Mission

About Aleph-Nought

Aleph-Nought exists to make rigorous STEM prerequisite content accessible to every Dartmouth student, regardless of learning background, disability status, or prior preparation. We build on three evidence-based frameworks: Universal Design for Learning, the Science of Learning, and open educational resource principles.

Evidence base

Scientific Grounding

Universal Design for Learning

CAST (2018). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines v2.2.

Justifies multiple means of representation (video + notes + exercises), engagement (quizzes, flashcards), and expression (free response, MCQ).

Testing Effect

Roediger & Karpicke (2006). Test-enhanced learning. Psychological Science, 17(3), 249–255.

Justifies quizzer and active recall features.

Spaced Repetition

Ebbinghaus (1885). Memory: A contribution to experimental psychology.

Justifies SM-2 flashcard scheduling.

Multimedia Learning

Mayer (2009). Multimedia Learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Justifies narrated animation + text notes pairing.

Curriculum

Supported Courses

—MATH 1: Calculus I

—MATH 3: Calculus

—MATH 8: Multivariable Calculus

—MATH 13: Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions

—PHYS 13: Physics I (Mechanics)

—PHYS 14: Physics II (E&M)

Open source

Technology & Licensing

Aleph-Nought uses the following open-source libraries for interactive visualizations and math rendering. No attribution banner is required for MIT/LGPL libraries under commercial use; they are credited here for transparency.

Plotly.jsMITInteractive 3D surfaces, vector fields, parametric curves

JSXGraphLGPL 3.02D interactive geometry constructions

KaTeXMITLaTeX math rendering in exercises and notes

Next.jsMITReact web framework (frontend)

FastAPIMITPython API framework (backend)

Mermaid.jsMITConcept map diagram rendering

Open Educational Resources

OpenStax Calculus Vol 1–3 / University Physics Vol 1–2CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Link only — students directed to openstax.org; content not reproduced on this platform.

Active Calculus (Boelkins et al.)CC BY-SA 4.0Derivative content tagged CC BY-SA 4.0; platform sections carry same license.

Linear Algebra (Hefferon)CC BY-SA 4.0Adapted exercises tagged CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vector Calculus (Corral)GNU FDLFull GNU FDL license text available at /legal/gnu-fdl.

PhET Interactive Simulations (Univ. of Colorado)CC BY 4.0Self-hosted; attribution banner shown on every simulation page.

Contact

Get in Touch

Have questions about Aleph-Nought? We'd love to hear from you.

dmukuruva@gmail.com