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Learning Graph Quality Metrics Report

Overview

  • Total Concepts: 292
  • Foundational Concepts (no prerequisites, other concepts depend on them): 12
  • Terminal Nodes (nothing depends on them, but have prerequisites): 141
  • Orphaned Nodes (completely disconnected, no edges): 0
  • Concepts with Dependencies: 280
  • Average Dependencies per Concept: 1.66

Graph Structure Validation

  • Valid DAG Structure: ✅ Yes
  • Self-Dependencies: None detected ✅
  • Cycles Detected: 0

Foundational Concepts

These concepts have no prerequisites:

  • 1: Algebra Basics
  • 2: Geometry Basics
  • 3: Units And Measurement
  • 4: Computer File Management
  • 5: Mouse And 3D Navigation
  • 6: Basic Physics Concepts
  • 9: Industrial Revolution
  • 19: ISO Standards Body
  • 20: ASTM International
  • 44: PLTW Design Process
  • 194: Workshop Safety
  • 201: Intellectual Property

Dependency Chain Analysis

  • Maximum Dependency Chain Length: 14

Longest Learning Path:

  1. Industrial Revolution (ID: 9)
  2. Subtractive Manufacturing (ID: 10)
  3. Additive Manufacturing (ID: 11)
  4. ISO ASTM 52900 Standard (ID: 21)
  5. AM Process Categories (ID: 22)
  6. Material Extrusion (ID: 29)
  7. FDM FFF Process (ID: 36)
  8. FDM Printer Anatomy (ID: 103)
  9. Stepper Motors (ID: 109)
  10. Belts And Pulleys (ID: 110)
  11. Ringing And Ghosting (ID: 183)
  12. Input Shaping (ID: 235)
  13. High-Speed Printing (ID: 237)
  14. High-Flow Hotend (ID: 240)

Terminal Nodes Analysis

Terminal nodes are concepts that nothing else depends on but have prerequisites. They represent natural endpoints of learning paths — culminating or specialized concepts.

  • Total Terminal Nodes: 141 (48.3% of all concepts)
  • Healthy Range: 5-40% of total concepts

Concepts at the end of learning paths:

  • 7: Mass And Density
  • 12: Stereolithography Invention
  • 17: AM Innovation Institutes
  • 18: Maker Movement
  • 23: AM Vocabulary Glossary
  • 32: Material Jetting
  • 33: Binder Jetting
  • 34: Directed Energy Deposition
  • 35: Sheet Lamination
  • 39: DLP Process
  • 40: SLS Process
  • 41: MJF Process
  • 46: Research Phase
  • 49: Concept Selection
  • 52: Testing And Validation
  • 61: Extrude Feature
  • 62: Revolve Feature
  • 63: Sweep And Loft
  • 64: Fillet And Chamfer
  • 65: Shell Feature

...and 121 more

Orphaned Nodes Analysis

Orphaned nodes are completely disconnected concepts with no inbound AND no outbound edges. These indicate a quality problem — every concept should connect to the graph.

  • Total Orphaned Nodes: 0

✅ No orphaned nodes detected. All concepts are connected to the graph.

Connected Components

  • Number of Connected Components: 1

✅ All concepts are connected in a single graph.

Indegree Analysis

Top 10 concepts that are prerequisites for the most other concepts:

Rank Concept ID Concept Label Indegree
1 122 Thermoplastics 19
2 83 Slicer Software 18
3 11 Additive Manufacturing 13
4 24 Layer-By-Layer Principle 13
5 126 Material Data Sheet 12
6 175 Troubleshooting Workflow 12
7 36 FDM FFF Process 10
8 60 Feature-Based Modeling 10
9 136 Photopolymer Resins 10
10 155 DfAM Principles 10

Outdegree Distribution

Dependencies Number of Concepts
0 12
1 130
2 121
3 24
4 5

Recommendations

  • ℹ️ High terminal node percentage (48.3%): Consider if some terminal concepts should be prerequisites for advanced concepts
  • DAG structure verified: Graph supports valid learning progressions

Report generated by learning-graph-reports/analyze_graph.py