If I have one regret about my college days, it’s that I didn’t pay more attention in my math classes. When I applied for graduation, I found out through filling out all the necessary forms that I was a single class away from a minor in math. At the time, it was just a missed opportunity, but being at the end of my program, no way would I delay graduation to get a minor. Since graduation, I’ve become much more interested in math due to discovering its philosophical side. While studying engineering, students see math as a tool, not an end in itself. Now that I have time to explore my interests at my own pace, math has taken place alongside reading, writing, and martial arts. My skills haven’t changed; my appreciation has. Typically, this exploration has been done through books, such as When Einstein Walked with Gödel, but thanks to a question Movies with Mikey asked on Twitter, I found math channels on YouTube. From here forward, it will be referred to as MathTube.

Below are videos from my three favorite MathTube channels. I’m embedding the videos; so, please, go all the way to the bottom to check out all three. If you don’t see your favorite channel, please, leave a comment so that I can check out more channels.

3 Blue 1 Brown

3 Blue 1 Brown opened my eyes to the educational possibilities of YouTube. I started with the intro to the linear algebra series. Of all the math courses that I struggled with, linear algebra tops the list. Despite all my progress, it still frustrates me the most. I guess I just hate matrices, but I really enjoyed these videos. They explain the topic in an easy to understand manner. If interested in higher math, this is the channel to start MathTube epxloration. I believe that no matter your level of skill, you’ll find a video for you.

Numberphile

The Golden Ratio is an interesting number that sometimes gets mystical because of how often it shows up in nature. However, it is much more interesting than that. Numberphile put together the fantastic video below that explains just how interesting the Golden Ratio really is, how strange and fun its mathematical representation is. Numberphile covers a broad range of topics, and they feature a variety of mathematicians. I enjoyed the various videos about infinity that they did, and you will too.

Vihart

Vihart is a channel that I found recently, and it is entertaining while shifting my perspective. The video below on logarithms is fantastic. I love novel presentations, and she puts a fun twist on her videos. These aren’t lectures, they’re art. One of the under discussed parts of math or, in general any problem solving endeavor, is approaching the problem from different angles, and Vihart does that well, especially in this video.

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