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Re:3Blue1Brown: Animated Math by abusaidm on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @08:04AM (#41786954)
I think 3Blue1Brown content is so good and educational that having well thought material like this would elevate the understanding of complex topics and help people learn in a more enjoyable way.

I also would subscribe to a commercial offering that provides me with rich content that educates me on topics I find interesting busy not my field of expertise like some of their other videos.

Kudos to the team behind it

Re:3Blue1Brown: Animated Math by haolez on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @08:08AM (#41786987)
The problem with mathematics is that learning it is different from understanding. To really learn it and have it as a primitive tool in your brain, you have to train a lot, and not everyone is willing to put in the effort.
Re:3Blue1Brown: Animated Math by voisin on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @09:51AM (#41787984)
@davidbessis on X had a very good thread on this in August. One excerpt from the thread:

“The #1 reason why we fail to teach math: we present it as knowledge without telling kids it's a motor skill developed by practicing unseen actions in your head. Passive listening is useless, yet we never say it. We're basically asking kids to take notes during yoga lessons.”

Re:3Blue1Brown: Animated Math by tetris11 on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @08:13AM (#41787016)
The sheer quality of the content that this channel produces is astounding. I wish to know how they do their animations, they're always so clear and the seamless transitions from one state to another always seem to compliment the shift in the mathematical models discussed.

Truly a gem of the internet, I wish them all the success they deserve.

Re:3Blue1Brown: Animated Math by madcaptenor on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @09:06AM (#41787542)
He has written a custom Python library for math animations, manim - see the top of the FAQ at https://www.3blue1brown.com/faq
Re:3Blue1Brown: Animated Math by ndsipa_pomu on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @07:57AM (#41786904)
I wish we had more educators like Grant sponsored by universities and the like.