Learn a hard topic with a real syllabus

I want to learn {{topic}} to the point where I can {{concrete capability}}. I currently know: {{honest baseline}}. I have {{hours per week}} for {{weeks}}.

Build a syllabus:
1. Define the target capability as three tasks I should be able to do unaided. These are the exam.
2. Prerequisite check: what must I understand first? Test me with three diagnostic questions before we plan.
3. Week-by-week plan: concepts, in dependency order, with the specific resource type for each (textbook chapter, paper, docs, video, exercise) and the time budget.
4. For each week: one project or exercise that produces evidence I learned it. Not quizzes — artefacts.
5. Name the three concepts most people get wrong here and the misconception behind each.
6. Tell me what to skip that the standard curriculum includes but my goal doesn't need.
7. Define the checkpoint at week {{half}}: what I should be able to do, and what to change if I can't.

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