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Field atlas / Release 0.1 previewMathematics · Computing · PhysicsCC BY 4.0

Ephemerent Education presents

Free STEM, from first principles to frontiers.

A real route through difficult ideas—sourced, inspectable, and open to everyone.

Enter the atlasBegin at first principles

01This is a sealed editorial preview. The curriculum is usable now; independent subject review remains a public launch gate.

Atlas curriculum routesThree prerequisite routes in mathematics, computing, and physics, with cross-discipline bridges.01 / MathematicsQuantities, ratios, and scale01Functions as dependence02Vectors and coordinate change03Change and accumulation04Probability as evidence0502 / ComputingProcedures and state01Data and invariants02Algorithms and cost03Ownership and systems04Learning systems and evaluation0503 / PhysicsMeasurement and uncertainty01Motion and interaction02Energy and conservation03Waves and information04Fields, models, and limits05
  1. Mathematics from quantity to uncertainty
    1. Quantities, ratios, and scale
    2. Functions as dependence
    3. Vectors and coordinate change
    4. Change and accumulation
    5. Probability as evidence
  2. Computing from procedure to learning systems
    1. Procedures and state
    2. Data and invariants
    3. Algorithms and cost
    4. Ownership and systems
    5. Learning systems and evaluation
  3. Physics from measurement to fields
    1. Measurement and uncertainty
    2. Motion and interaction
    3. Energy and conservation
    4. Waves and information
    5. Fields, models, and limits

A curriculum with direction

The atlas is a route, not a shelf.

Every line means something: what should come first, what a lesson actually teaches, how an assessment checks it, and where one discipline changes the way another can be seen.

Pathway 1

Mathematics

Build quantities into functions, vectors, change, and evidence—then carry those structures into code and physical models.

5 reviewed-form lessons
one continuous spinePathway 2

Computing

Make procedures explicit, reason about data and cost, then cross the boundary from software systems into evaluated machine learning.

5 reviewed-form lessons
one continuous spinePathway 3

Physics

Begin with what can be measured, then explain motion through interaction, conservation, waves, and field models.

5 reviewed-form lessons
one continuous spine

One durable learning rhythm

Intuition earns its formal edge.

Atlas does not stop at a friendly analogy or begin with unexplained notation. Each lesson moves from purpose to mental model, then through formal work, experiment, retrieval, and transfer.

01Orient
02Intuition
03Formalize
04Work through
05Experiment
06Retrieve
07Transfer
08Reflect

The access boundary

The curriculum stays free. Hosted compute does not masquerade as free.

CapabilityAnonymousFree accountSubscriber
Canonical lessons and pathwaysYesYesYes
Simulations, exercises, and projectsYesYesYes
Local browser progressYesYesYes
Synced progress, notes, and bookmarks—YesYes
Offline desktop curriculumYesYesYes
Local or BYOK desktop tutor—YesYes
Ephemerent-hosted tutor——Yes
Personal course and project agents——Yes

Exactly $0 in Ephemerent-funded model usage for free accounts. Atlas provides no complimentary hosted turns, hidden overage, or silent fallback from a local route to a paid provider.

Publication sequence

Build the spine before widening the map.

Planned disciplines remain a roadmap until their routes are continuous, sourced, and reviewed. Atlas will not publish decorative course cards that end at the title.

0.1

Foundations

A continuous first-principles route through mathematics, computing, and physics.

0.2

University core

Deeper calculus, systems, statistical mechanics, fields, and model evaluation.

0.3

New frontiers

Chemistry, materials, biology, climate, astronomy, and engineering.