The Most Important Math Formula For Understanding Physics

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  • @whovikrantsingh
    @whovikrantsingh Před 2 lety +304

    I'm a Physics Major Undergraduate student, and I can say that this is the best video on Taylor Series that I've seen on CZcams. This explanation stands out!

    • @PhysicswithElliot
      @PhysicswithElliot  Před 2 lety +16

      So glad to hear, Vikrant!

    • @abhisheksoni9774
      @abhisheksoni9774 Před rokem +4

      Hey, from which university?

    • @whovikrantsingh
      @whovikrantsingh Před rokem +5

      @@abhisheksoni9774 St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad

    • @pingpong_
      @pingpong_ Před rokem

      @@PhysicswithElliot Hello Elliot, why do we need to express Taylor Series into something with exp(ε*d/dx), if we still take sum of derivations for solving Taylor Series?

    • @visheshkashyap8517
      @visheshkashyap8517 Před rokem +4

      Me who has nothing to do with this still this video came when i searched for taylor swifts song love story.

  • @Phi1618033
    @Phi1618033 Před rokem +31

    When I first studied calculus, and I got to the chapter on Taylor series, I thought, "What heck is this and why am I learning it?" But all these many years later I am now asking myself, "Why don't teachers emphasize that pretty much every non-linear equation in every field that uses mathematical models (physics, engineering, economics, computer science, etc.) is calculated via its Taylor expansion, so that students understand how important and useful it is?"

    • @rotondabooden7475
      @rotondabooden7475 Před 3 měsíci

      Hello everyone I'm just tuning into this channel trying to get ready for my MCAT exam and boy let me tell you that I'm a little lost😢

  • @theseusswore
    @theseusswore Před 14 hodinami

    ive always loved math. my dad taught me to love math as a chore but he didnt expect me to internalize it, for some reason. i asked him why, he said that "it'll be useful for understanding higher physics when you prep for difficult exams concerning physics and maths". i never understood his logic until now. i feel like i can love physics the same way i do maths, for the first time.
    im grateful for this channel. thank you. such an incredible little gem. and thanks dad. you know next to nothing about science but simultaneously know everything. because true science is just writing stuff down for later, not knowing what it truly means.

  • @joelcurtis562
    @joelcurtis562 Před 2 lety +80

    Honestly, every physics course should open with a whole lecture on Taylor series approximation. We literally could not do physics as we know it without it! Instead, it's one of those topics that is hugely important but somehow gets overlooked in early education. At least it was for me. Anyway, great video. I especially like the clarification about the momentum operator as generator of translations really just being a case of Taylor expansion. It is usually presented far less clearly, so that connection isn't obvious.

    • @PhysicswithElliot
      @PhysicswithElliot  Před 2 lety +3

      Glad it helped Joel!

    • @jaw0449
      @jaw0449 Před 2 lety

      Every physics class I had from undergrad to grad had a brief overview of Taylor Series somewhere along the way

    • @abhishankpaul
      @abhishankpaul Před 6 měsíci

      We had 2-3 lectures on Taylor and McLaurin series when we started off. We were asked to remember all the things said and the method to use them till our de@th.

  • @Trenz0
    @Trenz0 Před rokem +3

    I hated covering this section and the divergence theorem when I took calculus. These sorts of videos are beyond invaluable and I'm a little jealous of the students today.
    All this efficient learning can only propel humanity's understanding of the physical world

  • @ShadowZZZ
    @ShadowZZZ Před 2 lety +105

    Wow that was beautiful. I already knew the Taylor series, how it's used to show that einstein relativistic energy can boil down to classical kinetic energy, and how it's used to make physics problems easier by approximations like small angle in pendulums, but I didn't how you can formulate it in such a short way like f(x+ε)=exp(ε*d/dx)f(x). I have also always wondered why the momentum operator in QM is exactly the way it is, even though I've used it a lot in calculations, so thank you.

    • @PhysicswithElliot
      @PhysicswithElliot  Před 2 lety +6

      Thanks Shadow!

    • @anonymousl5150
      @anonymousl5150 Před 2 lety

      Einstein was not responsible for the formula, in fact all his papers on mass equivalence were wrong.

  • @punditgi
    @punditgi Před 2 lety +113

    Superb explanation. Absolutely brilliant! I'm another old man trying to learn new hard subjects before I shuffle off this mortal coil. Your videos are invaluable in helping me bridge the gap! 😃

    • @kwccoin3115
      @kwccoin3115 Před rokem +8

      Same here

    • @sirwinston2368
      @sirwinston2368 Před rokem +7

      Same here. I am 62 as of this writing. BSChE in the 80's. Hope to get a degree in physics when I retire in 21 months... so I'm trying to get a head start. I will need it. Great videos Elliot. Thank you. Wish we had CZcams when I was in college.

