Book Metrics
Counted from the source by scripts/book-metrics.py. Re-run that script
after any pass that changes chapters, quizzes, sims, cards or the glossary —
do not edit the numbers by hand.
| Metric Name | Value | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapters | 17 | MicroSims | Chapter directories |
| Concepts | 289 | Concept List | Rows in learning-graph.csv |
| Glossary Terms | 289 | Glossary | H4 headers in glossary.md |
| FAQs | 70 | FAQ | H3 headers in faq.md |
| Quiz Questions (recall) | 170 | — | Numbered H4s in quiz.md |
| Quiz Questions (applied) | 170 | — | Numbered H4s in quiz-applied.md |
| Quiz Questions (total) | 340 | — | Both quizzes, all chapters |
| Diagrams | 34 | — | '#### Diagram:' headers plus mermaid blocks |
| Equations | 0 | — | arithmatex math delimiters |
| MicroSims | 22 | Simulations | Directories in docs/sims/ |
| MicroSim Screenshots | 22 (100%) | Catalog | PNGs for the visual catalog |
| Total Words | 231,194 | — | Words in all markdown, excluding code and URLs |
| Links | 2,111 | — | Markdown-formatted links |
| Equivalent Pages | 944 | — | 250 words/page + 0.25/diagram + 0.5/MicroSim |
| Species Cards | 211 | Plants | Per-species reference pages |
| Cards w/ Quick Facts | 211 (100%) | — | Trait data populated, not just dashes |
| Cards w/ Photos | 178 (84%) | — | At least one Wikimedia photo |
| Cards w/ Illustration | 21 (10%) | — | Curtis-style botanical plate available |
| Host-plant Mentions | 63 | — | 'host plant' or 'larval host' across the book |