(*range(len(noop_)), *[len(noop_)+i*2+1 for i in range(len(i_))], *[len(noop_)+i*2 for i in range(len(i_))])
     # TODO: once the shapetracker can optimize well, remove this alternative implementation. or not if the CPU implementation doesn't use ShapeTracker
     o_ = [(i+(s-k))//s for i,s,k in zip(i_, s_, k_)]
-    xup = self.slice(slc_prefix + [(0,o*s) for o,s in zip(o_, s_)])
-    xup = xup.reshape(*prefix, *flatten(((o, s) for o,s in zip(o_, s_))))
-    xup = xup.slice(slc_prefix + flatten(((0,o), (0,k)) for o,k in zip(o_, k_)))
-    return xup.permute(*range(len(prefix)), *[len(prefix)+i*2 for i in range(len(k_))], *[len(prefix)+i*2+1 for i in range(len(k_))])
+    xup = self.pad(tuple(noop_ + [(0, max(0,o*s-i)) for i,o,s in zip(i_, o_, s_)])).shrink(tuple(noop_ + [(0,o*s) for o,s in zip(o_, s_)]))
+    xup = xup.reshape(noop_ + flatten(((o,s) for o,s in zip(o_, s_))))
+    xup = xup.shrink(noop_ + flatten(((0,o), (0,k)) for o,k in zip(o_, k_)))
+    return xup.permute(*range(len(noop_)), *[len(noop_)+i*2 for i in range(len(i_))], *[len(noop_)+i*2+1 for i in range(len(i_))])
 
   # NOTE: these work for more than 2D
-  def avg_pool2d(self, kernel_size=(2,2), stride=None, dilation=1): return self._pool(make_pair(kernel_size), stride if stride is not None else kernel_size, dilation).mean(axis=tuple(range(0-len(make_pair(kernel_size)), 0)))  # noqa: E501
-  def max_pool2d(self, kernel_size=(2,2), stride=None, dilation=1): return self._pool(make_pair(kernel_size), stride if stride is not None else kernel_size, dilation).max(axis=tuple(range(0-len(make_pair(kernel_size)), 0)))  # noqa: E501
-
-  def conv_transpose2d(self, weight:Tensor, bias:Optional[Tensor]=None, groups=1, stride=1, dilation=1, padding=0, output_padding=0) -> Tensor:
-    HW, trailing = weight.shape[2:], list(range(3, len(weight.shape)+1))
-    x, w = self, weight.unflatten(0, (groups, -1)).permute(0,2,1,*trailing).flip(trailing)
-    stride = make_pair(stride, len(HW))
-    if any(s>1 for s in stride):
-      x = x.reshape(None, None, *flatten((k,1) for k in x.shape[2:]))
-      x = x.pad((None, None, *flatten((None,(0,s-1)) for s in stride)))
-      x = x.reshape(None, None, *[k*s for k,s in zip(x.shape[2::2], stride)])
-      x = x.shrink((None, None, *[(0,k-(s-1)) for k,s in zip(x.shape[2:], stride)]))
-    padding = flatten((((k-1)*d-p,(k-1)*d-p+op) for k,d,p,op in reversed(list(zip(HW, make_pair(dilation, len(HW)), make_pair(padding, len(HW)), make_pair(output_padding, len(HW)))))))  # noqa: E501
-    return x.conv2d(w.flatten(end_dim=1), groups=groups, bias=bias, dilation=dilation, padding=padding)
-
-  wino = getenv("WINO", 0)
-  def conv2d(self, weight:Tensor, bias:Optional[Tensor]=None, groups=1, stride=1, dilation=1, padding=0) -> Tensor:
+  def avg_pool2d(self, kernel_size=(2,2), stride=None, dilation=1):
+    """
+    Applies average pooling over a tensor.
+
+    NOTE: unlike PyTorch, this implementation is not limited to only 2d pooling and instead works for any number of dimensions.
+
+    See: https://paperswithcode.com/method/average-pooling
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(25).reshape(1, 1, 5, 5)
+    print(t.avg_pool2d().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self._pool(
+      make_pair(kernel_size), stride if stride is not None else kernel_size, dilation).mean(axis=tuple(range(0-len(make_pair(kernel_size)), 0)))
+  def max_pool2d(self, kernel_size=(2,2), stride=None, dilation=1):
+    """
+    Applies max pooling over a tensor.
+
+    NOTE: unlike PyTorch, this implementation is not limited to only 2d pooling and instead works for any number of dimensions.
+
+    See: https://paperswithcode.com/method/max-pooling
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(25).reshape(1, 1, 5, 5)
+    print(t.max_pool2d().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self._pool(
+      make_pair(kernel_size), stride if stride is not None else kernel_size, dilation).max(axis=tuple(range(0-len(make_pair(kernel_size)), 0)))
+
+  def conv2d(self, weight:Tensor, bias:Optional[Tensor]=None, groups=1, stride=1, dilation=1, padding=0, acc_dtype:Optional[DType]=None) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Applies a convolution over a tensor with a given `weight` and optional `bias`.
+
+    NOTE: unlike PyTorch, this implementation is not limited to only 2d convolutions and instead works for any number of dimensions.
+
+    See: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.nn.Conv2d.html
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(9).reshape(1, 1, 3, 3)
+    w = Tensor.ones(1, 1, 2, 2)
+    print(t.conv2d(w).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     (bs,cin_), (cout,cin), HW = self.shape[:2], weight.shape[:2], weight.shape[2:]
     assert groups*cin == cin_ and len(self.shape) == len(weight.shape), f"Input Tensor shape {self.shape} does not match the shape of the weights {weight.shape}. ({groups*cin} vs. {cin_})"  # noqa: E501
     if isinstance(padding, (tuple,list)): assert len(padding) == 2*len(HW) or len(padding) == len(HW), f"Expected padding of length {2*len(HW)} or {len(HW)}, but got {len(padding)} for tensor of shape {self.shape}"  # noqa: E501
@@ -638,19 +1612,17 @@ class Tensor:
     # conv2d is a pooling op (with padding)
     x = self.pad2d(padding_)._pool(HW, stride, dilation)   # (bs, groups*cin, oy, ox, H, W)
     rcout, oyx = cout//groups, x.shape[2:-len(HW)]
-    if not all(x == 3 for x in HW) or stride != 1 or dilation != 1 or not Tensor.wino:
+    if not all(x == 3 for x in HW) or stride != 1 or dilation != 1 or not WINO:
       # normal conv
       x = x.reshape(bs, groups, cin, 1, *oyx, *HW).expand(bs, groups, cin, rcout, *oyx, *HW).permute(0,1,3,*[4+i for i in range(len(oyx))],2,*[4+len(oyx)+i for i in range(len(HW))])  # noqa: E501
 
       # conv! broadcasted to (bs, groups, rcout, *oyx, cin, *HW)
-      ret = (x * weight.reshape(1, groups, rcout, *[1] * len(oyx), cin, *HW)).sum([-1-i for i in range(1+len(oyx))], keepdim=True).reshape(bs, cout, *oyx)  # noqa: E501
+      ret = (x * weight.reshape(1, groups, rcout, *[1] * len(oyx), cin, *HW)).sum([-1-i for i in range(1+len(oyx))], keepdim=True, acc_dtype=acc_dtype).reshape(bs, cout, *oyx)  # noqa: E501
       return ret if bias is None else ret.add(bias.reshape(1, -1, *[1] * len(HW)))
 
