Original upload date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:58:17 GMT
Wait! There's an improved version: https://youtu.be/mvmuCPvRoWQ
Also, for the calculus-savvy, you'll prefer this one: https://youtu.be/v0YEaeIClKY
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The enigmat
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ic equation e^{pi i} = -1 is usually explained using Taylor's formula during a calculus class. This video offers a different perspective, which involves thinking about numbers as actions, and about e^x as something which turns one action into another.
For more information on viewing exponential functions in this new light, check out this article: http://goo.gl/LPyc4R
Music: "Wyoming 307" by Time For Three, http://www.tf3.com/