Electron to Python: Introductory Blog

Why am I writing this vaguely named blog post series? A perfectly valid question. After some deliberate thought I came up with the idea to write this blog post. It was one of those days where I was high on ticking off my to-do list and completing my summer school on Quantum Machine Learning by IBM that I decided to do this series of blog post

The timing of this decision has some relevance, while learning about quantum computing I started visualising the much deeper physics involved and some form of coherence started to form between subjects. It was then when I started to look back on my very first introduction to programming. I remember walking into the classroom with absolutely zero background in any principles of computing, and seeing #stdio.h (A header file, something we will hopefully understand in this series). My introduction to the subject was so bad that I developed a bad taste about Computer Science which is quite a shame really because I've started to appreciate its elegance so recently.

Over the years I've had the privilege of being able to get reacquainted with these subjects in newer and more exciting places. During past few years electronics and computer sciences are two subjects that have caught my attention quite intently.

As an adult learner, I take responsibility for my learning. As a passionate learner I also have a deep unyielding desire to understand a topic at its depth, absence of which causes deep discomfort in my understanding of the subject. I hate gaps in my learning and I've come to realise there are plenty of them. As someone who's assumed complete responsibility of being a good learner, I've been filling these gaps slowly but surely. This blog is my attempt to do the same for certain areas. A coherent image from electrons to the famous, "Hello World". What goes on beyond each of these actions? How did one link to another? None of these topics are new subjects/discoveries but I've discovered that presenting them as one single clear directional topic is a herculean task.

While I'm not an expert on any topics, I'm a student of Material Science. Material Sciences and its highly inter-disciplinary nature means I've to constantly keep up with Physics, Chemistry and Computer Sciences. In the past, I've taught science to high school students and enjoyed teaching them and realised I have a particular talent towards breaking down complex topics in a fun relatable way for them to understand. I'm going to structure this as a timeline so you understand the chronological order of the topics, mostly vertically develop these topics. Once in a while, there will be some horizontal development, but I'll try to make it as intuitive and graphic as possible.

Lastly, I feel I'm best suited to do this because I'm a student. As a student, I understand frustrations of not understanding a topic or not being able to connect it with something and that is what I want to do here. My ethic code for this project is simple, be rigorous in my research, try to run it by someone more well versed in the field and be open to constructive feedback.