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Vectors, What Even Are They? | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 1

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Take a look at vectors as geometric objects and then as an algebraic concept. The second video in a series of 15 introduces the vector using three perspectives: the physics, computer science, and mathematical. The resource shows the...
Instructional Video3:57
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Snell's Law Proof Using Springs

9th - 12th Standards
Does light always travel in a straight line? The narrator of a short video discusses the path light travels when going between different mediums and points out that light will want to travel on the path that minimizes the travel time....
Instructional Video5:39
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Higher Order Derivatives | Footnote, Essence of Calculus

11th - Higher Ed
Take the derivative. Then repeat. Scholars learn about higher order derivatives in the 10th video of an 11-part series. They see how the second derivative connects to physics concepts such as acceleration.
Instructional Video20:46
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Integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 8

11th - Higher Ed
Integrate a great resource into your lesson plans. The eighth video in an 11-part series explains integration and the relationship between derivatives and integrals. The relationship between a car's velocity and its travel distance...
Instructional Video18:27
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Limits | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 7

11th - Higher Ed
There's no limit on the importance of the limit in calculus. Scholars learn the formal definition of derivative and the epsilon-delta definition of limit by watching a video. They also listen to an explanation of l'Hospital's Rule.
Instructional Video13:50
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Derivatives of Exponentials | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 5

11th - Higher Ed
See why exponential functions are special. Viewers learn how the derivatives of exponential functions are proportional to their original functions. They see that e^x is a special case where the constant of proportionality is one. 
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Derivative Formulas Through Geometry | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 3

11th - Higher Ed
Geometry to the rescue. By watching a video, scholars see how geometric concepts help explain derivative formulas: areas of rectangles and volumes of rectangular prisms for the Power Rule and similarity and trig ratios for the Sine Rule.
Instructional Video17:05
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Essence of Calculus, Chapter 1

11th - Higher Ed
Dive into the essence of calculus. The first installment of an 11-part playlist introduces the video series by looking at the area of a circle and the area under curves. The narrator explains how to look at calculus as taking a hard...
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Taylor Series | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 10

11th - Higher Ed
Sometimes close enough is just perfect. The last video in a series of 11 explores the Taylor series and its connection to derivatives. It shows the process for finding Taylor series approximations for y = sin x and for y = e^x.
Instructional Video12:39
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What Does Area Have to Do with Slope? | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 9

11th - Higher Ed
It seems like area and slope wouldn't have any connection. Here is a video that explains how to find the average value of a function over an interval. It connects the area under a curve to the slope of the antiderivative curve.
Instructional Video15:34
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Implicit Differentiation, What's Going on Here? | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 6

11th - Higher Ed
Teach implicit differentiation explicitly. An engaging video explains implicit differentiation to viewers. It describes how small changes in x and y can be thought of as contributing to the derivative dy/dx. This is the sixth video in a...
Instructional Video15:56
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Visualizing the Chain Rule and Product Rule | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 4

11th - Higher Ed
Take a look at the product rule and chain rule through the eyes of geometry. The fourth video in an 11-part series continues to explore derivative rules using geometry. An area model and a set of number lines help viewers...
Instructional Video16:50
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The Paradox of the Derivative | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 2

11th - Higher Ed
It turns out that "instantaneous rate of change" isn't an accurate representation of the derivative. Viewers of the second video in a series of 11 learn about the concept of the derivative, from the limit of a difference quotient to the...
Instructional Video8:54
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Cross Products | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 8

11th - Higher Ed
Equate the area of a parallelogram with the magnitude. The 11th installment in a 15-video series introduces the concept of the cross product of two vectors. The presentation makes the geometric connection between the cross product, the...
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Dot Products and Duality | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 7

11th - Higher Ed Standards
The dot product of two matrices is a number on the number line, its transformation. The resource presents the dot product as a linear transformation from two dimensions to one dimension. The video uses the numerical and graphical...
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Nonsquare Matrices as Transformations Between Dimensions | Essence of Linear Algebra, Footnote

11th - Higher Ed Standards
But what happens if the matrix is not square? The ninth video in a series of 15 serves as a footnote to discuss non-square matrices. The resource presents them as transformations between two and three dimensions. The presentation...
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Inverse Matrices, Column Space and Null Space | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 6

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Determine the geometric representation to the solution of a system of linear equations. The resource shows how scholars can represent a system of linear equations as a linear transformation. The video discusses using an inverse...
Instructional Video10:03
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The Determinant | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 5

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Determine how much a linear transformation alters area. The seventh segment in a series of 15 makes the connection between the determinant and the scale factor of areas during a linear transformation. The video goes on to explain the...
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Three-dimensional Linear Transformations | Essence of Linear Algebra, Footnote

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Bring it all to three dimensions. The short video points out that the discussion in the previous presentations in two dimensions also holds true for three dimensions. The sixth video in the series of 15 specifically makes the...
Instructional Video10:04
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Matrix Multiplication as Composition | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 4

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Take a different view at matrix multiplication. Based on vector transformations, the video presents matrix multiplication as the result of the composition of multiple linear transformations. The presentation explains the numerical...
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Linear Transformations and Matrices | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 3

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Are all transformations of the plane linear transformations? The video provides examples of transformations of the plane and provides the definition of linear transformations. The resource begins the discussion of using matrix...
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Essence of Linear Algebra Preview

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Make connections with linear algebra. The video introduces the concept of linear algebra and its geometric underpinnings. The resource makes the case that a complete understanding of linear algebra topics should include geometric...
Instructional Video1:49
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A Curious Pattern Indeed

9th - 12th Standards
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31 ... hold it, that does not seem right. The resource presents the pattern of the number of sections created in a circle by connecting ever-increasing numbers of points on the circle. The video points out that the...
Instructional Video8:15
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Tattoos on Math

10th - 12th
How is the cosecant function like a tattoo? Pupils learn about the geometric representations on a unit circle of all six trigonometric functions through a video. They also learn why secant, cosecant, and cotangent ended up affixed in...