-    # winograd conv 3 kernel f(4x4,3x3) see: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.09308
-    def apply_matrix(mat, t, dim=0): return t if dim == len(HW) else Tensor.stack([apply_matrix(mat, sum(mm*t[j] for j,mm in enumerate(m) if mm), dim=dim+1) for m in mat])  # noqa: E501
     HWI, HWO = (6,) * len(HW), (4,) * len(HW)  # F(4x4,3x3) winograd tiles
-    winograd_Bt = [[4, 0, -5, 0, 1, 0], [0, -4, -4, 1, 1, 0], [0, 4, -4, -1, 1, 0], [0, -2, -1, 2, 1, 0], [0, 2, -1, -2, 1, 0], [0, 4, 0, -5, 0, 1]]
     winograd_G = [[1/4, 0, 0], [-1/6, -1/6, -1/6], [-1/6, 1/6, -1/6], [1/24, 1/12, 1/6], [1/24, -1/12, 1/6], [0, 0, 1]]
+    winograd_Bt = [[4, 0, -5, 0, 1, 0], [0, -4, -4, 1, 1, 0], [0, 4, -4, -1, 1, 0], [0, -2, -1, 2, 1, 0], [0, 2, -1, -2, 1, 0], [0, 4, 0, -5, 0, 1]]
     winograd_At = [[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0], [0, 1, -1, 2, -2, 0], [0, 1, 1, 4, 4, 0], [0, 1, -1, 8, -8, 1]] # applying At in pre-order doubles compile time
 
     # todo: stride == dilation
@@ -658,19 +1630,19 @@ class Tensor:
     # (bs, cin_, tyx, HWI)
     d = self.pad2d(sum([[padding_[i*2], padding_[i*2+1] + (-(dim + sum(padding_[i * 2:(i + 1) * 2]) - 2) % 4)] for i, dim in enumerate(self.shape[-len(HW):])], []))._pool(HWI, HWO)  # noqa: E501
     # move HW to the front: # (HWI, bs, cin_, tyx)
-    d = d.permute(*range(len(d.shape)-len(HW),len(d.shape)), *range(len(d.shape)-len(HW))).contiguous_backward()
+    d = d.permute(*range(len(d.shape)-len(HW),len(d.shape)), *range(len(d.shape)-len(HW)))
     tyx = d.shape[-len(HWI):]  # dim of tiling
 
     g = weight.permute(*range(len(weight.shape)-len(HW),len(weight.shape)), *range(len(weight.shape)-len(HW)))  # move HW to the front
 
     # compute 6x6 winograd tiles: GgGt, BtdB
     # (HWI, groups * rcout, cin) -> (HWI, bs=1, groups, rcout, cin, tyx=(1,1))
-    gfactors = apply_matrix(winograd_G, g).contiguous().reshape(*HWI, 1, groups, rcout, cin, *([1]*len(tyx)))
+    gfactors = _apply_winograd_matrix(winograd_G, g, len(HW)).reshape(*HWI, 1, groups, rcout, cin, *([1]*len(tyx)))
     # (HWI, bs, cin_, tyx) -> (HWI, bs, groups, 1 ,cin, *tyx)
-    dfactors = apply_matrix(winograd_Bt, d).contiguous().reshape(*HWI, bs, groups, 1, cin, *tyx)
+    dfactors = _apply_winograd_matrix(winograd_Bt, d, len(HW)).reshape(*HWI, bs, groups, 1, cin, *tyx)
 
     # matmul; sum across cin: (HWI, bs, groups, rcout, *tyx); then HWI -> HWO: (HWO, bs, groups, rcout, *tyx)
-    ret = apply_matrix(winograd_At, (gfactors * dfactors).sum(axis=-1-len(HW)))
+    ret = _apply_winograd_matrix(winograd_At, (gfactors * dfactors).sum(axis=-1-len(HW), acc_dtype=acc_dtype), len(HW))
 
     # interleave tyx and HWO: (bs, groups, rcout, oy, HO, ox, WO)
     ret = ret.permute([*range(len(HW), len(ret.shape)-len(HW)), *[i+o for i in range(len(HW)) for o in [len(ret.shape)-len(HW),0]]])
@@ -679,19 +1651,81 @@ class Tensor:
 
     return (ret if bias is None else ret.add(bias.reshape(1, -1, *[1 for _ in range(len(HW))]))).contiguous().contiguous_backward()
 
-  def dot(self, w:Tensor) -> Tensor:
+  def conv_transpose2d(self, weight:Tensor, bias:Optional[Tensor]=None, groups=1, stride=1, dilation=1, padding=0, output_padding=0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Applies a transposed convolution over a tensor with a given `weight` and optional `bias`.
+
+    NOTE: unlike PyTorch, this implementation is not limited to only 2d transposed convolutions and instead works for any number of dimensions.
+
+    See: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.nn.ConvTranspose2d.html
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.arange(9).reshape(1, 1, 3, 3)
+    w = Tensor.ones(1, 1, 2, 2)
+    print(t.conv_transpose2d(w).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    HW, trailing = weight.shape[2:], list(range(3, len(weight.shape)+1))
+    x, w = self, weight.unflatten(0, (groups, -1)).permute(0,2,1,*trailing).flip(trailing)
+    stride = make_pair(stride, len(HW))
+    if any(s>1 for s in stride):
+      x = x.reshape(None, None, *flatten((k,1) for k in x.shape[2:]))
+      x = x.pad((None, None, *flatten((None,(0,s-1)) for s in stride)))
+      x = x.reshape(None, None, *[k*s for k,s in zip(x.shape[2::2], stride)])
+      x = x.shrink((None, None, *[(0,k-(s-1)) for k,s in zip(x.shape[2:], stride)]))
+    padding = flatten((((k-1)*d-p,(k-1)*d-p+op) for k,d,p,op in reversed(list(
+      zip(HW, make_pair(dilation, len(HW)), make_pair(padding, len(HW)), make_pair(output_padding, len(HW)))))))
+    return x.conv2d(w.flatten(end_dim=1), groups=groups, bias=bias, dilation=dilation, padding=padding)
+
+  def dot(self, w:Tensor, acc_dtype:Optional[DType]=None) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Performs dot product between two tensors.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    a = Tensor([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+    b = Tensor([[5, 6], [7, 8]])
+    print(a.dot(b).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     n1, n2 = len(self.shape), len(w.shape)
     assert n1 != 0 and n2 != 0, f"both arguments to matmul need to be at least 1D, but they are {n1}D and {n2}D"
-    assert self.shape[-1] == w.shape[-min(n2, 2)], f"Input Tensor shapes {self.shape} and {w.shape} cannot be multiplied ({self.shape[-1]} != {w.shape[-min(n2, 2)]})"  # noqa: E501
+    assert (L:=self.shape[-1]) == (R:=w.shape[-min(n2, 2)]), f"Input Tensor shapes {self.shape} and {w.shape} cannot be multiplied ({L} != {R})"
     x = self.reshape(*self.shape[0:-1], *[1]*min(n1-1, n2-1, 1), self.shape[-1])
     w = w.reshape(*w.shape[0:-2], *[1]*min(n1-1, n2-1, 1), *w.shape[-min(n2, 2):]).transpose(-1, -min(n2, 2))
-    return (x*w).sum(-1).cast(least_upper_dtype(x.dtype, w.dtype))
+    return (x*w).sum(-1, acc_dtype=acc_dtype).cast(least_upper_dtype(x.dtype, w.dtype))
+
+  def matmul(self, x:Tensor, reverse=False, acc_dtype:Optional[DType]=None) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Performs matrix multiplication between two tensors.
+
+    You can pass in the `reverse` keyword argument to control the order of the matrix multiplication.
+    You can pass in the optional `acc_dtype` keyword argument to control the data type of the accumulation.
 
