🧮 Explain It 5 Ways

Any math problem, explained five different ways — tailored for how you learn.

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What It Does

Paste in any math problem — an equation, a word problem, a calculus expression — and get five distinct explanations generated by Claude:

Tab	What you get
📝 Step-by-Step	Every step shown clearly, with all working
👁️ Visual	Diagrams, ASCII art, spatial layouts
🧸 ELI5	Explained like you're 5, with fun real-world analogies
⚡ Shortcut	The fast trick for exams — pattern recognition and speed
🎯 Mistakes	The 3–4 most common errors students make, and how to avoid them

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Built for Every Learner

One size doesn't fit all. Enable your learning profile in the sidebar and every explanation adapts:

Profile	How explanations change
ADHD / Attention-focused	Bullet points, bold key terms, short sentences, TL;DR summaries
Dyslexia-friendly	Simple vocabulary, small chunks, lots of whitespace
Visual learner	Diagrams and spatial descriptions first
Kinesthetic learner	Real-world objects and physical actions
Auditory learner	Conversational tone, verbal cues, mnemonics
Autism-friendly / Literal	No idioms, fully explicit steps, zero ambiguity

Mix and match profiles — they all work together.

Accessibility Controls

• Font size — scale from 14px to 26px
• High contrast mode — black background, yellow text
• Dyslexia-friendly font — switches to OpenDyslexic

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Running Locally

# 1. Clone
git clone https://github.com/hannahchgit/explain-it-5-ways.git
cd explain-it-5-ways

# 2. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 3. Add your API key
cp .streamlit/secrets.toml.example .streamlit/secrets.toml
# Edit secrets.toml and paste your Anthropic API key

# 4. Run
streamlit run app.py

Get a free API key at console.anthropic.com.

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Deploy to Streamlit Cloud

1. Fork this repo to your GitHub account
2. Go to share.streamlit.io and connect your repo
3. In the app settings, open Secrets and add:

   ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = "sk-ant-..."

4. Hit Deploy — that's it

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Tech Stack

• Streamlit — UI framework
• Anthropic Claude API — explanation generation (claude-opus-4-6)
• OpenDyslexic — dyslexia-friendly font

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License

MIT — use it, fork it, build on it.