I love reading and studying physics. I like (fast) trains and architecture. I am interested in certain technical matters.
User boxes[edit]
Group 1: Learning[edit]
This user is a book lover. |
This user loves knowledge. |
Group 2: Math and Physics[edit]
This user's favorite subject is physics. |
This user is interested in Mathematics. |
This user only partially understands mathematics. |
This user knows by heart the first 16 digits in the decimal representation of pi. |
This user knows how to prove that the square root of two is irrational. |
This user can prove that the number, e, is irrational. |
This user can prove that is irrational. |
Group 3: Hobbies and Miscellany[edit]
This user does not smoke. |
This user drinks milk. |
E | This user reads The Economist. |
This user supports nuclear energy. |
3R | This user believes that you should Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. |
This user enjoys chess. |
This user supports public transit. |
Group 4: Software[edit]
This user prefers Mozilla Firefox over Internet Explorer. |
This user prefers Mozilla Firefox over both Google Chrome and Chromium. |
LaTeX | This user can typeset using LaTeX. |
This user writes with the LibreOffice suite. |
This user contributes using Microsoft Windows. |
Group 5: Entertainment[edit]
B:TAS | This user is a fan of Batman: The Animated Series. |
BB | This user is shway. |
JL | This user supports the Justice League. |
Contributions[edit]
This user is a participant in WikiProject Mathematics. |
This user is a participant in WikiProject Physics. |
This user is a participant in WikiProject History of Science. |
This user participates in WikiProject Books. |
This user is a participant in the Trains WikiProject. |
This user participates in WikiProject Demographics. |
A, B, and C | This user prefers the serial comma. |
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Pages I created[edit]
Pages I edited a lot[edit]
Physics and mathematics[edit]
- Folium of Descartes
- Integration Bee, Mathematics education in the United States, and Math 55
- Siméon Denis Poisson
- Constantin Carathéodory
- Trigonometric substitution, Integral of the secant function, and Dirichlet integral
- Yusuke Hagihara
- Classical Mechanics (Goldstein)
- Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies
- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
- Classical Electrodynamics (book)
- Herbert Callen and Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics
- List of textbooks in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
- Robert Wald and General Relativity (book)
- The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time
- List of contributors to general relativity
- Timeline of gravitational physics and relativity
- GRB 221009A
Books, libraries, and education[edit]
- Treatise
- SAT
- Victorian era (especially the sections on education, reading culture, and STEM)
- Westmount Public Library and Villa Maria (school)
- Elite overproduction and higher education bubble in the United States
- Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
Technology[edit]
- Avelia Liberty, Chicago 'L', and 7000-series rail cars
- Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project
Demographics[edit]
- Eric Kaufmann
- Baby boomers, Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation Alpha
- Great Resignation and the aging of the United States
Society and culture[edit]
Some useful LaTeX code[edit]
Aligning and spacing[edit]
Boundaries of integration[edit]
Standard way:
Preferred way:
Nice quotes[edit]
“ | If you don't talk the way they understand, you'll not become their friend. | ” |
— Cédric Villani.[1] |
“ | Rise above oneself and grasp the world. | ” |
— Attributed to Archimedes[2] |
“ | I don't try to do very much that is obviously flashy. I try to focus on the fundamentals of the material. I very much enjoy trying to get a complete grasp of the subject I'm trying to teach so that I can present it in a clear, consistent and thorough way. | ” |
— Robert M. Wald[3] |
Soothing music[edit]
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Gymnopédies No.1 by Erick Satie.
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Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy.
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Grande valse brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18, by Frédéric Chopin.
References[edit]
- ^ Mathematics: Beauty vs Utility - Numberphile. January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Fields Medal." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. Accessed February 4, 2019.
- ^ Steele, Diana (June 12, 1997). "Graduate Teaching Award: Robert Wald". The University of Chicago Chronicle. 16.