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Revisions are still needed on page 9 onwards, with some topics likely to be split into separate tutorial(s).<\/li>\n<li>Initial integration of animations with the step-by-step narration flow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re already gone through the first version, it&#8217;s probably not worth your time to try it again yet&#8230; but if you do, please feel free to comment here on what you think are the best next priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The current plan includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish re-working the existing content (especially pages 9 onwards).<\/li>\n<li>Add optional interactive exercises at the end of each page to help reinforce the concepts.<\/li>\n<li>Expand the optional details (graphs, links to more info, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once the content is a bit further along it will become more important to find volunteers without prior exposure to these ideas and get feedback on what is working well and what isn&#8217;t. 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