In today's Vlog, I outline how to deal with scenarios wherein you get the right answer from the wrong work. :)
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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. :)
Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War ahead!
Was Thanos right? We explore this question -- and learn about exponentials -- in today's episode!
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Phew! This episode took a while to make! I tried a LOT of new things in this video, scaled some learning curves, and grew as a content creator. I included balloon twisting, programming some things in After Effects, making my own art, and having a longer-than-usual run time. There's a lot that I took away from the process -- what worked, what didn't, and what I would do differently next time. I hope you enjoy!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=727buOqGFco
There are a lot of reasons that people find math challenging. In this sequence of videos, I wish to help address some of those reasons.
When you're told you're wrong often, it's easy to lose hope. I talk about a way to get around this in today's Vlog.
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Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/TaylorSeries
Facebook:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qu4TZaa6AQ
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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Hey! I'm just working on my videos. I've decided to start streaming some of what I do, so let me know what you think!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi5u1W_WwGU
In this episode of the Taylor Series, we explore the concept of being able to hear fractions! That is, if you were to take a pipe and use it to generate a tone, then we can cut other pipes to fractions of that first one and get other tones -- that together make up recognizable cords and scales!
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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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Music Credits (from AudioBlocks):
The thing I played on the piano is me just doing a bit of improv. Wrote it myself, so copyright me I guess?
Intro music: Thinking by Patrick Smith
Main background music: Island Fun by Neil Cross
Guitar piece at the end: By The Campfire by Neil Cross
Random stuff played on the pipes: How Many Chinchillas by Me
Software used: Adobe Suite products (After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro), Audacity
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ErWGTJPzU
Link to the original Perlin Noise Video: https://youtu.be/ZsEnnB2wrbI
Link to Part 1 of this series: https://youtu.be/khayN87yKYQ
Link to Part 2 of this series: https://youtu.be/pxOjHsEAd0g
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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXHRJdq4OjA
I rarely ask this, but please share this video!
This is a more serious video than my usual fare. But, understanding better how the math behind these epidemics work can help inform us about what's to come and what we can do.
A short bit of background, if you'll indulge me. I have been wanting to make a video on this topic, but things moved so quickly that each time I started a version of this, current events outpaced me. So, I cranked this out in a single day from writing to filming to editing to publishing! As a result, some of the audio is a bit messed up, and there are fewer animations and gags. But, the math is still good, so I hope you'll take something away.
Hopefully, I don't have any typos this time (disclaimer: I always hope this; it does me no good).
Extra Special Thanks to Brad Heller for helping me iron out this video!
My Exponentials video (with Thanos): https://youtu.be/727buOqGFco
I used Desmos for graphing things: www.desmos.com
Some interesting links:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
https://web.stanford.edu/~jhj1/teachingdocs/Jones-on-R0.pdf
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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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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=TpgT2ZTuftU