philomathdan

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by philomathdan 1y ago
Part 2: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/a-history-of-arm-par... Part 3: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/a-history-of-arm-par...
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by philomathdan 2y ago
I'm looking for resources on this too. I recently started working through this book [1], which might be a good place to start. In the introduction to that, the author also mentions this site [2] and this book [3]. [1] https:/&#
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by philomathdan 2y ago
Just glancing through it, it looks like the 2nd edition uses p5.js instead of Processing, and there's an additional chapter entitled "Neuroevolution."
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by philomathdan 3y ago
Would a history of science interest you? I enjoyed "The Scientists" by John Gribbin so much I've read it twice. https://a.co/d/epMV64I
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by philomathdan 4y ago
Becoming an expert in one thing takes a lot of time and effort, and this must be maintained even after reaching the goal. But getting a reasonable understanding of many things is not too bad. E.g. working through a freshman level physics te
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by philomathdan 4y ago
Many people recommend learning to write proofs in the context of a class or text that's focussed on another topic, e.g. geometry or linear algebra or real analysis or abstract algebra. But I preferred learning from a book that was mor
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by philomathdan 4y ago
You might find this helpful: https://www.susanrigetti.com/physics
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by philomathdan 5y ago
Another good one. Thanks!
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by philomathdan 5y ago
The curriculum guides Susan Rigetti provides are an amazing resource for self-study. And the fact that she worked through all of this is truly inspiring. Not to be greedy, but do any of you know of other thorough curriculum guides like thi
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by philomathdan 5y ago
The (unpublished) book "Introduction to Higher Math"[1], along with the professor who taught the course, was probably what got me going on the road to a PhD in math. It's very accessible (no prerequisites to speak of), teach
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by philomathdan 5y ago
I enjoyed "The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors" by John Gribbin so much I've read it twice.
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by philomathdan 6y ago
If you enjoyed logic, you might enjoy reading/working through this text[0]. I learned from that book when it was just written, and it remains one of my favorite books/classes. As you say, it was so very different from previous m
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by philomathdan 6y ago
Have you seen this one? https://teachyourselfcs.com/
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by philomathdan 6y ago
Looks like you're right. From an article in the Guardian ( https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/jan/05/features ): "Aronofsky was inspired by such real-life pi-chasers as the Russian mathematic
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by philomathdan 6y ago
There’s also a follow-up article about the brothers Chudnovsky, written by the same author, here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/04/11/capturing-the-...