Explores the triumph of determinism in modern mechanics and the methodology of scientific development, with practical exercises on estimating surgical mask usage and analyzing atomic bomb energy.
Covers the concepts of local homeomorphisms and coverings in manifolds, emphasizing the conditions under which a map is considered a local homeomorphism or a covering.
Covers the concepts of limits and colimits in the category of Topological Spaces, emphasizing the relationship between colimit and limit constructions and adjunctions.
Explores turbulence theory, covering key hypotheses, challenges, and open questions in the field, including the famous analogy of turbulence research to an alpine expedition.
Explores fractals, dimensions, and applications, including mountain formation simulation and landscape authoring through erosion and vegetation interplay.