Nexus-Academic-Tutor

Nexus is an advanced, AI-powered academic tutor designed to function as a personal study agent for students. Its primary mission is to facilitate deep learning by intelligently processing and synthesizing information from a diverse setof course-specific materials uploaded by the user. This can include anything from dense textbooks and visual lecture slides to unstructured, handwritten notes, allowing Nexus to build a comprehensive understanding of the entire curriculum. Unlike general-purpose AI assistants that draw from the open internet, Nexus operates within a strictly defined knowledge boundary. Its responses are based solely on the provided content. This core feature ensures that every explanation, summary, and answer is directly relevant to the student's specific course, reflecting the unique perspectives, terminology, and scope defined by their professor. This eliminates the risk of students receiving confusing or contradictory information from external sources. When a student asks a question, Nexus doesn't just provide an answer; it delivers cited, multimodal responses. The "cited" aspect is critical for academic integrity and effective study: Nexus points directly back to the source material (e.g., "As stated in your 'Intro to Psych' textbook, Chapter 4, page 82," or "This concept is illustrated in your 'Week 5 Lecture Slides,' slide 12"), allowing students to verify information and review the original context. The "multimodal" capability means Nexus can generate explanations that go beyond simple text, potentially creating summaries, comparison tables, concept maps, or flashcards to present the synthesized information in the most effective way for learning.