-  def matmul(self, x:Tensor, reverse=False) -> Tensor: return x.dot(self) if reverse else self.dot(x)
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    a = Tensor([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+    b = Tensor([[5, 6], [7, 8]])
+    print(a.matmul(b).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return x.dot(self, acc_dtype=acc_dtype) if reverse else self.dot(x, acc_dtype=acc_dtype)
 
   def _cumsum(self, axis:int=0, _first_zero=False) -> Tensor:
-    return self.transpose(axis,-1).pad2d((self.shape[axis]-int(not _first_zero),0))._pool((self.shape[axis],)).sum(-1).transpose(axis,-1)
+    pl_sz = self.shape[axis] - int(not _first_zero and self.shape[axis] != 0)
+    return self.transpose(axis,-1).pad2d((pl_sz,0))._pool((self.shape[axis] or 1,)).sum(-1).transpose(axis,-1)
   def cumsum(self, axis:int=0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes the cumulative sum of the tensor along the specified axis.
+
+    You can pass in the `axis` keyword argument to control the axis along which the cumulative sum is computed.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.cumsum(1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     # TODO: someday the optimizer will find this on it's own
     # for now this is a two stage cumsum
     SPLIT = 256
@@ -706,72 +1740,527 @@ class Tensor:
   @staticmethod
   def _tri(r:sint, c:sint, k:int=0, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
     assert all_int((r,c)), "does not support symbolic"
+    if r == 0: return Tensor.zeros((r, c), **kwargs)
     return Tensor.arange(r, **kwargs).unsqueeze(1).expand(r,c) <= Tensor.arange(-k, c-k, **kwargs).unsqueeze(0).expand(r,c)
-  def triu(self, k:int=0) -> Tensor: return Tensor._tri(self.shape[-2], self.shape[-1], k=k, device=self.device).where(self, 0)
-  def tril(self, k:int=0) -> Tensor: return Tensor._tri(self.shape[-2], self.shape[-1], k=k+1, device=self.device).where(0, self)
-
-  # ***** mlops (unary) *****
-
-  def neg(self): return mlops.Neg.apply(self)
-  def logical_not(self): return self.neg() if self.dtype == dtypes.bool else (1.0-self)
-  def contiguous(self): return mlops.Contiguous.apply(self)
-  def contiguous_backward(self): return mlops.ContiguousBackward.apply(self)
-  def log(self): return mlops.Log.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
-  def log2(self): return self.log()/math.log(2)
-  def exp(self): return mlops.Exp.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
-  def exp2(self): return mlops.Exp.apply(self*math.log(2))
-  def relu(self): return mlops.Relu.apply(self)
-  def sigmoid(self): return mlops.Sigmoid.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
-  def sin(self): return mlops.Sin.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
-  def sqrt(self): return mlops.Sqrt.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
-  def rsqrt(self): return self.reciprocal().sqrt()
-  def cos(self): return ((math.pi/2)-self).sin()
-  def tan(self): return self.sin() / self.cos()
-
-  # ***** math functions (unary) *****
-
-  def trunc(self: Tensor) -> Tensor: return self.cast(dtypes.int32).cast(self.dtype)
-  def ceil(self: Tensor) -> Tensor: return (self > (b := self.trunc())).where(b+1, b)
-  def floor(self: Tensor) -> Tensor: return (self < (b := self.trunc())).where(b-1, b)
-
-  def square(self): return self*self
-  def clip(self, min_, max_): return self.maximum(min_).minimum(max_)
-  def abs(self): return self.relu() + (-self).relu()
-  def sign(self): return ((self.float()) / (self.float().abs() + 1e-12)).cast(self.dtype)
-  def reciprocal(self): return 1.0/self
-
-  # ***** activation functions (unary) *****
-
-  def elu(self, alpha=1.0): return self.relu() - alpha*(1-self.exp()).relu()
-  def celu(self, alpha=1.0): return self.maximum(0) + (alpha * ((self / alpha).exp() - 1)).minimum(0)
-  def swish(self): return self * self.sigmoid()
-  def silu(self): return self.swish()   # The SiLU function is also known as the swish function.
-  def relu6(self): return self.relu() - (self-6).relu()
-  def hardswish(self): return self * (self+3).relu6() * (1/6)
-  def tanh(self): return 2.0 * ((2.0 * self).sigmoid()) - 1.0
-  def sinh(self): return (self.exp() - self.neg().exp()) / 2
-  def cosh(self): return (self.exp() + self.neg().exp()) / 2
-  def atanh(self): return ((1 + self)/(1 - self)).log() / 2
-  def asinh(self): return (self + (self.square() + 1).sqrt()).log()
-  def acosh(self): return (self + (self.square() - 1).sqrt()).log()
-  def hardtanh(self, min_val=-1, max_val=1): return self.clip(min_val, max_val)
-  def gelu(self): return 0.5 * self * (1 + (self * 0.7978845608 * (1 + 0.044715 * self * self)).tanh())
-  def quick_gelu(self): return self * (self * 1.702).sigmoid()
-  def leakyrelu(self, neg_slope=0.01): return self.relu() - (-neg_slope*self).relu()
-  def mish(self): return self * self.softplus().tanh()
-  def softplus(self, beta=1): return (1/beta) * (1 + (self*beta).exp()).log()
-  def softsign(self): return self / (1 + self.abs())
-
-  # ***** broadcasted elementwise mlops *****
-
-  def _broadcasted(self, y:Union[Tensor, Scalar], reverse:bool=False, match_dtype:bool=True) -> Tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
+  def triu(self, k:int=0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns the upper triangular part of the tensor, the other elements are set to 0.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.triu(k=1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return Tensor._tri(self.shape[-2], self.shape[-1], k=k, device=self.device).where(self, 0)
+  def tril(self, k:int=0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Returns the lower triangular part of the tensor, the other elements are set to 0.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.tril().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return Tensor._tri(self.shape[-2], self.shape[-1], k=k+1, device=self.device).where(0, self)
+
+  # ***** unary ops *****
+
+  def logical_not(self):
+    """
+    Computes the logical NOT of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([False, True]).logical_not().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Eq.apply(*self._broadcasted(False))
+  def neg(self):
+    """
+    Negates the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).neg().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Neg.apply(self) if self.dtype != dtypes.bool else self.logical_not()
+  def contiguous(self):
+    """
+    Returns a contiguous tensor.
+    """
+    return F.Contiguous.apply(self)
+  def contiguous_backward(self):
+    """
+    Inserts a contiguous operation in the backward pass.
+    """
+    return F.ContiguousBackward.apply(self)
+  def log(self):
+    """
+    Computes the natural logarithm element-wise.
+
+    See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1., 2., 4., 8.]).log().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Log.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
+  def log2(self):
+    """
+    Computes the base-2 logarithm element-wise.
+
+    See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1., 2., 4., 8.]).log2().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.log()/math.log(2)
+  def exp(self):
+    """
+    Computes the exponential function element-wise.
+
+    See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_function
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([0., 1., 2., 3.]).exp().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Exp.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
+  def exp2(self):
+    """
+    Computes the base-2 exponential function element-wise.
+
+    See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_function
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([0., 1., 2., 3.]).exp2().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Exp.apply(self*math.log(2))
+  def relu(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Rectified Linear Unit (ReLU) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/relu
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).relu().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Relu.apply(self)
+  def sigmoid(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Sigmoid function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmoid_function
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).sigmoid().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Sigmoid.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
+  def sqrt(self):
+    """
+    Computes the square root of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1., 2., 3., 4.]).sqrt().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Sqrt.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
+  def rsqrt(self):
+    """
+    Computes the reciprocal of the square root of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1., 2., 3., 4.]).rsqrt().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.reciprocal().sqrt()
+  def sin(self):
+    """
+    Computes the sine of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([0., math.pi/2, math.pi, 3*math.pi/2, 2*math.pi]).sin().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Sin.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
+  def cos(self):
+    """
+    Computes the cosine of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([0., math.pi/2, math.pi, 3*math.pi/2, 2*math.pi]).cos().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return ((math.pi/2)-self).sin()
+  def tan(self):
+    """
+    Computes the tangent of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([0., math.pi/4, math.pi/2, 3*math.pi/4, math.pi]).tan().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.sin() / self.cos()
+
+  # ***** math functions *****
+
+  def trunc(self: Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Truncates the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3.9, -2.1, -1.5, 0.5, 1.5, 2.1, 3.9]).trunc().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.cast(dtypes.int32).cast(self.dtype)
+  def ceil(self: Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Rounds the tensor element-wise towards positive infinity.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3.9, -2.1, -1.5, 0.5, 1.5, 2.1, 3.9]).ceil().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self > (b := self.trunc())).where(b+1, b)
