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Maybe I'm so far behind on my maths education (stopped at 18 after UK A Level) but I found a lot of 3Blue1Brown's videos hard to understand. It's possible that
by digianarchist 5y ago
Maybe I'm so far behind on my maths education (stopped at 18 after UK A Level) but I found a lot of 3Blue1Brown's videos hard to understand. It's possible that he has prerequisites I never watched. YouTube is bad at discovery.
- xmprt 5y agoA lot of math videos aren't meant to be understood on first watch. If you're really trying to learn, you'll need to pause and think about what he's saying and really internalize it. Take it at your own pace. And also rewatch the video to see if there's any insights you missed on your first watch. So don't be discouraged if you need to pause often or take a long time to finish the video. The rewards are worth it.
- tkzed49 5y agoI agree about these videos not always being designed to get you to a complete understanding just by watching through the series. For example, the 3b1b linear algebra series is great but I couldn't have used it to become proficient at _doing_ linear algebra. Even having taken a linear algebra class, I got more out of that series as a supplement to actually working out math problems on paper than as a primary source—and I definitely think that's what's intended.
- opheliate 5y agoIf it helps, I’m currently studying maths at university, and I’ve never found them very helpful for my understanding personally. Grant uses a lot of geometric/visual analogy and intuition which just isn’t how I think about problems. I think his videos are great, but they’re not for me.