The 'main sequence' is a follow-my-nose sequential
pathway of web pages, each concerning an experiment or set of ideas.
Each page leads to the next according to some combination of haphazard
logic and arbitrary whim. There are also developing side-branches
and digressions off the main sequence of pages.
In my view the most important things built into these
pages are book titles, as there is no substitute for books and
for direct conversation with other people. Web resouces such as
this one or
hyperphysics
or
wikipedia
or
cut-the-knot
are intrinsically shallow; they can provide some scaffolding and
entertainment but no substitute for the depth of comprehension to
be found in books. The aim here is to start from such scaffolding
and try to produce a coherent narrative. The other aim is to give
myself the freedom to say, as much as possible, "I don't believe
X until I see it for myself."
