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3Blue1Brown is one of the best math educators on YouTube. As a matter of fact, I would say he's the best I know of at the moment. I'm currently working my way t

3Blue1Brown is one of the best math educators on YouTube. As a matter of fact, I would say he's the best I know of at the moment. I'm currently working my way through his series on diff-eq.

seanc 8y ago
I can certainly say that no one else has made me tear up.
- stcredzero 8y ago
  Not only does he have a penchant for finding geometric analogues for mathematical ideas that are neat and beautiful, his animations clarify and increase my understanding of those concepts.
  - abhgh 8y ago
    The "production quality" to use a slightly commercial term, is top-notch.
    - MaxLeiter 8y ago
      His python library for generating his visuals is open source and equally as impressive: https://github.com/3b1b/manim https://github.com/3b1b/manim
      - abhgh 8y ago
        I didn't know of this, thank you!
      - pishpash 8y ago
        Was just going to ask this. Wish there were more of these tools all around, because I bet a lot of experts have developed intuitive pictures of their own that would be good to convey directly. A big barrier to mathematics is the abstraction cost of the language. In many cases mathematical expressions are fine, but not always in mathematical physics.
    - scoot 8y ago
      In the case of media, that would be "production values". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/production_values https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/production_values
- adito 8y ago
  His later video where in the outro he mentions about going sponsor-free is the one that made me tear up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB83DpBJQsE&feature=youtu.be&t=1062 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB83DpBJQsE&feature=youtu.be... Here's a little bit of quote from the video: ===== So... typically this is the part where there might be some kind of sponsor message. But one thing I want to do with the channel moving ahead is to stop doing sponsored content, and instead make things just about the direct relationship with the audience. I mean that not only in the sense of the funding model, with direct support through Patreon, but also in the sense that I think these videos can better accomplish their goal if each one feels like it's just about you and me sharing in a love of math, with no other motive, especially in the cases where viewers are students. ===== He's really a good person. I'm glad that now he is able to do this full-time by just the support from his patreon.
  - MrQuincle 8y ago
    Yes, right then I finally thought I've to figure out this patreon thing. He deserves it.
- teabee89 8y ago
  I had a profound feeling when I understood the algebraic completeness of complex numbers thanks to one of his videos about complex numbers.
Analemma_ 8y ago
He used to do math lectures for Khan Academy, which are also very good, though they don't have the amazing visuals of the 3Blue1Brown videos.
elbear 8y ago
diff-eq as in differential equations? Where's that? I don't see it on his channel.
- Double_Cast 8y ago
  Before youtube, he made a lot of videos for Khan Academy.
  - ZeikJT 8y ago
    And Sal Khan made videos on YouTube before founding Khan Academy. I find the inversion interesting for some reason :)
- stcredzero 8y ago
  My off-the-top-of-my-head mistake. Linear Algebra.
w1nt3rmu4e 8y ago
His videos on the Fourier transform are top notch. I can't recommend watching him enough.
owenversteeg 8y ago
How are his videos on linear algebra? Could they serve as a complete resource to learn linear algebra or would you want something alongside/more material?
- pixelperfect 8y ago
  His videos on linear algebra are excellent, but they are not a complete resource. If you want a comprehensive resource, search for the LA course by "maththebeautiful" on YouTube. Also check out Gilbert Strang's MIT lectures.
  - espeed 8y ago
    Indeed, the MIT lectures by Prof Strang and the MathTheBeautiful videos by Prof Grinfeld provide perfect pairings to go with the enhanced visual intuition you acquire on 3Blue1Brown. NB: MathTheBeautiful [1] is by MIT alum Pavel Grinfeld [2]. He approaches Linear Algebra from a geometric perspective as well, but with more emphasis on the mechanics of solving equations. He has a ton of videos organized into several courses, ranging from in-depth Intro to Linear Algebra courses to more advanced courses on PDEs and Tensor Calculus. Highly recommended. Esp note his video on Legendre polynomials [3] and Why {1,x,x²} Is a Terrible Basis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYoGYQOXqTk&index=14&list=PL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYoGYQOXqTk&index=14&list=PL.... [1] MathTheBeautiful https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr22xikWUK2yUW4YxOKXclQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr22xikWUK2yUW4YxOKXclQ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Grinfeld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Grinfeld [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendre_polynomials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendre_polynomials
  - espeed 8y ago
    search for the LA course by "maththebeautiful" on YouTube. Also check out Gilbert Strang's MIT lectures. I just realized there's a deep connection among your recommendations...Gilbert Strang was Greenfield's PhD advisor: https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/29345 https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/29345. Pavel has a clear and precise teaching style like Strang, and I've heard him reference Prof's Strang's courses before but didn't make the connection. Good trees produce good fruit. The small world graph and the truth of that never ceases to amaze. Good trees, good stuff.

