The Taylor Series aims to teach math. Whether you're a student in a math class or someone who has ever asked the question, "What was the big deal about Calculus?" there's something here for you.
Today, I want to share some musings about the direction of the channel and what sorts of things I'm hoping to do. I've spoken about this to some degree before, but I feel like my goals are more solid now than they were even a few months ago.
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The Taylor Series aims help people love math. Whether you're a student in a math class or someone who has ever asked the question, "What was the big deal about Calculus?" there's something here for you.
I am aiming to have one new video up every month. I hope you enjoy them!
Also, I named this the Taylor Series after the mathematical construct created by James Gregory and formally introduced by Brook Taylor ... and I picked this one in particular because my name is Derrick Taylor. :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXRTm7ogHv8
In this episode of The Taylor Series, we figure out the maximum possible score in 2048. In doing so, we discover some really cool patterns and mathematics notation!
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The Taylor Series aims help people love math. Whether you're a student in a math class or someone who has ever asked the question, "What was the big deal about Calculus?" there's something here for you.
I am aiming to have one new video up every month. I hope you enjoy them!
Also, I named this the Taylor Series after the mathematical construct created by James Gregory and formally introduced by Brook Taylor ... and I picked this one in particular because my name is Derrick Taylor. :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK3Pj7_72uI
Today I talk about some of the things happening in my life and at the studio! No big reveals, aside from a scratch on my forehead from practice. Keepin' it real. :)
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Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/TaylorSeries
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TheTaylorSeries
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrUI_FNfQhw
This is part of my course on Algebra, which I hope you will find useful.
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The Taylor Series aims help people love math. Whether you're a student in a math class or someone who has ever asked the question, "What was the big deal about Calculus?" there's something here for you.
I am aiming to have one new video up every month. I hope you enjoy them!
Also, I named this the Taylor Series after the mathematical construct created by James Gregory and formally introduced by Brook Taylor ... and I picked this one in particular because my name is Derrick Taylor. :)
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Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/TaylorSeries
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TheTaylorSeries
Twitter:
@TheTaylorSeries
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Music Credits (from AudioBlocks):
Intro music: Thinking by Patrick Smith
Main background music: Island Fun by Neil Cross
Outro music: Midnight City Lights by Neil Cross
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhE4ypaUlM4
Link to the original Perlin Noise Video: https://youtu.be/ZsEnnB2wrbI
Link to Part 1 of this series: https://youtu.be/khayN87yKYQ
If you want more Blender tutorial content, geared towards math education, let me know in the comments!
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Over the past few years, I have gotten an enormous amount of value, personally as a creator, from the vast community of content creators making Blender tutorials. My goals with the software relate to using it for making math education videos for the Taylor Series (and a few other unrelated creative projects).
Well, I'd like to give something back!
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Useful Perlin Noise Links:
Code Behind Perlin Noise: https://rtouti.github.io/graphics/perlin-noise-algorithm
Understanding Perlin Noise: https://adrianb.io/2014/08/09/perlinnoise.html
A good glossary for terms related to noise: http://libnoise.sourceforge.net/glossary/#lacunarity
Dot Product resource: https://betterexplained.com/articles/vector-calculus-understanding-the-dot-product/
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Links to other amazing Blender tutorial makers:
CG Matter: https://www.youtube.com/c/CGMatter
Blender Guru: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlenderGuruOfficial
Erindale: https://www.youtube.com/c/Erindale
Blender Secrets: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlenderSecrets
Curtis Holt: https://www.youtube.com/c/CurtisHolt
Ducky 3D: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuNhGhbemBkdflZ1FGJ0lUQ
Polyfjord: https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyfjord
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The Taylor Series aims help people love math. Whether you're a student in a math class or someone who has ever asked the question, "What was the big deal about Calculus?" there's something here for you.
Also, I named this the Taylor Series after the mathematical construct created by James Gregory and formally introduced by Brook Taylor ... and I picked this one in particular because my name is Derrick Taylor. :)
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Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/TaylorSeries
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheTaylorSeries
Twitter:@TheTaylorSeries
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Software Used:Windows 10, OBS, Unity, Blender, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Google Drive (for script)
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Credits:
Intro Music:
Japan by Uniq | https://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial/
Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All other music is from Audioblocks
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00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Arrange Input Sockets
02:00 - Store Attributes
03:39 - Calculate Vector Parts
08:52 - Offset Vectors
10:50 - Influence Vectors
15:28 - Dot Products
15:58 - Outro
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxOjHsEAd0g