+  def floor(self: Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Rounds the tensor element-wise towards negative infinity.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3.9, -2.1, -1.5, 0.5, 1.5, 2.1, 3.9]).floor().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self < (b := self.trunc())).where(b-1, b)
+  def round(self: Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Rounds the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3.9, -2.1, -1.5, 0.5, 1.5, 2.1, 3.9]).round().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return ((self > 0) == ((b := self.cast(dtypes.int32) / 2.0).cast(dtypes.int32) == b)).where((self - 0.5).ceil(), (self + 0.5).floor())
+  def lerp(self, end: Tensor, weight: Union[Tensor, float]) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Linearly interpolates between `self` and `end` by `weight`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1., 2., 3.]).lerp(Tensor([4., 5., 6.]), 0.5).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self + (end - self) * weight
+  def square(self):
+    """
+    Squares the tensor element-wise.
+    Equivalent to `self*self`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).square().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self*self
+  def clip(self, min_, max_):
+    """
+    Clips (clamps) the values in the tensor between `min_` and `max_` element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).clip(-1, 1).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.maximum(min_).minimum(max_)
+  def sign(self):
+    """
+    Returns the sign of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).sign().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Sign.apply(self)
+  def abs(self):
+    """
+    Computes the absolute value of the tensor element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).abs().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self * self.sign()
+  def reciprocal(self):
+    """
+    Compute `1/x` element-wise.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1., 2., 3., 4.]).reciprocal().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Reciprocal.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
+
+  # ***** activation functions *****
+
+  def elu(self, alpha=1.0):
+    """
+    Applies the Exponential Linear Unit (ELU) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/elu
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.07289v5
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).elu().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.relu() - alpha*(1-self.exp()).relu()
+
+  def celu(self, alpha=1.0):
+    """
+    Applies the Continuously differentiable Exponential Linear Unit (CELU) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/celu
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.07483
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).celu().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.maximum(0) + (alpha * ((self / alpha).exp() - 1)).minimum(0)
+
+  def swish(self):
+    """
+    See `.silu()`
+
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.05941v1
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).swish().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self * self.sigmoid()
+
+  def silu(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Sigmoid Linear Unit (SiLU) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/silu
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.08415
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).silu().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.swish()   # The SiLU function is also known as the swish function.
+
+  def relu6(self):
+    """
+    Applies the ReLU6 function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/relu6
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.04861v1
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-9., -6., -3., 0., 3., 6., 9.]).relu6().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.relu() - (self-6).relu()
+
+  def hardswish(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Hardswish function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/hard-swish
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.02244v5
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).hardswish().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self * (self+3).relu6() * (1/6)
+
+  def tanh(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Hyperbolic Tangent (tanh) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_functions#Tanh
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).tanh().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return 2.0 * ((2.0 * self).sigmoid()) - 1.0
+
+  def sinh(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Hyperbolic Sine (sinh) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_functions#Sinh
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).sinh().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self.exp() - self.neg().exp()) / 2
+
+  def cosh(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Hyperbolic Cosine (cosh) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_functions#Cosh
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).cosh().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self.exp() + self.neg().exp()) / 2
+
+  def atanh(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Inverse Hyperbolic Tangent (atanh) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_hyperbolic_functions#atanh
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-0.9, -0.6, -0.3, 0., 0.3, 0.6, 0.9]).atanh().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return ((1 + self)/(1 - self)).log() / 2
+
+  def asinh(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Inverse Hyperbolic Sine (asinh) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_hyperbolic_functions#asinh
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).asinh().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self + (self.square() + 1).sqrt()).log()
+
+  def acosh(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Inverse Hyperbolic Cosine (acosh) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_hyperbolic_functions#acosh
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).acosh().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self + (self.square() - 1).sqrt()).log()
+
+  def hardtanh(self, min_val=-1, max_val=1):
+    """
+    Applies the Hardtanh function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/hardtanh-activation
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1.5, -1.0, -0.5, 0., 0.5, 1.0, 1.5]).hardtanh().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.clip(min_val, max_val)
+
+  def gelu(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Gaussian Error Linear Unit (GELU) function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/gelu
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.08415v5
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).gelu().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return 0.5 * self * (1 + (self * 0.7978845608 * (1 + 0.044715 * self * self)).tanh())
+
+  def quick_gelu(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Sigmoid GELU approximation element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/gelu
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).quick_gelu().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self * (self * 1.702).sigmoid()
+
+  def leakyrelu(self, neg_slope=0.01):
+    """
+    Applies the Leaky ReLU function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/leaky-relu
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).leakyrelu().numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).leakyrelu(neg_slope=0.42).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.relu() - (-neg_slope*self).relu()
+
+  def mish(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Mish function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/mish
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.08681v3
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).mish().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self * self.softplus().tanh()
+
+  def softplus(self, beta=1):
+    """
+    Applies the Softplus function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/softplus
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).softplus().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (1/beta) * (1 + (self*beta).exp()).log()
+
+  def softsign(self):
+    """
+    Applies the Softsign function element-wise.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/softsign
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-3., -2., -1., 0., 1., 2., 3.]).softsign().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self / (1 + self.abs())
+
+  # ***** broadcasted elementwise ops *****
+  def _broadcast_to(self, shape:Tuple[sint, ...]):
+    reshape_arg, _ = _pad_left(self.shape, shape)
+    if self.ndim > len(shape) or not all(sh in {s,1} or (s==0 and sh==1) for sh,s in zip(reshape_arg, shape)):
+      raise ValueError(f"cannot broadcast tensor with shape={self.shape} to {shape=}")
+    return F.Expand.apply(self.reshape(reshape_arg), shape=shape) if shape != self.shape else self
+
+  def _broadcasted(self, y:Union[Tensor, ConstType], reverse:bool=False, match_dtype:bool=True) -> Tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
     x: Tensor = self
     if not isinstance(y, Tensor):
       # make y a Tensor
-      if 0 in self.shape: return self, self.full_like(y)
+      assert isinstance(y, (float, int, bool, Node)), f"{type(y)=}, {y=}"
       if isinstance(self.dtype, ImageDType) or dtypes.is_float(x.dtype) or (dtypes.is_int(x.dtype) and isinstance(y, int)): y_dtype = x.dtype
       else: y_dtype = dtypes.from_py(y)
-      y = Tensor(y, self.device, y_dtype, requires_grad=False)
+      if isinstance(y, Node): y = Tensor.from_node(y, device=self.device)
+      else: y = Tensor(dtypes.as_const(y, y_dtype), self.device, y_dtype, requires_grad=False)
 
     if match_dtype:
       output_dtype = least_upper_dtype(x.dtype, y.dtype)
@@ -779,63 +2268,231 @@ class Tensor:
 
     if reverse: x, y = y, x
 
-    # left pad shape with 1s
-    if len(y.shape) < len(x.shape): y = y.reshape((1,) * (len(x.shape) - len(y.shape)) + y.shape)
-    elif len(x.shape) < len(y.shape): x = x.reshape((1,) * (len(y.shape) - len(x.shape)) + x.shape)
+    # broadcast
+    out_shape = _broadcast_shape(x.shape, y.shape)
+    return x._broadcast_to(out_shape), y._broadcast_to(out_shape)
 
