Mathematics, Pi, Creatures, and Problem Solving | 3blue1brown Q&A for Bilibili
This Q&A video, originally created for the 3blue1brown Bilibili page celebrating 1 million followers, covers topics including math concepts, pi, creative problem solving, and more. For a comprehensive list of recommended books, visit: https://3b1b.co/blog

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187.0K views β’ Aug 12, 2021

About this video
This Q&A video was originally made for the 3blue1brown Bilibili page reaching 1M followers.
Larger list of book recs: https://3b1b.co/blog/book-recommendations
Books mentioned in the video:
Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms A Unified Approach, by John and Barbara Hubbard
https://amzn.to/3BJbzCR
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, by Steven Strogatz
https://amzn.to/3BLksMg
Proofs from The Book, by Aigner and Ziegler
https://amzn.to/3kYfSEd
The Cauchy-Schwarz Master Class, by J. Michael Steele
https://amzn.to/3BJaH1a
How to Solve It, by George PΓ³lya
https://amzn.to/3l0htJQ
Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective, by Terence Tao
https://amzn.to/3eYefTw
I listed a few more textbook recommendations here:
https://www.3blue1brown.com/blog/book-recommendations
Table of contents
0:00 - Textbook recommendations
4:05 - Avoiding frustration with math texts
6:47 - Not being "gifted" enough
8:53 - Researching for videos
10:02 - Story behind the pi creatures
12:35 - Manim
16:50 - Training problem-solving skills
22:13 - How much should visuals be used in math
25:00 - Probability series when?
Larger list of book recs: https://3b1b.co/blog/book-recommendations
Books mentioned in the video:
Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms A Unified Approach, by John and Barbara Hubbard
https://amzn.to/3BJbzCR
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, by Steven Strogatz
https://amzn.to/3BLksMg
Proofs from The Book, by Aigner and Ziegler
https://amzn.to/3kYfSEd
The Cauchy-Schwarz Master Class, by J. Michael Steele
https://amzn.to/3BJaH1a
How to Solve It, by George PΓ³lya
https://amzn.to/3l0htJQ
Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective, by Terence Tao
https://amzn.to/3eYefTw
I listed a few more textbook recommendations here:
https://www.3blue1brown.com/blog/book-recommendations
Table of contents
0:00 - Textbook recommendations
4:05 - Avoiding frustration with math texts
6:47 - Not being "gifted" enough
8:53 - Researching for videos
10:02 - Story behind the pi creatures
12:35 - Manim
16:50 - Training problem-solving skills
22:13 - How much should visuals be used in math
25:00 - Probability series when?
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Aug 12, 2021
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