Instructional Video13:09
3Blue1Brown

What's so special about Euler's number e? Essence of Calculus - Part 5 of 11

12th - Higher Ed
What is the derivative of a^x? Why is e^x its own derivative? This video shows how to think about the rule for differentiating exponential functions.
Instructional Video13:49
3Blue1Brown

Derivatives of exponentials | Chapter 5, Essence of calculus

12th - Higher Ed
What is the derivative of a^x? Why is e^x its own derivative? This video shows how to think about the rule for differentiating exponential functions.
Instructional Video10:14
Curated OER

Compound Interest and e (Part 2)

10th - 12th
Sal continues to look at changing the length of compounding time, from daily to hourly compounding interest. Now he is able to show that compounding 100% annual interest converges on the number 2.71É or e as the number of compounding...
Instructional Video10:04
Curated OER

Compound Interest and e (Part 3)

10th - 12th
Continuing with the lesson on compound interest, in this video, Sal derives the general formula for any amount of principle, interest rate, and compounding periods over one year.