Yesterday morning, I finished my month-long project to get a good foundation in the basics of quantum mechanics. I had picked this project for two reasons. First was because I knew it was going to be a challenging class and the idea of understanding the strange rules which govern all of reality has fascinated me […]
Let’s Learn Quantum Mechanics – Week Three Update
I finished the third week of my month long project to get a basic understanding of quantum physics. I wanted to tackle this project for two reasons. First, because quantum mechanics always interested me. It’s part of the most successful scientific theory we’ve ever devised, yet it is also intuition-defying and confusing. To really understand […]
The 7 Core Skills to Drawing Realistic Pictures
Knowing how to draw is something most people feel is mostly about artistic talent. You can either draw or you can’t. I disagree. Instead, I think drawing is mostly about having a set of specific techniques, that anyone can learn, which make it a lot easier to draw something realistically. I’m not a professional artist, […]
Let’s Learn Quantum Mechanics: Week Two Update
Last week was the second week of my month-long project to get a foundation in quantum mechanics, with the entire project being livestreamed. Why I’m Tackling This Project The inspiration for this project came about a year ago. I stumbled upon 8.04, MIT’s first class in quantum physics and watched some of the lectures. While […]
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