    • @ull893
      @ull893 Před rokem +2

      ​@@sirwinston2368 best of luck❤️🙏✌️

  • @sietsebuijsman8523
    @sietsebuijsman8523 Před 2 lety +27

    That was fascinating! I already knew about the translation operator exp(ε*d/dx), and why f(x + ε) = exp(ε*d/dx)f(x), but it never occurred to me that this could be used as a way to express the Taylor expansion in such a compact way. Thank you!

  • @rickcarroll
    @rickcarroll Před 2 lety +67

    What a great video lecture. I picked up so much stuff
    that made sense of a lot of my previous math's and physics reading.
    I am an elderly man who has time to relearn my old schooling and I am impressed
    by your approach on how to imparting knowledge at more than a general level.
    I love relearning and gaining new and very interesting facts about Math's and Physic's .
    Keep up this great work, there are many of us out here who just love this stuff. Cheers.

  • @chilledvibes99
    @chilledvibes99 Před rokem +2

    I cant actually believe i have only just found this channel, easily the most clear description of hard concepts and smooth animation.

  • @sirwinston2368
    @sirwinston2368 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I studied the Taylor series in calculus back in 1980 . In about 19 months I am headed back to my alma mater to get a degree in Physics (gotta have something to do in retirement). I have been watching a lot of videos and lectures to get prepped because it's been so long since I did anything with "upper-level" math. Your videos are great Dr. Schneider. I still want to see something about Dirac. Thank you. sw (BSChE, PE)

  • @davidharper1152
    @davidharper1152 Před rokem +1

    OMG... I was trying to explain this issue about teaching Taylor Series to a Parent/friend at my son's school... Great Subject... Great Video

  • @asadwrites786
    @asadwrites786 Před rokem +2

    The best explaination and derivation on earth

  • @abhay_cs
    @abhay_cs Před rokem +7

    Beautiful video. The Taylor expansion for sin(x) were actually known to medieval Indian mathematicians. Some now call it the Taylor-Madhava series, where Madhava is the Indian mathematician from the 14th Century. Almost 300 years before Newton.

    • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
      @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Před rokem +1

      yes and Abraham Seidenberg proved the Indian scientists knew the Pythagorean Theorem thousands of years before Pythagoras! You gotta make those chariot wheels precise. haha.

  • @BillFilson
    @BillFilson Před rokem +2

    Wonderful explanation. I'm going to watch this again. I will be pressing pause regularly to consolidate each step in the logic. More explanation is not needed, just a little time to think about each step. Thanks for the marvelous explanation of the mathematical derivatives of physical equations.

  • @rei9843
    @rei9843 Před 7 minutami

    It's funny how I just want to know the basic formulas for physics and now I'm learning this 😂. I had a calculus class but we were unfortunately unable to get to the taylor's series because of how hard it got. If our teacher wasn't as kind and nice to us, we will surely be learning this. Anyways thanks for the video!

  • @dwaynep6174
    @dwaynep6174 Před 2 lety +6

    I'm a first year undergrad majoring in Physics and next semester I am taking my first physics class. Thank you for uploading these and giving me a taste of whats to come. I cannot wait to start and learn the nature of our universe

  • @sweetpotatoambassador
    @sweetpotatoambassador Před 2 lety +3

    Great video as always, Elliot. The way that you simplify mysterious topics by pointing out deep connections to simpler ideas if amazing.

  • @ankidokolo
    @ankidokolo Před 2 lety +41

    I always thought about Taylor's expansion as being a magnifying lens, the higher terms you use, the more detailed and closer to reality the view will be.
    These are really very nice and in-depth videos/lessons. Keep up the good work.

  • @eyedontunderstand8326
    @eyedontunderstand8326 Před rokem +1

    Love your channel Dr. Sneider! Please, continue to put up more. They are enjoyable, insightful, and a great resource for people who don't have the depth of knowledge of physics as you do. I would go as far to say that even for those that do, few are able to articulate their knowledge and understanding well to others, especially to those who are not at the same level of understanding. Thank you!

  • @emilytownsend4983
    @emilytownsend4983 Před rokem +2

    I have no idea how I got here. One minute I was watching videos of Patti lupone singing don’t cry for me Argentina. A few clicks later I landed here. 🤷‍♀️

  • @sudheerbright
    @sudheerbright Před rokem +1

    It brings me to tears when I watch something so beautiful.

  • @thiennhantranle6682
    @thiennhantranle6682 Před rokem +2

    I just came across your channel and I was amazed by your content! Thanks for providing these such quality lectures.

