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Side Projects

Here is a collection of some of my side projects, some for aiding investments and coursework, some just for fun.
This is far from a comprehensive list, nor is it tailored to impress. I may upload more as I find the files.
Accuracy is not guaranteed, in fact, some inaccuracy is guaranteed. Not all projects are finished.
Email ajd295@scarletmail.rutgers.edu for support.

Finished Projects

Maple Programs:

Maple OEIS Search Function

A Maple program that queries the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) to search for integer sequences directly from Maple. The function allows users to input a sequence of numbers and retrieve possible OEIS matches automatically.

Notes:

  • Takes six or more terms, as a sequence or a list: Search(1,1,2,3,5,8) and Search([1,1,2,3,5,8]) both give 45. More terms narrow the search.
  • The answer is the A-number without its leading zeros, so pad it back to six digits: 45 is A000045, the Fibonacci numbers. A sequence OEIS does not have comes back as -1.
  • Needs an internet connection. Within one Maple session a repeated search answers from memory, -1 included, so restart Maple before retrying a search that failed while you were offline.
  • Adapted from Daniel Skoog's Maple-OEIS, for Doron Zeilberger's Experimental Mathematics course.
  • Modified with help from Claude (AI).
  • Verified Working: 9/28/2026

Java Programs:

Complete or Random Graph Visualizer

A simple program to help visualize complete and random graphs of size n.

Notes:

  • Follow prompts in terminal after execution.
  • 30 < n < 70 tends to generate the prettiest images.
  • Built with help from Claude (AI).
  • Verified Working: 3/9/2026

Python Programs:

It's a Metric, Too

A small Python app for working through It's a Metric, Too, the October 2026 puzzle from Jane Street. The puzzle is theirs; this is just a way to work it on screen instead of on paper. The download holds the app, a reference PDF and a README covering the rules and controls.

How to run:

Unzip it, install Python 3, then run pip install -r requirements.txt followed by python JanePuzzle.py.

Notes:

  • The puzzle is by Jane Street, who run a new one each month. No answers or hints here — October's is still open for submissions.
  • Solved and submitted 10/5/2026, the 114th correct submission.
  • Built with help from Claude (AI).
  • Verified Working: 10/5/2026

Unfinished Projects

Python Programs:

Personal Finance Dashboard

A personal finance dashboard for tracking cash/credit account balances as well as investments and asset/debt/net-worth changes over time. Also includes automated asset pricing features, customizable alerts, and more.

Notes:

  • This project is the latest iteration of something I've been doing for over 10 years in order to track my financial growth and inflows and outflows. This is my first foray into doing it outside custom spreadsheets, and many hours were dedicated to setting up asset/debt variable types and their interactions.
  • While I could consider this a finished project, I intend to improve the dashboard in the future.
  • Verified Working: 8/25/2026