3Blue1Brown is one of the best math educators on YouTube. As a matter of fact, I would say he's the best I know of at the moment. I'm currently working my way through his series on diff-eq.

seanc 8y ago

I can certainly say that no one else has made me tear up.

stcredzero 8y ago
Not only does he have a penchant for finding geometric analogues for mathematical ideas that are neat and beautiful, his animations clarify and increase my understanding of those concepts.
- abhgh 8y ago
  The "production quality" to use a slightly commercial term, is top-notch.
  - MaxLeiter 8y ago
    His python library for generating his visuals is open source and equally as impressive: https://github.com/3b1b/manim https://github.com/3b1b/manim
    - abhgh 8y ago
      I didn't know of this, thank you!
    - pishpash 8y ago
      Was just going to ask this. Wish there were more of these tools all around, because I bet a lot of experts have developed intuitive pictures of their own that would be good to convey directly. A big barrier to mathematics is the abstraction cost of the language. In many cases mathematical expressions are fine, but not always in mathematical physics.
  - scoot 8y ago
    In the case of media, that would be "production values". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/production_values https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/production_values
adito 8y ago
His later video where in the outro he mentions about going sponsor-free is the one that made me tear up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB83DpBJQsE&feature=youtu.be&t=1062 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB83DpBJQsE&feature=youtu.be... Here's a little bit of quote from the video: ===== So... typically this is the part where there might be some kind of sponsor message. But one thing I want to do with the channel moving ahead is to stop doing sponsored content, and instead make things just about the direct relationship with the audience. I mean that not only in the sense of the funding model, with direct support through Patreon, but also in the sense that I think these videos can better accomplish their goal if each one feels like it's just about you and me sharing in a love of math, with no other motive, especially in the cases where viewers are students. ===== He's really a good person. I'm glad that now he is able to do this full-time by just the support from his patreon.
- MrQuincle 8y ago
  Yes, right then I finally thought I've to figure out this patreon thing. He deserves it.
teabee89 8y ago
I had a profound feeling when I understood the algebraic completeness of complex numbers thanks to one of his videos about complex numbers.

Analemma_ 8y ago

He used to do math lectures for Khan Academy, which are also very good, though they don't have the amazing visuals of the 3Blue1Brown videos.

elbear 8y ago

diff-eq as in differential equations? Where's that? I don't see it on his channel.

Double_Cast 8y ago
Before youtube, he made a lot of videos for Khan Academy.
- ZeikJT 8y ago
  And Sal Khan made videos on YouTube before founding Khan Academy. I find the inversion interesting for some reason :)
stcredzero 8y ago
My off-the-top-of-my-head mistake. Linear Algebra.

w1nt3rmu4e 8y ago

His videos on the Fourier transform are top notch. I can't recommend watching him enough.

owenversteeg 8y ago

How are his videos on linear algebra? Could they serve as a complete resource to learn linear algebra or would you want something alongside/more material?

pixelperfect 8y ago
His videos on linear algebra are excellent, but they are not a complete resource. If you want a comprehensive resource, search for the LA course by "maththebeautiful" on YouTube. Also check out Gilbert Strang's MIT lectures.
- espeed 8y ago
  Indeed, the MIT lectures by Prof Strang and the MathTheBeautiful videos by Prof Grinfeld provide perfect pairings to go with the enhanced visual intuition you acquire on 3Blue1Brown. NB: MathTheBeautiful [1] is by MIT alum Pavel Grinfeld [2]. He approaches Linear Algebra from a geometric perspective as well, but with more emphasis on the mechanics of solving equations. He has a ton of videos organized into several courses, ranging from in-depth Intro to Linear Algebra courses to more advanced courses on PDEs and Tensor Calculus. Highly recommended. Esp note his video on Legendre polynomials [3] and Why {1,x,x²} Is a Terrible Basis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYoGYQOXqTk&index=14&list=PL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYoGYQOXqTk&index=14&list=PL.... [1] MathTheBeautiful https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr22xikWUK2yUW4YxOKXclQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr22xikWUK2yUW4YxOKXclQ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Grinfeld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Grinfeld [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendre_polynomials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendre_polynomials
- espeed 8y ago
  search for the LA course by "maththebeautiful" on YouTube. Also check out Gilbert Strang's MIT lectures. I just realized there's a deep connection among your recommendations...Gilbert Strang was Greenfield's PhD advisor: https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/29345 https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/29345. Pavel has a clear and precise teaching style like Strang, and I've heard him reference Prof's Strang's courses before but didn't make the connection. Good trees produce good fruit. The small world graph and the truth of that never ceases to amaze. Good trees, good stuff.