So that he can work full time on OurBigBook.com and revolutionize advanced university-level science, technology, engineering, and mathematics eduction for all ages.
Donating to Ciro is the most effective donation per dollar that you can make to:
Ciro's goal in life is to help kids as young as possible to reach, and the push, the frontiers of natural sciences human knowledge, linking it to applications that might be the the next big thing as early as possible. Because nothing is more motivating to students than that feeling of:
Hey, I can actually do something in this area that has never been done before!
rather than repeating the same crap that everyone is already learning.
To do this, Ciro wants to work in parallel both on:
Ciro believes that this rare combination of both:produces a virtuous circle, because Ciro:
  • wants to learn and teach, so he starts to create content
  • then he notices the teaching tools are crap
  • and since he has the ability to actually improve them, he does
As explained at OurBigBook.com and high flying bird scientist, Ciro is most excited to make contributions at the "missing middle level of specialization" that lies around later undergrad and lower grad education:
  • at lower undergrad level, there is already a lot of free material out there to learn stuff
  • at upper graduate level and beyond, too few people know about each specific subject, that it becomes hard to factor things out
But on that middle sweet spot, Ciro believes that something can be done, in such as way that delivers:
  • beauty
  • power
in a way that is:
  • in your face, without requiring you to study for a year
  • but also giving enough precision to allow you to truly appreciate the beauty of the subject
    Ciro's programming skills can also be used to create educational, or actually more production-like, simulations and illustrations.
Ciro believes that today's society just keep saying over and over: "STEM is good", "STEM is good", "STEM is good" as a religious mantra, but fails miserably at providing free learning material and interaction opportunities for people to actually learn it at a deep enough level to truly appreciate why "STEM is good". This is what he wants to fix.
The following quote is ripped from Gwern Branwen's Patreon page, and it perfectly synthesizes how Ciro feels as well:
Omar Khayyam also came to the Vizier... but not to ask for title or office. 'The greatest boon you can confer on me,' he said, 'is to let me live in a corner under the shadow of your fortune, to spread wide the advantages of Science, and pray for your long life and prosperity.'
In addition to all of this, financial support also helps Ciro continue his general community support activities:
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Non-relativistic QFT is a limit of relativistic QFT, and can be used to describe for example condensed matter physics systems at very low temperature. But it is still very hard to make accurate measurements even in those experiments.
Defines "relativistic" as: "the Lagrangian is symmetric under the Poincaré group".
Mentions that "QFT is hard" because (a finite list follows???):
There are no nontrivial finite-dimensional unitary representations of the Poincaré group.
But I guess that if you fully understand what that means precisely, QTF won't be too hard for you!
Notably, this is stark contrast with rotation symmetry groups (SO(3)) which appears in space rotations present in non-relativistic quantum mechanics.
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The Ackermann function is a well-known example of a recursive function that is not primitive recursive. It serves as a benchmark for computing and illustrates the concept of deep recursion.
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Tate's thesis generally refers to the main argument or interpretation presented by a scholar named Tate, which could pertain to various topics depending on the field of study. If you are referring to a specific individual, work, or subject area (such as art, economics, literature, etc.
The Thomas Edison Depot Museum is a historical site located in Port Huron, Michigan. It is dedicated to the life and work of Thomas Edison, particularly his early career as a telegraph operator. The museum is situated in a historic railroad depot where Edison worked as a young man. The museum features various exhibits that showcase Edison’s inventions and innovations, as well as artifacts related to his time in Port Huron.
Gunter's chain is a measurement tool used in surveying, particularly in the field of land surveying. It is named after the English mathematician Edmund Gunter, who introduced it in the early 17th century. The chain consists of a series of linked metal pieces or "links," each typically measuring 7.92 inches (or 20.1 centimeters) long. A complete Gunter's chain traditionally comprises 100 links, making the total length 66 feet (or 20.
Underwater diving explorers are individuals or groups who engage in the exploration of underwater environments, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water. This exploration can involve a variety of activities, including scientific research, archaeological investigations, marine conservation, and recreational diving. These explorers may use various diving techniques and equipment, such as scuba gear, rebreathers, or submersibles, to conduct their activities.
"Vehicles by brand" typically refers to the various automobile models and types manufactured by specific automotive brands or companies. Each brand usually offers a range of vehicles, such as sedans, SUVs, trucks, and hybrids or electric vehicles. Some well-known automotive brands include: 1. **Toyota** - Known for models like the Camry, Corolla, RAV4, and Prius. 2. **Ford** - Offers vehicles such as the F-150, Mustang, and Explorer.
The planetary core is the innermost layer of a planet, typically composed of dense materials, primarily metals like iron and nickel, though it can also contain lighter elements such as sulfur and oxygen. The structure and composition of a planetary core vary among different celestial bodies, but they generally play a crucial role in a planet's geology and magnetic field generation. ### Key Characteristics: 1. **Composition**: The core is usually made of heavy metals, and in some cases, may include lighter materials.
The term "almost" is an adverb used to indicate that something is very close to being the case or to occurring, but is not quite so. It can express that something is nearly true, or nearly happens, but lacks the final bit to make it complete.
In the context of units, "Canada" typically does not refer to a specific unit of measurement like meters or kilograms. Instead, it refers to the country itself. However, if you are inquiring about a specific system of measurement used in Canada or related units, Canada uses the metric system, which includes meters, liters, and kilograms for most measurements.
Hertz (symbol: Hz) is a unit of frequency that measures the number of cycles per second of a repeating event. It is commonly used in various fields such as physics, engineering, and telecommunications to describe wave phenomena, including sound waves, electromagnetic waves, and other periodic signals. 1. **Usage in Frequency**: For example, a sound wave that has a frequency of 440 Hz completes 440 cycles (or oscillations) every second.

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