Oceanography is the scientific study of the ocean, encompassing a diverse range of topics and disciplines. It seeks to understand the physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects of the ocean and its interactions with the atmosphere and the Earth's landmasses. Oceanography can be broadly divided into several sub-disciplines: 1. **Physical Oceanography**: This subfield focuses on the physical properties of the ocean, including currents, waves, tides, and the ocean's role in climate regulation.
Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and its various phenomena, particularly those related to weather and climate. It involves understanding and predicting atmospheric conditions, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind patterns, and pressure systems. Meteorologists use a range of tools and techniques, including satellite imagery, weather radars, computer models, and data analysis, to analyze atmospheric conditions and make forecasts. Meteorology plays a crucial role in daily life, impacting agriculture, transportation, disaster management, and many other fields.
Medical physics is a multidisciplinary field that applies principles and techniques from physics to medicine, particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It primarily focuses on the use of radiation and other physical principles in healthcare. Medical physicists work in various areas, including: 1. **Radiology**: They help in the safe and effective use of imaging technologies such as X-rays, MRI, CT scans, and ultrasound. They ensure that imaging studies are performed safely and produce high-quality images for diagnosis.
Geophysics is the study of the Earth's physical properties and processes using quantitative methods and principles of physics. It encompasses a wide range of topics and techniques to investigate the structure and dynamics of the Earth, including its interior, surface, and the atmosphere.
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles and methods of physics to understand biological systems. It combines concepts from biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computational science to explore the physical mechanisms underlying biological processes. Key areas of study in biophysics include: 1. **Molecular Biophysics**: Examines the physical properties of biomolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids.
Atmospheric physics is a branch of geophysics that focuses on understanding the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the Earth's atmosphere. It encompasses a wide range of topics related to the atmosphere's composition, structure, dynamics, and interactions with other components of the Earth system, including land, oceans, and ice. Key areas of study within atmospheric physics include: 1. **Thermodynamics**: Examining how temperature, pressure, and humidity affect atmospheric processes.
Underwater diving physics encompasses the scientific principles and concepts that govern how divers interact with water and the forces they experience while submerged. Here are some key topics related to underwater diving physics: 1. **Buoyancy**: Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid (water, in this case) that opposes the weight of an object immersed in it.
Textile engineering is a field of engineering that focuses on the design, production, and processing of textiles and related materials. It encompasses the study of fibers, yarns, fabrics, and finished textile products, integrating principles from various disciplines, including materials science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, and design. Key areas of textile engineering include: 1. **Fiber Production**: Understanding synthetic and natural fibers, their properties, and methods of production, including spinning and weaving.
Soil physics is a branch of soil science that focuses on the physical properties and processes of soil and how these affect its ability to support plant growth and environmental quality. It involves the study of various physical aspects of soil, including: 1. **Soil Texture**: The size distribution of soil particles (sand, silt, clay) which influences water retention, nutrient availability, and air movement.

Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project

Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
We have two killer features:
  1. topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculus
    Articles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
    • a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
    • a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
    This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.
    Figure 1.
    Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page
    . View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivative
  2. local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:
    This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
    Figure 2.
    You can publish local OurBigBook lightweight markup files to either https://OurBigBook.com or as a static website
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    Figure 3.
    Visual Studio Code extension installation
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    Figure 4.
    Visual Studio Code extension tree navigation
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    Figure 5.
    Web editor
    . You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally.
    Video 3.
    Edit locally and publish demo
    . Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension.
    Video 4.
    OurBigBook Visual Studio Code extension editing and navigation demo
    . Source.
  3. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook-media/master/feature/x/hilbert-space-arrow.png
  4. Infinitely deep tables of contents:
    Figure 6.
    Dynamic article tree with infinitely deep table of contents
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    Descendant pages can also show up as toplevel e.g.: ourbigbook.com/cirosantilli/chordate-subclade
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact