newton_method#

  • Series: lecture-python.myst

  • File: lectures/newton_method.md

  • Audit date: 2026-05-28

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

  • Overall score: 9.2 / 10

  • Priority: NONE

Score breakdown#

Category

Score

One-line note

Writing

8/10

Section headings use Title Case rather than sentence case.

Math

10/10

No math issues.

Code

9.5/10

Mixed Greek conventions in code (word=8, uni=19).

JAX

out of scope

JAX lecture — JAX rules not audited per scope.

Figures

8/10

figsize= set in 4 places — usually unnecessary.

References

N/A

No citations.

Links

10/10

Link style follows conventions.

Admonitions

10/10

Exercise/solution structure clean.

Issues#

Critical#

None found.

High severity#

None found.

Medium severity#

  • [qe-writing-006] — Section headings use Title Case rather than sentence case. Examples: line 100 The Solow model, line 471 Multivariate Newton's method. Count: 3.

Low severity#

  • [qe-code-002] — Mixed Greek conventions in code (word=8, uni=19).

  • [qe-fig-001] — figsize= set in 4 places — usually unnecessary.

  • [qe-fig-003] — ax.set_title() used once outside exercise blocks (line 633).

  • [qe-fig-005] — Figures lack descriptive name: fields for cross-referencing (6 plot calls, 0 named).

  • [qe-fig-008] — lw=2 missing on most .plot() calls (1/6).

Strengths#

  • Uses “IID” or no IID terminology.

  • Transpose notation uses \top consistently (no prime/^T).

  • No bold vectors/matrices.

  • Normal distribution written as plain N.

  • aligned (not align) used in $$ math.

  • Solutions use :class: dropdown consistently.

  • Axis labels lowercase.