Interest rate
Finance
Albert Einstein: "Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn't … pays it.
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Algebraic structures: Set, Group, Ring
Math
The easiest way to understand algebraic structures, starting with basic structure called Set and incrementally add properties on top of it to build more complex structures.
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BigO complexity with graphs
Math
Overview Big-O notation or Big Omicron (e.g. Ο(n)) also called "asymptotic growth" notation is used to represent the worst-case scenario (the upper bound) for a given algorithm.
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Elliptic curves
Cryptography
The easiest way to understand Elliptic Curve (EC), point addition, scalar multiplication and trapdoor function; explained with simple graphs and animations.
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Zero-knowledge proofs
Cryptography
Zero-knowledge is a method to prove that you know a secret ``x`` (e.g. a password, private key, piece of knowledge, etc) without revealing that secret.
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Zero-knowledge proofs
Cryptography
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EC-Schnorr
Cryptography
EC-Schnorr, as the name suggests, is a Schnorr-type digital signature scheme over elliptic curve, it’s ECDSA’s little sister and Schnorr’s big brother with multiple implementations out there: maybe most widely deployed being EdDSA (used in Monero) or the upcoming MuSig implementation in Bitcoin.
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Schnorr
Cryptography
Schnorr is another digital signature scheme known for its simplicity, no division, no inversion, just plain old multiplication.
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ECDSA
Cryptography
Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and digital signature algorithm (ECDSA) are more complex than RSA or ElGamal but I will try my best to hide the hairy math and the implementation details.
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ElGamal
Cryptography
ElGamal is a public key cryptosystem that is used in encryption , digital signature and homomorphic cryptography.
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