Understanding the Laplace Transform π
Learn about the Laplace Transform, a key tool for solving differential equations, in this visual guide.

3Blue1Brown
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Visualizing the most important tool for differential equations.
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Pi creature car artwork by Kurt Bruns
Engine animation borrowed with permission from this (excellent) blog: https://ciechanow.ski/internal-combustion-engine/
Timestamps:
0:00 - Understanding the engine
1:16 - Key background ideas
5:41 - Definition and intuition
10:43 - Complex integration
20:43 - Analytic continuation
23:52 - The transform of exponentials
26:15 - A deep look at cos(t)
32:59 - Whatβs coming next
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Previous chapter: https://youtu.be/-j8PzkZ70Lg
Instead of sponsored ad reads, these lessons are funded directly by viewers: https://3b1b.co/support
An equally valuable form of support is to simply share the videos.
Home page: https://www.3blue1brown.com
Pi creature car artwork by Kurt Bruns
Engine animation borrowed with permission from this (excellent) blog: https://ciechanow.ski/internal-combustion-engine/
Timestamps:
0:00 - Understanding the engine
1:16 - Key background ideas
5:41 - Definition and intuition
10:43 - Complex integration
20:43 - Analytic continuation
23:52 - The transform of exponentials
26:15 - A deep look at cos(t)
32:59 - Whatβs coming next
------------------
These animations are largely made using a custom Python library, manim. See the FAQ comments here:
https://3b1b.co/faq#manim
Music by Vincent Rubinetti.
https://vincerubinetti.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-of-3blue1brown
https://open.spotify.com/album/1dVyjwS8FBqXhRunaG5W5u
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