In this video, I discuss my take on how calculators have influenced both the workplace and, more germane to my channel, the math classroom. --- A few had mentioned that they felt I was too close to the camera for my vlogs, so I backed off. I've also added little corner-icon-things to indicate on the thumbnail that the video in question is a vlog. Let me know if there's any other feedback you've got! --- So, this video is a bit late; I got arm surgery, and have had to take some time off. Things are better now, though, and I'll be out of this sling soon! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tia-Oqn32pI

Link to the original Perlin Noise Video: https://youtu.be/ZsEnnB2wrbI Link to Part 1 of 4 of this series: https://youtu.be/khayN87yKYQ Link to Part 2 of 4 of this series: https://youtu.be/pxOjHsEAd0g Link to Part 3 of 4 of this series: https://youtu.be/CXHRJdq4OjA Link to Part 4 of 4 of this series: ... you're here silly :) --- HDRIs as free as Blender: https://polyhaven.com/ Tutorial on HDRIs in Blender: https://youtu.be/6VBkj_I-ONk --- A few wrapup notes. I was originally going to break this video up into two parts (the divide was going to be at the point where I say "the rest of this video is going to feel less like a math lesson and more like a Blender tutorial"), but ... meh. The last bit felt a bit underwhemling as a wrapup on its own? I dunno if it's the right call. But it's out there, so ... huzzah. :) I recognize there's probably a better way to do some of these things. I'm only able to share what I know -- and, uh, what I can remember while in front of the mic, heh; I forgot to enable GPU rendering and only realized it when editing the video -- so, if you have any optimizations, I would love to hear about it. I also think it's instructive to see someone go through the bug-finding process; often (not always! but often enough), it's glossed over, and not for nefarious reasons. As content creators, we have to optimize how information is delivered, and trying to do too much in one sitting is definitely something to be avoided. This has two negative impacts. One, it leaves the audience with the (untrue) impression and thus expectation that this doesn't happen, leading to unnecessary friction. Two, it misses the teaching opportunity to show someone how to develop stuff with an ethos that incorporates the reality of errors. I feel like this is important enough to include -- though I did boil down a ton of footage into the short segments you see here. Hopefully, you find it helpful! --- 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! --- 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/ --- 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 --- 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. :) --- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TaylorSeries Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTaylorSeries Twitter: @TheTaylorSeries --- Software Used: Windows 10, OBS, Unity, Blender, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Google Drive (for script) --- All music in this video is from Audioblocks ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tface01RK-w