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Equation Photo to LaTeX
Snap an equation and get editable LaTeX
Intermediate12h1
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17/20Socratic Math Tutor
A tutor that asks guiding questions instead of giving answers.
Intermediate14h1–2 people17/20 fit
Build Socratic Math Tutor for school students in ~14h with 1–2 people. Stack: LLM + KaTeX + Next.js.
Why it wins: Pedagogy-first AI that teachers trust.
Build flow
01 · Problem
Answer apps let students copy solutions without learning.
02 · Solution
The tutor checks each step, asks the next guiding question and only reveals hints gradually, rendering maths with KaTeX.
03 · Build
- 1Design tutor prompts
- 2Parse steps
- 3Add hint levels
- 4Render with KaTeX
04 · Demo
Solve an equation where the tutor refuses to just give the answer.
MVP checklist
- Step checking
- Guiding questions
- Hint ladder
- Math rendering
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| LLM | Language model | AI |
| KaTeX | Math rendering | UI |
| Next.js | Frontend + API routes | Web |
Reference repos
Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.
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