Myron PhanThe Privilege To Work On Hard ProblemsI never really realized this when I was younger, but the most knowledgeable people tend to have a combination of a few qualities:Jun 22Jun 22
Myron PhanC++: Compile Time Evaluation Versus Run Time EvaluationLet’s talk a little about evaluation in C++. This is something that was murky to me even after a couple years with the language. I thought…Jul 5, 20231Jul 5, 20231
Myron PhanThe Lie Algebra for Lie Groups in RoboticsA big part of why we use Lie groups for robotics is because they enable efficient optimization for large scale robotics problems. The…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Myron PhanIntuition behind the Cross ProductThe cross product has always been such an abstract concept to many. Why is the cross product a vector? How does the cross product represent…Jan 29, 20231Jan 29, 20231
Myron PhanWhy Circles are at the heart of Robotics | Lie Groups for RoboticsLie groups are incredibly confusing. Group theory in general is just confusing. When I was first studying Lie groups for robotics…Jan 11, 20235Jan 11, 20235
Myron PhaninIntuitionIndeterminate Forms Explained IntuitivelyThe topic of indeterminate forms is one that passes over Calculus 1 students as they are trying to solve for limits and integrals. Some of…Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022
Myron PhanSolution to a Linear Dynamical SystemIn my graduate studies there was always this an equation, out of many, that puzzled me on where the actual derivation came from. It was…Sep 24, 2022Sep 24, 2022
Myron PhanIntegration by Parts DerivationSo, I don’t think I was the only one that questioned where integration by parts came from. I think everyone just kind of accepted the…Sep 17, 2022Sep 17, 2022