Ref: “Linear Algebra” by Lax. “Matrix Methods” by Strang. Lecture-12. Link to the lecture: Link. “Advanced Scientific Computing” by Rycroft. Lecture-5.6. Link to the lecture: Link. “Scientific Computing” by Heath. ROUGH NOTES (!) Updated: 25/11/25 Let ${ A \in \mathbb{R} ^{n \times n} }$ be a symmet... Read more 25 Nov 2025 - 7 minute read
To study: The importance of societal institutions (more inclusive, less exploitative) for a country’s prosperity. Link to the Nobel prize press release: Link. Link to the popular science article: Link. Read more 17 Nov 2025 - less than 1 minute read
Ref: “The simple path to wealth” by Collins. Link to a talk: Link. Link to blog post: Link. ROUGH NOTES (!) Updated: 20/11/25 Money is valuable. Money brings you freedom. Note that work can be enjoyable when you aren’t effectively a slave to it. Avoid debt. Spend less than you earn - invest the surplus - avoid debt. A mutual fund is a ... Read more 11 Nov 2025 - 2 minute read
Speculation. Limited by language, lack of knowledge, etc. 1) Is there a central cause for the World? If yes, They are God. If yes, what again explains Their existence? If yes, what do They want? If yes, I hope They are happy. 2) Human history is effectively observe and exploit. We lack many fundamental understandings. Read more 08 Nov 2025 - less than 1 minute read
Updated: 27/10/25 Ref: “Foundations of Applied Mathematics, Vol 2” by Humpherys, Jarvis, Evans. Consider the optimization problem \[{ {\begin{aligned} \text{minimize} \quad &\, f(x) \\ \text{subject to} \quad &\, g _1 (x) \leq 0, \\ &\, \quad \vdots \\ &\, g _m (x) \leq 0 \end{aligned}} }\] where ${ f ,}$ ${ g _i }$s are co... Read more 26 Oct 2025 - 7 minute read