-    broadcasted_shape = tuple(max(xi, yi) for xi, yi in zip(x.shape, y.shape))
-    return x.expand(broadcasted_shape), y.expand(broadcasted_shape)
-
-  def _to_const_val(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar]) -> Union[Tensor, Scalar]:
+  def _to_const_val(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType]) -> Union[Tensor, ConstType]:
     # TODO: update with multi
-    return x.lazydata.base.arg if isinstance(x, Tensor) and isinstance(x.lazydata, LazyBuffer) and x.lazydata.is_unrealized_contiguous_const() \
+    return x.lazydata.base.arg if isinstance(x, Tensor) and isinstance(x.lazydata, LazyBuffer) and x.lazydata.is_unrealized_unmasked_const() \
       and not x.requires_grad and self._broadcasted(x)[0].shape == self.shape else x
 
-  def add(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
-    x = self._to_const_val(x)
-    return mlops.Add.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse)) if x.__class__ is Tensor or x else self
-  def sub(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
-    x = self._to_const_val(x)
-    return mlops.Sub.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse)) if x.__class__ is Tensor or x else (-self if reverse else self)
-  def mul(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
-    x = self._to_const_val(x)
-    if x.__class__ is not Tensor and x == 0.0: return mlops.Zero.apply(self)
-    if x.__class__ is not Tensor and x == -1.0: return -self
-    return mlops.Mul.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse)) if x.__class__ is Tensor or x != 1.0 else self
-  def div(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
-    x = self._to_const_val(x)
-    return mlops.Div.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse)) if x.__class__ is Tensor or reverse or not x or not dtypes.is_float(self.dtype) else self.mul(1/x)  # noqa: E501
-  def pow(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
+  def add(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Adds `self` and `x`.
+    Equivalent to `self + x`.
+    Supports broadcasting to a common shape, type promotion, and integer, float, boolean inputs.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(4)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.add(20).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.add(Tensor([[2.0], [3.5]])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Add.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse))
+
+  def sub(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Subtracts `x` from `self`.
+    Equivalent to `self - x`.
+    Supports broadcasting to a common shape, type promotion, and integer, float, boolean inputs.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(4)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.sub(20).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.sub(Tensor([[2.0], [3.5]])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Sub.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse))
+
+  def mul(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Multiplies `self` and `x`.
+    Equivalent to `self * x`.
+    Supports broadcasting to a common shape, type promotion, and integer, float, boolean inputs.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(4)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.mul(3).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.mul(Tensor([[-1.0], [2.0]])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Mul.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse))
+
+  def div(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType], reverse=False, upcast=True) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Divides `self` by `x`.
+    Equivalent to `self / x`.
+    Supports broadcasting to a common shape, type promotion, and integer, float, boolean inputs.
+    By default, `div` performs true division. Set `upcast` to `False` for integer division.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(4)
+    print(t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(t.div(3).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1, 4, 10]).div(Tensor([2, 3, 4])).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1, 4, 10]).div(Tensor([2, 3, 4]), upcast=False).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    numerator, denominator = self._broadcasted(x, reverse)
+    if upcast: numerator, denominator = numerator.cast(least_upper_float(numerator.dtype)), denominator.cast(least_upper_float(denominator.dtype))
+    return F.Div.apply(numerator, denominator)
+
+  def xor(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes bitwise xor of `self` and `x`.
+    Equivalent to `self ^ x`.
+    Supports broadcasting to a common shape, type promotion, and integer, boolean inputs.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1, -2, 3]).xor(Tensor([1, 0, 3])).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([True, True, False, False]).xor(Tensor([True, False, True, False])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return F.Xor.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse))
+
+  def lshift(self, x:int):
+    """
+    Computes left arithmetic shift of `self` by `x` bits. `self` must have unsigned dtype.
+    Equivalent to `self << x`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([1, 3, 31], dtype=dtypes.uint8).lshift(2).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    assert dtypes.is_unsigned(self.dtype) and isinstance(x, int) and x >= 0, f"not supported {self.dtype=} {x=}"
+    return self.mul(2 ** x)
+
+  def rshift(self, x:int):
+    """
+    Computes right arithmetic shift of `self` by `x` bits. `self` must have unsigned dtype.
+    Equivalent to `self >> x`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([4, 13, 125], dtype=dtypes.uint8).rshift(2).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    assert dtypes.is_unsigned(self.dtype) and isinstance(x, int) and x >= 0, f"not supported {self.dtype=} {x=}"
+    return self.div(2 ** x, upcast=False)
+
+  def pow(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType], reverse=False) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes power of `self` with `x`.
+    Equivalent to `self ** x`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1, 2, 3]).pow(2).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1, 2, 3]).pow(Tensor([-1.5, 0.5, 1.5])).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print((2 ** Tensor([-1, 2, 3])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     x = self._to_const_val(x)
     if not isinstance(x, Tensor) and not reverse:
       # simple pow identities
       if x < 0: return self.reciprocal().pow(-x)
-      if x in [3,2,1,0]: return reduce(lambda acc,_: acc * self, range(int(x)), mlops.Zero.apply(self)+1)
-      if x == 0.5: return self.sqrt()
+      if x == 0: return 1 + self * 0
+      if int(x - 0.5) + 0.5 == x: return self.pow(int(x - 0.5)) * self.sqrt()
+      if int(x) == x: return self.pow(x // 2).square() * (1 if x % 2 == 0 else self)
+
+    # positive const ** self
     if not isinstance(x, Tensor) and reverse and x > 0: return self.mul(math.log(x)).exp()
-    ar = self.abs().log().mul(x).exp() if not reverse or isinstance(x, Tensor) else self.mul(math.log(abs(x))).exp()
-    # correct sign of negative numbers raised to a power (cos has a period of 2pi so we use it here to get the oddness of the power)
-    sign = (x * math.pi).cos() if isinstance(x, Tensor) else math.cos(x * math.pi) if not reverse else (self * math.pi).cos()
-    # we only need to correct the sign if the base is negative
-    base_sign = ((self.sign() if not reverse else x.sign() if isinstance(x, Tensor) else math.copysign(1, x)) - 1) / -2
-    # we need 0 to be positive so we need to correct base_sign when the base is 0
-    base_sign = base_sign - (1.5 * (1 - (self.sign().abs() if not reverse else x.sign().abs() if isinstance(x, Tensor) else abs(int(bool(x))))))
-    # inject nan if the base is negative and the power is not an integer
-    to_nan = (((x - x.trunc()) * 1e10).abs().clip(0, 1) if isinstance(x, Tensor) else int(bool(x - int(x))) if not reverse else ((self - self.trunc()) * 1e10).abs().clip(0, 1)) * base_sign  # noqa: E501
-    inject_nan = ((((-to_nan) * 2) + 1)).log().add(1) if isinstance(to_nan, Tensor) else 1 if not to_nan else float("nan")
-    return ar.mul(sign * base_sign + (1 - base_sign)).mul(inject_nan)
-  def xor(self, x:Tensor, reverse=False) -> Tensor: return mlops.Xor.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, reverse))
-
-  # TODO: this implicitly changes dtype with /2
-  def maximum(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar]) -> Tensor: return (self<x).detach().where(x, (self>x).detach().where(self, (self+x)/2))
-  def minimum(self, x:Union[Tensor, Scalar]) -> Tensor: return -((-self).maximum(-x))
-
-  def where(self:Tensor, input_:Union[Tensor, Scalar], other:Union[Tensor, Scalar]):
-    x_,y = self._broadcasted(input_, match_dtype=False)
-    x,z = x_._broadcasted(other, match_dtype=False)
-    return mlops.Where.apply(x.cast(dtypes.bool), *y._broadcasted(z))
-
-  # ***** op wrappers (wasted lines to make the typechecker happy) *****
+
+    base, exponent = self._broadcasted(x, reverse=reverse)
+    # start with b ** e = exp(e * log(b))
+    ret = base.abs().log().mul(exponent).exp()
+    # correct sign of negative base with odd exponent (cos has a period of 2pi so we use it here to get the oddness of the exponent)
+    negative_base = (base < 0).detach().where(1, 0)
+    # 1 for non-negative base or negative even exponent, -1 for negative odd exponent, don't care about non-integer exponent
+    correct_sign = 1 + negative_base * ((exponent * math.pi).cos() - 1)
+    # inject nan for negative base and non-integer exponent
+    inject_nan = (negative_base * (exponent != exponent.trunc())).detach().where(math.nan, 1)
+    # apply correct_sign inject_nan, and fix 0 ** 0 = 1
+    return ((base == 0) * (exponent == 0)).detach().where(1, ret * correct_sign * inject_nan)
+
+  def maximum(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType]) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes element-wise maximum of `self` and `x`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1, 2, 3]).maximum(1).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1, 2, 3]).maximum(Tensor([-4, -2, 9])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self<x).detach().where(x, (self==x).detach().where(((self * 0.5 + x * 0.5).cast(self.dtype)), self))
+
+  def minimum(self, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType]) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes element-wise minimum of `self` and `x`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1, 2, 3]).minimum(1).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print(Tensor([-1, 2, 3]).minimum(Tensor([-4, -2, 9])).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return -((-self).maximum(-x))
+
+  def where(self:Tensor, x:Union[Tensor, ConstType], y:Union[Tensor, ConstType]):
+    """
+    Return a tensor of elements selected from either `x` or `y`, depending on `self`.
+    `output_i = x_i if self_i else y_i`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    cond = Tensor([[True, True, False], [True, False, False]])
+    print(cond.where(1, 3).numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    cond = Tensor.randn(2, 3)
+    print(cond.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    print((cond > 0).where(cond, -float("inf")).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    if isinstance(x, Tensor): x, y = x._broadcasted(y)
+    elif isinstance(y, Tensor): y, x = y._broadcasted(x)
+    cond, x = self._broadcasted(x, match_dtype=False)
+    cond, y = cond._broadcasted(y, match_dtype=False)
+    return F.Where.apply(cond.cast(dtypes.bool), *x._broadcasted(y))
+
+  def masked_fill(self:Tensor, mask:Tensor, value:Union[Tensor, ConstType]): return mask.where(value, self)
+
+  # ***** op wrappers *****
 
