About Me
Hi, my name’s Marco and I’m from Italy. I use this website to share notes about college-level mathematics. This may include topics such as real analysis, linear algebra, geometry, topology, ODEs or any other subject covered on a standard mathematical curriculum. Additionally, I also have some practical guides regarding system administration and computing in general.
Everything published on this website was written by me and based on past exams, homework assignments and notes from university classes I attended. That said, over the years I haven’t always kept track of where each piece of material originally came from, thus some content (such as practical problems or examples) may have been reproduced verbatim. If you come across something that you believe infringes your copyright and would like it removed, please feel free to contact me.
Interests
- Mathematics: convex optimization, real analysis and pedagogy of mathematics;
- Computing: system administration, Linux, etc;
- Other: music.
What I use
Surprisingly, my involvement with technology is pretty limited, using only the bare minimum to get things done and preferring boring, simple and reliable solutions over shiny new things. Below you will find a non-exhaustive list of the technology that I use on a daily basis.
- Hardware:
- A5 notebooks (paper): yes, paper. you read it right. I use these to organize my math notes;
- ThinkPad T490 (2019): my daily driver, it does everything I need;
- iPhone 12 (2020): iPhones are the only Apple products I actually like since they receive nearly a decade of software updates;
- WD Red Pro: I use a bunch of these bad boys for cold storage;
- Software:
- Debian (stable): my operating system of choice. I use it for both my computer and my servers;
- Firefox: the only browser that’s still worth using;
- Emacs: for all kind of text editing;
- LaTeX: for the rare occasions when I have to share my handwritten math notes;
- Python and C: my languages of choice (rarely programming anymore, though).