Chapter 3 · Quantitative Finance
Life in the Tranches: Understanding CDOs and Risk Waterfalls
Learn how CDO tranching splits credit risk into Senior, Mezzanine, and Equity layers, with a step-by-step Python waterfall simulation.
13 min Intermediate
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Chapter 6 · Computer Architecture
How a CPU Executes Instructions: The Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle
Follow the fetch-decode-execute cycle step by step and learn how the program counter, registers, ALU, control unit, cache, and write-back stages execute machine code.
28 min Intermediate
Chapter 2 · Quantitative Finance
Loans and Bonds: The Mechanics of Borrowing and Default Risk
A quantitative guide to loan amortization and bond pricing. Learn to derive payment formulas, simulate default risk, and understand coupon rates using Python.
14 min Intermediate
Chapter 5 · Computer Architecture
Computer Memory Hierarchy: Registers, Cache, RAM, and Virtual Memory
Learn how the computer memory hierarchy works, including CPU registers, L1/L2/L3 cache, RAM, SSDs, virtual memory, TLBs, and page faults.
33 min Intermediate
Chapter 1 · Quantitative Finance
The Art of Losing Slowly: Risk, Variance, and Decision-Making
Learn why a positive expected value can still ruin you. Risk, variance and the risk of ruin, explained in Python with an interactive model.
12 min Beginner
Chapter 4 · Computer Architecture
CPU Control Unit Explained: Instruction Decoding, Control Signals & Microcode
Learn how a CPU control unit works, from instruction decoding and control signals to hardwired logic, microcode, timing, and the fetch-decode-execute cycle.
23 min Intermediate
Chapter 3 · Computer Architecture
What Is an ALU and How Does It Work? 1-Bit ALU Explained
Learn what an ALU is, how it works inside a CPU, and how to build a 1-bit Arithmetic Logic Unit with logic gates, a full adder, MUX, and control signals.
26 min Intermediate
Chapter 3 · Software Design Patterns
Design Patterns for Performance: Scaling Beyond Simple Code
Master high-performance architecture. Explore the Reactor pattern, Actor model, and resilience strategies like Circuit Breakers and Load Shedding for low-latency systems.
7 min Beginner
Programming
x86-64 Assembly Hello World in Docker (NASM & Linux Guide)
Write, assemble, and link your first x86-64 assembly Hello World program using NASM, Docker, and Linux syscalls. Supports x86-64 & Apple Silicon.
14 min Beginner
Chapter 2 · Software Design Patterns
The Rescue Mission: Refactoring a 'Monster' Class Step-by-Step
Don't delete that messy code just yet. Learn how to transform a tightly coupled Java class into a clean, testable architecture using incremental refactoring and abstractions.
10 min Beginner
Chapter 2 · Computer Architecture
How Logic Gates Work: Build an 8-Bit Binary Adder and Memory Circuit
Learn how logic gates work, build half-adders and full-adders, create an 8-bit ripple-carry adder, and understand latches, flip-flops, and memory.
21 min Intermediate
Chapter 1 · Computer Architecture
How Transistors Work: Semiconductors, Doping, and MOSFETs Explained
Learn how transistors work inside CPUs, from silicon and semiconductor doping to N-type, P-type, MOSFET channels, binary logic, and transistor history.
16 min Intermediate