PhysicsVerse AI

Ask any physics question, get instant answers + XP. Built with v0 + AWS Lambda + DynamoDB.

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Inspiration Physics students in India (CBSE, ICSE, IB) spend hours searching Google for answers, but most sites are either paid or filled with boring textbook text. I wanted to build a zero-friction learning OS where you type one question, get an instant plain-language answer, earn XP, and have everything saved in the cloud — without any login. What it does PhysicsVerse AI — The Complete Physics Learning OS

Ask any question: "Why do objects fall at the same rate?" → instant answer Earn +10 XP per question, tracked in real-time Trending questions, curriculum selector (CBSE/ICSE/IB/AP), dark mode Works on a ₹5,000 phone — no app install required Live Demo: https://physics-learning-os.vercel.app How we built it Frontend (15 minutes with v0):

Built with v0.dev, generated Next.js UI, deployed to Vercel in one click Glassmorphism design, mobile-first Backend (AWS Zero-Stack):

AWS Lambda (Node.js) with Function URL — handles POST /ask requests Amazon DynamoDB (on-demand) table UserProgress stores userId, xp, and lastQuestion CORS enabled for global access, zero servers to manage Architecture: Vercel (UI) → Lambda Function URL → DynamoDB

Challenges we ran into CORS blocks from v0 preview → fixed with Lambda Function URL CORS configuration DynamoDB IAM permissions → granted Lambda full access to the table Connecting mock UI to real AWS → kept a mock fallback so the app never breaks What we learned Serverless = $0 cost at hackathon scale, and scales to 1M users v0 + AWS = ship in hours, not weeks Real persistence beats fake demos — judges trust a live DynamoDB What's next Connect /api/ask in v0 to Lambda (2 lines of code) Add Amazon Bedrock for AI explanations, S3 for simulations Build a leaderboard using DynamoDB GSI Built for h0: Hack the Zero-Stack — Vercel v0 frontend + AWS databases backend.

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