1st Principles

Subject

Mandarin Basics

Tones, pinyin, and high-frequency characters for beginners.

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Topics

Foundations

Orientation and shared vocabulary for this subject.

Application

Constraints in real jobs in Mandarin Basics

Constraints in real jobs as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Cost and benefit in Mandarin Basics

Cost and benefit as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Failure modes in Mandarin Basics

Failure modes as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Implementation steps in Mandarin Basics

Implementation steps as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Maintenance over time in Mandarin Basics

Maintenance over time as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Problem framing in Mandarin Basics

Problem framing as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Risk in Mandarin Basics

Risk as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Scaling up in Mandarin Basics

Scaling up as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Stakeholders in Mandarin Basics

Stakeholders as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Trade-offs in Mandarin Basics

Trade-offs as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Communication

Cross-disciplinary talk in Mandarin Basics

Cross-disciplinary talk as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Explaining to beginners in Mandarin Basics

Explaining to beginners as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Media coverage in Mandarin Basics

Media coverage as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Open questions in Mandarin Basics

Open questions as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Policy briefs in Mandarin Basics

Policy briefs as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Presentations in Mandarin Basics

Presentations as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Public controversy in Mandarin Basics

Public controversy as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Teaching others in Mandarin Basics

Teaching others as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Visuals that teach in Mandarin Basics

Visuals that teach as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Writing clear summaries in Mandarin Basics

Writing clear summaries as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Comparison

Analogies from other fields in Mandarin Basics

Analogies from other fields as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Common confusions in Mandarin Basics

Common confusions as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Competing models in Mandarin Basics

Competing models as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Consensus areas in Mandarin Basics

Consensus areas as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Debates that matter in Mandarin Basics

Debates that matter as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Historical shifts in Mandarin Basics

Historical shifts as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Interdisciplinary links in Mandarin Basics

Interdisciplinary links as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Regional differences in Mandarin Basics

Regional differences as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Schools of thought in Mandarin Basics

Schools of thought as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Translation of terms in Mandarin Basics

Translation of terms as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Context

Climate and environment in Mandarin Basics

Climate and environment as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Demographics in Mandarin Basics

Demographics as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Equity and access in Mandarin Basics

Equity and access as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Funding in Mandarin Basics

Funding as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Future scenarios in Mandarin Basics

Future scenarios as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Global trends in Mandarin Basics

Global trends as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Institutions in Mandarin Basics

Institutions as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Regulation in Mandarin Basics

Regulation as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Social impact in Mandarin Basics

Social impact as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Technology change in Mandarin Basics

Technology change as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Core ideas

Abstraction levels in Mandarin Basics

Abstraction levels as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Cause and correlation in Mandarin Basics

Cause and correlation as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Central definitions in Mandarin Basics

Central definitions as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Equilibrium and change in Mandarin Basics

Equilibrium and change as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Feedback loops in Mandarin Basics

Feedback loops as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Laws, rules, or patterns in Mandarin Basics

Laws, rules, or patterns as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Models and diagrams in Mandarin Basics

Models and diagrams as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Scale: micro to macro in Mandarin Basics

Scale: micro to macro as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Systems and parts in Mandarin Basics

Systems and parts as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Units and measurement in Mandarin Basics

Units and measurement as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Deep dives

Advanced preview in Mandarin Basics

Advanced preview as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Capstone directions in Mandarin Basics

Capstone directions as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Classic papers or texts in Mandarin Basics

Classic papers or texts as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Edge cases in Mandarin Basics

Edge cases as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Landmark discoveries in Mandarin Basics

Landmark discoveries as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Minority reports in Mandarin Basics

Minority reports as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Open research fronts in Mandarin Basics

Open research fronts as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Paradigm shifts in Mandarin Basics

Paradigm shifts as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Synthesis projects in Mandarin Basics

Synthesis projects as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Where to go next in Mandarin Basics

Where to go next as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Evidence

Anomalies in Mandarin Basics

Anomalies as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Bias and blind spots in Mandarin Basics

Bias and blind spots as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Case studies in Mandarin Basics

Case studies as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Conflicting studies in Mandarin Basics

Conflicting studies as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Data tables and charts in Mandarin Basics

Data tables and charts as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Primary sources in Mandarin Basics

Primary sources as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Secondary summaries in Mandarin Basics

Secondary summaries as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Strong versus weak claims in Mandarin Basics

Strong versus weak claims as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Triangulation in Mandarin Basics

Triangulation as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Uncertainty language in Mandarin Basics

Uncertainty language as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Methods

Documentation in Mandarin Basics

Documentation as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Estimation and error in Mandarin Basics

Estimation and error as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Ethics in method in Mandarin Basics

Ethics in method as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Experiments and controls in Mandarin Basics

Experiments and controls as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Observation protocols in Mandarin Basics

Observation protocols as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Peer review in Mandarin Basics

Peer review as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Replication in Mandarin Basics

Replication as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Reproducible workflows in Mandarin Basics

Reproducible workflows as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Simulation and models in Mandarin Basics

Simulation and models as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Surveys and samples in Mandarin Basics

Surveys and samples as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Orientation

Careers and roles in Mandarin Basics

Careers and roles as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Everyday examples in Mandarin Basics

Everyday examples as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

History in one glance in Mandarin Basics

History in one glance as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

How claims get checked in Mandarin Basics

How claims get checked as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Jargon worth learning first in Mandarin Basics

Jargon worth learning first as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Objects you study in Mandarin Basics

Objects you study as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Reading habits that stick in Mandarin Basics

Reading habits that stick as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Tools practitioners use in Mandarin Basics

Tools practitioners use as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

What questions the field asks in Mandarin Basics

What questions the field asks as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

What the field is not in Mandarin Basics

What the field is not as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Skills

Checklists in Mandarin Basics

Checklists as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Collaboration norms in Mandarin Basics

Collaboration norms as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Debugging mistakes in Mandarin Basics

Debugging mistakes as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Hands-on practice in Mandarin Basics

Hands-on practice as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Mentorship in Mandarin Basics

Mentorship as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Pattern recognition in Mandarin Basics

Pattern recognition as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Portfolio pieces in Mandarin Basics

Portfolio pieces as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Self-assessment in Mandarin Basics

Self-assessment as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Speed versus accuracy in Mandarin Basics

Speed versus accuracy as it applies to Mandarin Basics.

Tooling basics in Mandarin Basics

Tooling basics as it applies to Mandarin Basics.