   def __neg__(self) -> Tensor: return self.neg()
 
@@ -846,6 +2503,8 @@ class Tensor:
   def __truediv__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.div(x)
   def __matmul__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.matmul(x)
   def __xor__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.xor(x)
+  def __lshift__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.lshift(x)
+  def __rshift__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.rshift(x)
 
   def __radd__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.add(x, True)
   def __rsub__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.sub(x, True)
@@ -862,38 +2521,134 @@ class Tensor:
   def __itruediv__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.assign(self.div(x))
   def __imatmul__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.assign(self.matmul(x))
   def __ixor__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.assign(self.xor(x))
+  def __ilshift__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.assign(self.lshift(x))
+  def __irshift__(self, x) -> Tensor: return self.assign(self.rshift(x))
 
-  def __lt__(self, x) -> Tensor: return mlops.Less.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, False))
-  def __gt__(self, x) -> Tensor: return mlops.Less.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, True))
+  def __lt__(self, x) -> Tensor: return F.Less.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, False))
+  def __gt__(self, x) -> Tensor: return F.Less.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, True))
   def __ge__(self, x) -> Tensor: return (self<x).logical_not()
   def __le__(self, x) -> Tensor: return (self>x).logical_not()
-  def __eq__(self, x) -> Tensor: return mlops.Eq.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, True))   # type: ignore[override]
+  def __eq__(self, x) -> Tensor: return F.Eq.apply(*self._broadcasted(x, True))       # type: ignore[override]
   def __ne__(self, x) -> Tensor: return (self==x).logical_not()                       # type: ignore[override]
 
   # ***** functional nn ops *****
 
   def linear(self, weight:Tensor, bias:Optional[Tensor]=None):
+    """
+    Applies a linear transformation to `self` using `weight` and `bias`.
+
+    See: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.nn.Linear.html
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+    weight = Tensor([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+    bias = Tensor([1, 2])
+    print(t.linear(weight, bias).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
     x = self.mul(weight) if len(weight.shape) == 1 else self.dot(weight)
     return x.add(bias) if bias is not None else x
 
-  def sequential(self, ll:List[Callable[[Tensor], Tensor]]): return reduce(lambda x,f: f(x), ll, self)
+  def sequential(self, ll:List[Callable[[Tensor], Tensor]]):
+    """
+    Applies a sequence of functions to `self` chaining the output of each function to the input of the next.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([1, 2, 3])
+    print(t.sequential([lambda x: x * 2, lambda x: x + 1]).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return functools.reduce(lambda x,f: f(x), ll, self)
 
   def layernorm(self, axis=-1, eps:float=1e-5) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Applies Layer Normalization over a mini-batch of inputs.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/layer-normalization
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.06450v1
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.randn(8, 10, 16) * 2 + 8
+    print(t.mean().item(), t.std().item())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = t.layernorm()
+    print(t.mean().item(), t.std().item())
+    ```
+    """
     y = (self - self.mean(axis, keepdim=True))
     return y.mul((y*y).mean(axis, keepdim=True).add(eps).rsqrt())
 
-  def batchnorm(self, weight:Optional[Tensor], bias:Optional[Tensor], mean:Tensor, invstd:Tensor) -> Tensor:
-    x = (self - mean.reshape(shape=[1, -1, 1, 1]))
-    if weight: x = x * weight.reshape(shape=[1, -1, 1, 1])
-    ret = x.mul(invstd.reshape(shape=[1, -1, 1, 1]) if len(invstd.shape) == 1 else invstd)
-    return (ret + bias.reshape(shape=[1, -1, 1, 1])) if bias else ret
+  def batchnorm(self, weight:Optional[Tensor], bias:Optional[Tensor], mean:Tensor, invstd:Tensor, axis:Union[int,Tuple[int,...]]=1) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Applies Batch Normalization over a mini-batch of inputs.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/batch-normalization
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.03167
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor.randn(8, 4, 16, 16) * 2 + 8
+    print(t.mean().item(), t.std().item())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = t.batchnorm(None, None, t.mean(axis=(0,2,3)), t.var(axis=(0,2,3)).add(1e-5).rsqrt())
+    print(t.mean().item(), t.std().item())
+    ```
+    """
+    axis_ = argfix(axis)
+    shape = tuple(s if ax in axis_ else 1 for ax, s in enumerate(self.shape))
+    x = self - mean.reshape(shape)
+    if weight is not None: x = x * weight.reshape(shape)
+    ret = x.mul(invstd.reshape(shape) if len(invstd.shape) == len(axis_) else invstd)
+    return (ret + bias.reshape(shape)) if bias is not None else ret
 
   def dropout(self, p=0.5) -> Tensor:
-    if not Tensor.training or p == 0: return self
-    return self * (Tensor.rand(*self.shape, requires_grad=False, device=self.device) >= p) * (1/(1.0 - p))
+    """
+    Applies dropout to `self`.
+
+    NOTE: dropout is only applied when `Tensor.training` is `True`.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/dropout
+    - Paper: https://jmlr.org/papers/v15/srivastava14a.html
 
