Computation and Science
Introduction
I want to write my notes on physics, mathematics, and computer science in such a manner that their relationships are explicit among each other. That is to say: in my work on physics, I use numerical methods implemented in either my computer science or mathematics notes.
This is more an experiment with org-mode than the actual notes.
Organization/Contents
There is a clean-ish separation of concerns between the domains of mathematics and science, but muddled separations among sciences. I'm also uncertain where to divide mathematics and computer science. But so far as Lisp cares, all the mathematics code should be compiled before the science code. Where we draw the line demarcating mathematics and computer science remains vague.
The current directory structure:
- /physics for all physics-related notes
- /math for all mathematics notes
- /comp-sci for all computer science notes
As I continue working through my readings, I will add more directories. For subfields (like, I don't know, astronomy) I will add subdirectories where appropriate.
Scope
The scope for my endeavor is rather open-ended. It may extend from physics to [hard] science more generally. The computer science aspects may be downplayed, or expanded, depending on my curiosity. The underlying drive is to understand how the Earth works, and how the solar system evolves in time.
Hopefully I will be able to create something useful, though these are just notes and sketches of computer program fragments.