That was very good (thank you!), but it led me to this, which was even better:
I wish more of mathematics was visual. That's the mode of thinking I employ the most, and I excel at spatial problems.
I wish higher level mathematics and physics paid more attention to the use of visual schematics and diagrams. So much can be communicated with them. Words often pale in comparison.
I would like to recommend the 3b1b's[1] YouTube channel.
His procedurally generated videos really make you think of certain math that looked unintuitive or hard to explain in a truly intuitive, visual way.
His series on linear algebra was very eye opening to me, as well as many of his videos about subjects I was initially failing to understand.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw
Thanks so much for sharing! This looks fantastic.
Re:Prince Rupert's cube
by arturmakly on Saturday February 17, 2018 @12:54PM
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After watching the video, I feel like this follows intuitively from the fact that sqrt(2) > 1.
The biggest possible difference between Prince Rupert's cubes is 3%, which is much smaller than the difference between sqrt(2) and 1.
Re:Prince Rupert's cube
by a1369209993 on Saturday February 17, 2018 @09:01PM
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FWIW, `(sqrt(2)-1)^3` is `0.071067831`, which while not equal to `(1.0606601-1)` is fairly close.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2jjgHsxEu4