Operator Calculus, Co.

Independent technical practice

Engineering, Research & Special Work Undertaken.

Oakfield Operator Calculus, Co. is the independent practice of David Kirby, established for the pursuit of engineering, research, and special undertakings of a technical nature. Its activities encompass software, mathematical modeling, mechanical and electrical instrumentation, and the practical education of those inclined to such work.

The principal commercial interests lie in communications technology and financial applications. Other departments are occupied with magnetic recording, manufacturing, market intelligence, publishing, and experimental music, together with such additional investigations as curiosity and circumstance may suggest.

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Side elevation of a dry-air refrigerating machine, with a large flywheel at the left.
Dry-air refrigerating machine. Side elevation, 1881. Scientific American Supplement, 1881. Source

Areas of practice

How Oakfield can help

A project may begin with an application, a model, a piece of equipment, or a question that needs investigating.

An Oakfield instrument · macOS

Oakfield Studio

A modular synthesizer for mathematics.

Compose operators, evolve fields, and explore simulations through Lua and live visual instruments.

Explore Studio Studio documentation
Oakfield Studio in a light theme with an Airy-beam Lua script, a multicolored field, stimulus controls, and diagnostics.
An Airy-beam experiment, with its script, field display, stimulus controls, and diagnostics.

Working together

Bring a question, a project, or a proposition.

Write to David about project work, advisory engagements, teaching, or a question about Oakfield.

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