cagan_ree#

  • Series: lecture-python-intro

  • File: lectures/cagan_ree.md

  • Audit date: 2026-05-28

  • Categories audited: writing, math, code, figures, references, links, admonitions (JAX out of scope)

  • Overall score: 7.0 / 10

  • Priority: LOW

Score breakdown#

Category

Score

One-line note

Writing

7/10

H1 Title Case OK; some H4 use Title Case; many multi-sentence paragraphs in Overview.

Math

7/10

bmatrix used; equation labels; clean.

Code

8/10

Unicode Greek (π, μ, α, λ) throughout (qe-code-002 OK); standard Anaconda imports only.

JAX

out of scope

Figures

6/10

figsize= on lines 341, 532, 590; 4 ax.set_title calls inside solution blocks (exception applies); no figure :name:.

References

8/10

{cite} used; no clear in-text mis-use detected.

Links

9/10

{doc} links used for cross-references (7 occurrences).

Admonitions

9/10

Solutions use :class: dropdown + exercise labels (qe-admon-002, qe-admon-005 OK); gated form (qe-admon-001 OK).

Issues#

Critical#

None found.

High severity#

None found.

Medium severity#

  • W1 — Several multi-sentence paragraphs throughout Overview (lines 19–26, 27–32, 39–46, 48–56).

  • W3 — “#### Experiment 1: Foreseen sudden stabilization” (line 301), “#### Experiment 2: an unforeseen sudden stabilization” (454), “#### Experiment 3” (619) — minor mixed casing across H4 headings.

  • W7 — Italic in mid-sentence: _expenditures_, _tax collections_, _printing money_, _start_, _stop_ (lines 23–24, 44, 46) — should use *emphasis* consistently.

  • [qe-fig-001] — Repeated figsize= overrides on lines 341, 532, 590. Count: 3 occurrences.

Low severity#

  • W7 — “Ends of Four Big Inflations” title-cased mid-sentence (line 50).

  • [qe-fig-005] — No figures have a :name: field for cross-referencing.

Strengths#

  • bmatrix used throughout (M4 OK).

  • Equation labels and {eq} references used.

  • Bold for definitions (perfect foresight).

  • Unicode Greek in code (qe-code-002 OK).

  • {doc} cross-series links used (qe-link-002 OK).

  • All 4 solutions are gated, dropdown, and linked to their exercises.