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brycewang-stanford (@brycewang-stanford) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Create Lecture by brycewang-stanford

Name: Create Lecture
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: brycewang-stanford

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Lecture Creation Workflow

Create a beautiful, pedagogically excellent Beamer lecture deck.

This is a collaborative, iterative process. The instructor drives the vision; Claude is a thinking partner.

CONSTRAINTS (Non-Negotiable)

Read the knowledge base FIRST — notation registry, narrative arc, applications database
Every new symbol MUST be checked against the notation registry
Motivation before formalism — no exceptions
Worked example within 2 slides of every definition
Max 2 colored boxes per slide
No \pause or overlay commands (check project rules)
Transition slides at major conceptual pivots
Thread at least 1 running empirical application throughout
All citations verified against the bibliography
Work in batches of 5-10 slides — share for feedback, don't bulk-dump

WORKFLOW

Phase 0: Intake & Context

Read knowledge base and creation guide
Inventory provided materials (papers, slides, code)
Read previous lecture's structure and ending
State pedagogical goal, get user confirmation

Phase 1: Paper Analysis (When Papers Provided)

Split into chunks, extract key ideas
Map paper notation → course notation
Identify slide-worthy content
Present summary for approval

Phase 2: Structure Proposal

Propose outline (5-Act or 3-Part template)
List TikZ diagrams and R figures needed
List new notation to introduce
GATE: User approves before Phase 3

Phase 3: Draft Slides (Iterative)

Work in batches of 5-10 slides
Check notation, apply creation patterns
Quality checks during drafting

Phase 4: Figures & Code

R scripts following conventions
TikZ diagrams in Beamer source (single source of truth)
Save RDS for future Quarto integration

Phase 5: Polish & Compile

Full 3-pass compilation
Run Devil's Advocate
Run Substance Review (if domain reviewer configured)
Update knowledge base with new notation

Post-Creation Checklist

[ ] Lecture compiles without errors
[ ] No overfull hbox > 10pt
[ ] All citations resolve
[ ] Every definition has motivation + worked example
[ ] Max 2 colored boxes per slide
[ ] 2-3 Socratic questions embedded
[ ] Transition slides between sections
[ ] At least 1 running application threaded throughout
[ ] New notation added to knowledge base
[ ] Session log updated
[ ] Devil's Advocate run

---name: create-lecturedescription: Create new Beamer lecture from papers and materials. Guided workflow with notation consistency.---# Lecture Creation WorkflowCreate a beautiful, pedagogically excellent Beamer lecture deck.**This is a collaborative, iterative process. The instructor drives the vision; Claude is a thinking partner.**---## CONSTRAINTS (Non-Negotiable)1. **Read the knowledge base FIRST** — notation registry, narrative arc, applications database2. Every new symbol MUST be checked against the notation registry3. Motivation before formalism — no exceptions4. Worked example within 2 slides of every definition5. Max 2 colored boxes per slide6. No `\pause` or overlay commands (check project rules)7. Transition slides at major conceptual pivots8. Thread at least 1 running empirical application throughout9. All citations verified against the bibliography10. **Work in batches of 5-10 slides** — share for feedback, don't bulk-dump---## WORKFLOW### Phase 0: Intake & Context- Read knowledge base and creation guide- Inventory provided materials (papers, slides, code)- Read previous lecture's structure and ending- State pedagogical goal, get user confirmation### Phase 1: Paper Analysis (When Papers Provided)- Split into chunks, extract key ideas- Map paper notation → course notation- Identify slide-worthy content- Present summary for approval### Phase 2: Structure Proposal- Propose outline (5-Act or 3-Part template)- List TikZ diagrams and R figures needed- List new notation to introduce- **GATE: User approves before Phase 3**### Phase 3: Draft Slides (Iterative)- Work in batches of 5-10 slides- Check notation, apply creation patterns- Quality checks during drafting### Phase 4: Figures & Code- R scripts following conventions- TikZ diagrams in Beamer source (single source of truth)- Save RDS for future Quarto integration### Phase 5: Polish & Compile- Full 3-pass compilation- Run Devil's Advocate- Run Substance Review (if domain reviewer configured)- Update knowledge base with new notation---## Post-Creation Checklist```[ ] Lecture compiles without errors[ ] No overfull hbox > 10pt[ ] All citations resolve[ ] Every definition has motivation + worked example[ ] Max 2 colored boxes per slide[ ] 2-3 Socratic questions embedded[ ] Transition slides between sections[ ] At least 1 running application threaded throughout[ ] New notation added to knowledge base[ ] Session log updated[ ] Devil's Advocate run```

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