-  def scaled_dot_product_attention(self, key:Tensor, value:Tensor, attn_mask:Optional[Tensor]=None, dropout_p:float=0.0, is_causal:bool=False) -> Tensor:  # noqa: E501
-    # NOTE: it works if key, value have symbolic shape
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    Tensor.manual_seed(42)
+    t = Tensor.randn(2, 2)
+    with Tensor.train():
+      print(t.dropout().numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    if not Tensor.training or p == 0: return self
+    return self * (Tensor.rand(*self.shape, requires_grad=False, dtype=dtypes.default_float, device=self.device) >= p) * (1/(1.0 - p))
+
+  def one_hot(self, num_classes:int) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Converts `self` to a one-hot tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([0, 1, 3, 3, 4])
+    print(t.one_hot(5).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return (self[..., None] == Tensor.arange(num_classes, requires_grad=False, device=self.device)).where(1, 0)
+
+  def scaled_dot_product_attention(self, key:Tensor, value:Tensor, attn_mask:Optional[Tensor]=None,
+                                   dropout_p:float=0.0, is_causal:bool=False) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes scaled dot-product attention.
+    `self` is the query tensor, `key` is the key tensor, and `value` is the value tensor.
+
+    - Described: https://paperswithcode.com/method/scaled
+    - Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.03762v7
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    q = Tensor.randn(2, 4, 8)
+    k = Tensor.randn(2, 4, 8)
+    v = Tensor.randn(2, 4, 8)
+    print(q.scaled_dot_product_attention(k, v).numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    # NOTE: it also works when `key` and `value` have symbolic shape.
     assert all_int(self.shape), f"does not support symbolic shape {self.shape}"
     if is_causal: attn_mask = Tensor.ones(self.shape[-2], key.shape[-2], requires_grad=False, device=self.device).tril(0).cast(dtypes.bool)
     if attn_mask is not None and attn_mask.dtype == dtypes.bool: attn_mask = (attn_mask == 0).where(-float("inf"), 0)
@@ -901,30 +2656,119 @@ class Tensor:
     return ((qk+attn_mask) if attn_mask is not None else qk).softmax(-1).dropout(dropout_p) @ value
 
   def binary_crossentropy(self, y:Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes the binary cross-entropy loss between `self` and `y`.
+
+    See: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.nn.BCELoss.html
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([0.1, 0.9, 0.2])
+    y = Tensor([0, 1, 0])
+    print(t.binary_crossentropy(y).item())
+    ```
+    """
     return (-y*self.log() - (1-y)*(1-self).log()).mean()
 
   def binary_crossentropy_logits(self, y:Tensor) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes the binary cross-entropy loss between `self` and `y` where `self` is logits.
+
+    See: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.nn.BCEWithLogitsLoss.html
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([-1, 2, -3])
+    y = Tensor([0, 1, 0])
+    print(t.binary_crossentropy_logits(y).item())
+    ```
+    """
     return (self.maximum(0) - y * self + (1 + self.abs().neg().exp()).log()).mean()
 
-  def sparse_categorical_crossentropy(self, Y:Tensor, ignore_index=-1) -> Tensor:
-    # NOTE: self is a logits input
-    loss_mask = (Y != ignore_index)
+  def sparse_categorical_crossentropy(self, Y:Tensor, ignore_index=-1, label_smoothing=0.0) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Computes the sparse categorical cross-entropy loss between `self` and `Y`.
+
+    NOTE: `self` is logits and `Y` is the target labels.
+
+    See: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss.html
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([[-1, 2, -3], [1, -2, 3]])
+    Y = Tensor([1, 2])
+    print(t.sparse_categorical_crossentropy(Y).item())
+    ```
+    """
+    assert 0.0 <= label_smoothing <= 1.0, "label_smoothing must be in [0.0, 1.0]"
+    log_probs, loss_mask = self.log_softmax(), (Y != ignore_index)
     y_counter = Tensor.arange(self.shape[-1], requires_grad=False, device=self.device).unsqueeze(0).expand(Y.numel(), self.shape[-1])
-    y = ((y_counter == Y.flatten().reshape(-1, 1)).where(-1, 0) * loss_mask.reshape(-1, 1)).reshape(*Y.shape, self.shape[-1])
-    return self.log_softmax().mul(y).sum() / loss_mask.sum()
+    y = ((y_counter == Y.flatten().reshape(-1, 1)) * loss_mask.reshape(-1, 1)).reshape(*Y.shape, self.shape[-1])
+    smoothing = label_smoothing * (log_probs.mean(-1) * loss_mask).sum()
+    return -((1 - label_smoothing) * (log_probs * y).sum() + smoothing) / loss_mask.sum()
 
   # ***** cast ops *****
 
-  def cast(self, dtype:DType) -> Tensor:
-    if self.dtype == dtype: return self
+  def llvm_bf16_cast(self, dtype:DType):
     # hack for devices that don't support bfloat16
-    if self.dtype == dtypes.bfloat16: return self.bitcast(dtypes.uint16).cast(dtypes.uint32).mul(1<<16).bitcast(dtypes.float32).cast(dtype)
-    return mlops.Cast.apply(self, dtype=dtype)
+    assert self.dtype == dtypes.bfloat16
+    return self.to("LLVM").bitcast(dtypes.uint16).cast(dtypes.uint32).mul(1<<16).bitcast(dtypes.float32).cast(dtype)
+  def cast(self, dtype:DType) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Casts `self` to the given `dtype`.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([-1, 2.5, 3], dtype=dtypes.float)
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = t.cast(dtypes.int32)
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self if self.dtype == dtype else F.Cast.apply(self, dtype=dtype)
   def bitcast(self, dtype:DType) -> Tensor:
-    assert self.dtype.itemsize == dtype.itemsize, "can't bitcast mismatched dtype itemsizes"
-    return mlops.Cast.apply(self, dtype=dtype, bitcast=True) if self.dtype != dtype else self
-  def float(self) -> Tensor: return self.cast(dtypes.float32)
-  def half(self) -> Tensor: return self.cast(dtypes.float16)
+    """
+    Bitcasts `self` to the given `dtype` of the same itemsize.
+
+    `self` must not require a gradient.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([-1, 2, 3], dtype=dtypes.int32)
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = t.bitcast(dtypes.uint32)
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    if self.requires_grad: raise RuntimeError("can't backprop through bitcast")
+    return F.Cast.apply(self, dtype=dtype, bitcast=True) if self.dtype != dtype else self
+  def float(self) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Convenience method to cast `self` to a `float32` Tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([-1, 2, 3], dtype=dtypes.int32)
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = t.float()
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.cast(dtypes.float32)
+  def half(self) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Convenience method to cast `self` to a `float16` Tensor.
+
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = Tensor([-1, 2, 3], dtype=dtypes.int32)
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
+    t = t.half()
+    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
+    ```
+    """
+    return self.cast(dtypes.float16)
 
