Books
Writing and drafts
New work, early chapters, and ideas in progress. This section is kept separate so the home page stays focused.
Go to Books →Site overview
Twenty years building software.
Five leading it worldwide.
One mathematician and physicist's need to know how systems actually work.
Michael is an engineering manager, mathematician, and teacher who started his technical career in a nuclear reactor control room, then spent two decades turning complex, high-stakes systems like enterprise software, distributed teams, and now AI, into ones people can actually rely on.
Resume
Professional background
Research, leadership, software work, and technical experience arranged in a readable, complete page.
Open Resume →Learning
Math and physics
Core course material is split into separate lessons, units, and focused study pages instead of one giant homepage.
Open Math & Physics →Patterns
Architecture notes
Design-pattern references and concise notes for software architecture, distributed systems, and cloud thinking.
Open Notes →AI Lab
Ideas and experiments
A dedicated page for AI-related experiments, prompts, methods, and notes that are worth keeping separate.
Visit AI Lab →Contact
Reach out
Email: michaelbesselman@gmail.com
LinkedIn: michael-besselman-b13b4032