TODO.md

ASTR 596 Course Website TODO

This file is the living task list for the astr596-modeling-universe course website. Use it to track work, prioritize items, and assign owners/estimates.

How to use

• Add tasks under the most relevant section.
• Use the checkbox format (- [ ]) to mark progress.
• Optional metadata: @owner, !priority, ~estimate (hours).
• Keep items brief and move completed items under the Done section or check them off.

Legend

• @owner — person responsible
• !priority — high/med/low
• ~estimate — rough hours

Sections

Website Content

• Update 01-course-info/01-astr596-syllabus-fall25.md with final schedule @anna !high ~2
• Finalize course overview and learning objectives @anna !high ~1
• Add instructor/TA contact and office hours to 01-course-info @anna !high ~0.5
• Review and publish 02-getting-started pages @TA !med ~2
• Audit images in assets/ and optimize for web @anna !med ~3

Course Materials (Lectures, Labs, Notes)

• Convert lecture notebooks to MyST / Jupyter Book 2.x pages @TA !high ~6
• Add downloadable slides for each week @instructor !med ~4
• Link readings and external resources with DOIs @anna !low ~3

Assignments & Projects

• Create assignment templates in 08-short-projects @TA !high ~4
• Finalize project descriptions and grading rubric @instructor !high ~3
• Add auto-grading notes and expected deliverables @TA !med ~2

Manim Media & Animations

• Add Manim example scenes to manim-media/ and link from site @anna !med ~4
• Create a short tutorial page: "Using Manim for assignments" @anna !low ~2
• Validate that manim-media/requirements.txt is current @anna !low ~0.5

Drafts Cleanup

• Review files moved into drafts/ and decide publish/archive action @anna !med ~3
• Restore or incorporate useful content from old drafts into course pages @TA !med ~4

Site Build, CI & Deployment

• Add GitHub Actions to build the site on push and check for broken links @anna !high ~3
• Add requirements.txt and docs build instructions in README.md @anna !med ~1
• Configure automatic deploy to GitHub Pages or Netlify @anna !med ~2

Accessibility & SEO

• Run accessibility audit and fix major issues (alt text, headings) @TA !med ~3
• Add metadata and improve page titles/descriptions for SEO @anna !low ~2

Tests & Quality

• Add basic content validation script (check for broken internal links) @TA !low ~2
• Add unit tests for any interactive components or scripts @dev !low ~3

Administration

• Update LICENSE and contributor guidelines if needed @anna !low ~1
• Add contributor quickstart to CONTRIBUTING.md @anna !low ~1

Done

• (example) Moved old drafts into drafts/ — @anna

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If you'd like, I can:

• convert each high-level item into smaller actionable subtasks,
• scaffold GitHub Actions for site building,
• or open issues in this repo for each !high item. Tell me which next step you prefer.