   # ***** convenience stuff *****
 
@@ -934,20 +2778,101 @@ class Tensor:
   def element_size(self) -> int: return self.dtype.itemsize
   def nbytes(self) -> int: return self.numel() * self.element_size()
   def is_floating_point(self) -> bool: return dtypes.is_float(self.dtype)
+  def size(self, dim=None) -> Union[sint, Tuple[sint, ...]]: return self.shape if dim is None else self.shape[dim]
+
+  # *** image Tensor function replacements ***
+
+  def image_dot(self, w:Tensor, acc_dtype=None):
+    # NOTE: we use a 1x1 conv2d to do the matmul. mxk @ kxn = (1,k,m,1).conv2d(n,k,1,1)
+    n1, n2 = len(self.shape), len(w.shape)
+    assert n1 != 0 and n2 != 0, f"both arguments to matmul need to be at least 1D, but they are {n1}D and {n2}D"
+    assert self.shape[-1] == w.shape[-min(n2, 2)], f"Input Tensor shapes {self.shape} and {w.shape} cannot be multiplied ({self.shape[-1]} != {w.shape[-min(n2, 2)]})"  # noqa: E501
+    bs, groups, cin, cout = prod(self.shape[0:-2]), prod(w.shape[0:-2]), w.shape[-2], w.shape[-1]
+    out_shape_t = self.shape[0:-2] + (cout,-1) if len(self.shape) > 1 else (cout, )
+
+    # NOTE: with NHWC we can remove the transposes
+    # bs x groups*cin x H x W
+    cx = self.transpose(self.ndim-1, self.ndim-2).reshape((bs//groups, groups*cin, -1, 1))
+    # groups*cout x cin x H, W
+    cw = w.transpose(w.ndim-1, w.ndim-2).reshape((groups*cout, cin, 1, 1))
+    return cx.image_conv2d(cw, groups=groups, acc_dtype=acc_dtype).reshape(out_shape_t).transpose(self.ndim-1, self.ndim-2)
+
+  def image_conv2d(self, weight:Tensor, bias:Optional[Tensor]=None, groups=1, stride=1, dilation=1, padding=0, acc_dtype=None):
+    base_image_type = dtypes.imageh if getenv("FLOAT16", 0) else dtypes.imagef
+
+    (bs,_,iy,ix), (cout,cin,H,W) = self.shape, weight.shape
+    x, w = self, weight.reshape(groups, (rcout := cout//groups), cin, H, W)
+
+    # hack for non multiples of 4 on cin
+    if cin % 4 != 0 and not (cin == 1 and groups%4 == 0):
+      x = x.reshape(bs, groups, cin, iy, ix)   # do this always?
+      added_input_channels = 4 - (cin % 4)
+      w = w.pad(tuple((0, added_input_channels) if i == 2 else None for i in range(w.ndim)))
+      x = x.pad(tuple((0, added_input_channels) if i == 2 else None for i in range(x.ndim)))
+      cin = cin + added_input_channels
+      x = x.reshape(bs, groups*cin, iy, ix)
+
+    # hack for non multiples of 4 on rcout
+    added_output_channels = 0
+    if rcout % 4 != 0 and not (rcout == 1 and groups%4 == 0):
+      added_output_channels = 4 - (rcout % 4)
+      rcout += added_output_channels
+      cout = groups * rcout
+      w = w.pad(tuple((0, added_output_channels) if i == 1 else None for i in range(w.ndim)))
+
+    # packed (note: flipping bs and iy would make the auto-padding work)
+    x = x.permute(0,2,3,1)
+    cin_last = iy == 1 and ix == 1
+    if cin == 1: w = w.reshape(cout//4,4,H,W).permute(0,2,3,1)
+    elif cin_last: w = w.reshape(cout//4,4,cin//4,4,H,W).permute(0,4,2,5,1,3)
+    else: w = w.reshape(cout//4,4,cin//4,4,H,W).permute(0,4,2,5,3,1)
+
+    # contiguous creates the image, and early realize static weights (TODO: test for the static weight)
+    if IMAGE >= 2: x,w = x.cast(base_image_type((bs*iy, ix*groups*cin//4, 4))), w.cast(base_image_type((cout//4, H*W*cin, 4)))
+    x, w = x.contiguous(), w.contiguous()
+
+    # expand out
+    rcin_hi, rcin_lo = cin//4 if cin >= 4 else 1, 4 if cin >= 4 else 1
+    cout_expand = [groups//4 if cin == 1 else groups, 4 if cin == 1 else 1, rcout//4 if rcout >= 4 else 1, 4 if rcout >= 4 else 1]
+    x = x.reshape(bs, iy, ix, groups, rcin_hi, rcin_lo)
+    if cin_last: w = w.reshape(cout//4, H, rcin_hi, W, 4, rcin_lo)
+    else: w = w.reshape(cout//4, H, rcin_hi, W, rcin_lo, 4).permute(0,1,2,3,5,4)
+
+    # padding
+    padding_ = [padding]*4 if isinstance(padding, int) else (padding if len(padding) == 4 else [padding[1], padding[1], padding[0], padding[0]])
+    x = x._slice((None, (-padding_[2], x.shape[1]+padding_[3]), (-padding_[0], x.shape[2]+padding_[1]), None, None, None))
+
+    # prepare input
+    x = x.permute(0,3,4,5,1,2)._pool((H, W), stride, dilation) # -> (bs, groups, rcin_hi, rcin_lo, oy, ox, H, W)
+    x = x.permute(0,4,5,1,2,3,6,7).reshape(bs, (oy := x.shape[4]), (ox := x.shape[5]), *cout_expand[0:2], 1, 1, rcin_hi, rcin_lo, H, W)
+
+    # prepare weights
+    w = w.permute(0,4,2,5,1,3).reshape((1, 1, 1, *cout_expand, rcin_hi, rcin_lo, H, W))
+
+    # the conv!
+    ret = (x*w).cast(base_image_type((bs*oy, ox*cout//4, 4)) if IMAGE >= 2 else dtypes.float32).sum((-4, -3, -2, -1), acc_dtype=acc_dtype)
+
+    # undo hack for non multiples of 4 on C.rcout
+    if added_output_channels != 0:
+      ret = ret.reshape(bs, oy, ox, groups, rcout)[:, :, :, :, :-added_output_channels]
+      cout = groups * (rcout - added_output_channels)
+
+    # NCHW output
+    ret = ret.reshape(bs, oy, ox, cout).permute(0,3,1,2)
+    return ret if bias is None else ret.add(bias.reshape(1, -1, 1, 1))
 
 # register functions to move between devices
-for device in Device._devices: setattr(Tensor, f"{device.lower()}", partialmethod(Tensor.to, device))
+for device in Device._devices: setattr(Tensor, f"{device.lower()}", functools.partialmethod(Tensor.to, device))
 
 if IMAGE:
   # if IMAGE>0 we install these replacement functions in Tensor (hack!)
-  from tinygrad.features.image import image_conv2d, image_dot
-  setattr(Tensor, "conv2d", image_conv2d)
-  setattr(Tensor, "dot", image_dot)
+  setattr(Tensor, "conv2d", Tensor.image_conv2d)
+  setattr(Tensor, "dot", Tensor.image_dot)
 
-# TODO: remove the custom op and replace with threefry
+# TODO: eventually remove this
 def custom_random(out:Buffer):
   Tensor._seed += 1
-  if DEBUG >= 2: print(f"*** {out.device}   rand  seed {Tensor._seed} size {out.size:<15d} dtype {out.dtype}")
   rng = np.random.default_rng(Tensor._seed)
-  rng_np_buffer = rng.random(size=out.size, dtype=np.float32).astype(dtype=out.dtype.np, copy=False)
+  if out.dtype == dtypes.half: rng_np_buffer = (rng.integers(low=0, high=2047, size=out.size) / 2048).astype(np.half, copy=False)
+  else: rng_np_buffer = rng.random(size=out.size, dtype=np.float32).astype(dtype=out.dtype.np, copy=False)
   out.copyin(rng_np_buffer.data)