My teaching statement discusses my approach to instructing courses in microeconomics, econometrics, and development economics. I have created the following tools for different learning styles.
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Transformer Unboxer
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Follow a six-word sentence through a real tiny transformer, from embeddings and attention to feed-forward computation and emoji output. Inspect each matrix and intermediate state to connect transformer vocabulary to the underlying arithmetic.
Crypto Minter
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Mine a real block: double SHA-256 on real header bytes, with only the difficulty target made easy. Every intermediate is visible.
Feed Maxxer
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Watch real feed-ranking formulas at toy scale: Hacker News, Reddit hot, Twitter’s published weights, then a learned ranker that updates with every swipe.
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Unicode Presenter
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Explore how Unicode organizes writing systems, symbols, and emoji across code points, blocks, and historical versions. Compare native and assisted glyph rendering to see the difference between a character’s standardized identity and what a particular machine can display.
Lexicon Translator
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Learn how the same concept changes vocabulary across disciplines. Translate a term between economics and sociology to see where fields align, diverge, or name the same mechanism differently.
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Git Digger
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Learn git by digging down through a repository’s history, one layer of commits at a time.
iOS · macOS
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PyLuca
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A Tamil-first programming language for children, with English as a second mode.
iOS · macOS
GLOSS Signer
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Type ASL gloss and see it checked as you go, with SignCheck underlines and suggestions, then drawn in SignWriting and exported as a PDF study sheet.
iOS · macOS