  • @rarichie3829
    @rarichie3829 Před 2 lety +13

    Great video as always! One of my favorite applications of Taylor's formula is in nonlinear optics, where one expands the optical response of a material in powers of the incoming electric field, leading to all sorts of interesting processes.

  • @Jaylooker
    @Jaylooker Před 8 měsíci +1

    The compact formula of the Taylor series at 14:02 looks similar the generators S: z -> -1/z and T: z -> z + 1 of the modular group. The del operator formulation at 16:55 could also be considered in relation to Möbius transformations.
    A theta functions could be taken as the Taylor series expansion of a polynomial P(x) and its lattice with the standard basis be taken to be described by P(x). Note that every lattice can be assigned a theta function. This theta function would give a 1/2 weight modular form. Theta functions also satisfy transforms of Θ(z + 1, t) = Θ(z) and the very similar Θ(z + t, t) = exp(-2πiz) exp(-πit) Θ(z, t). Theta functions also happen to describe a wave functions in Chern-Simons theory though I don’t understand it that well.

  • @BENJAM0IN
    @BENJAM0IN Před 2 lety +2

    I´m learning QM right now and never saw this way of expressing Taylors´s formula, thanks for the video!

  • @dlrmfemilianolako8
    @dlrmfemilianolako8 Před 2 lety +4

    Elliot this is beautiful ! Its the best way to transform a function to another function ( polonomyal ) that help us to derive or integrate it with more easy way

  • @wisnuape
    @wisnuape Před 2 lety

    Great content as always. This is the first time i see such a compact formulation of Taylor series. Thanks !

  • @MrOvipare
    @MrOvipare Před 2 lety +2

    Very well put! I've been using Taylor series for years now, but your presentation was very insightful, especially the bit about the translation operator. Cheers!

  • @penz1as
    @penz1as Před rokem +2

    I've been hunting for a good, intuitive explanation of Taylor's formula. Goes without saying that this is the best that I have come across, but also, I ended up understanding so much more than just that. This is excellent stuff, so many "oh damn" moments.

    • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
      @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Před rokem

      intuitive to me would be like the Fourier series - the more extensions you add then the more precise it fits the geometric function.

  • @anthonyheak3479
    @anthonyheak3479 Před rokem +2

    Good explanation with a clear voice, awesome!

  • @vaidyanath3098
    @vaidyanath3098 Před měsícem

    Amazing video, Elliot. I liked the way of explaining taylor series and its importance in physics.

  • @muhammadibrahim-nj3vy
    @muhammadibrahim-nj3vy Před 4 měsíci

    Omg this is very clear to understand. Thanks Elliot!

  • @abhishankpaul
    @abhishankpaul Před 6 měsíci

    Nice bootstrapping. We are using Taylor series expansion to compactly write the definition of Taylor series expansion

  • @brendanfan3245
    @brendanfan3245 Před 2 lety +2

    it is just amazing! Thanks for your deep understanding of both physics and math!

  • @agapamebandikot9997
    @agapamebandikot9997 Před 2 lety

    you are honestly so underrated! Your content is so useful for physics enthusiasts like myself

  • @saudyassin5352
    @saudyassin5352 Před 2 lety +1

    Superb video, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with such enthusiasm.

  • @charleshudson5330
    @charleshudson5330 Před 2 lety +2

    Brilliant! Bravo! The best explanation and demo of Taylor I've ever seen. Especially graphic - searingly so - was the segment from 6:30 to 6:40. That said it all. (When I was a physics major, at Columbia, in the sixties, we didn't have videos at all - just a graph on a page full of equations. You had to use your imagination all the way down. P.S. The highlight of my physics career was an afternoon spent at lunch and in conversation with David Bohm, in London, when he was at Birkbeck U.)

    • @PhysicswithElliot
      @PhysicswithElliot  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Charles! I love how technology makes it possible to teach things in new ways!

  • @mitrikoudsi8060
    @mitrikoudsi8060 Před rokem

    Great video! Thank you so much Elliot!

  • @Quasar.Chaser
    @Quasar.Chaser Před 2 lety +1

    13:51 I'm in awe. Wow. Goodness me, absolutely mind blown

  • @eugenebroni3501
    @eugenebroni3501 Před 2 lety

    I'm enjoying this stuff..Thanks very much Elliot

  • @michaelbaum6796
    @michaelbaum6796 Před rokem

    This is a beautiful video on Taylor Series. Thanks a lot👍

  • @anAlokDubey
    @anAlokDubey Před 2 lety

    Finally I understood the basics of Taylor series. 😊 Thankyou

  • @gok_dogan
    @gok_dogan Před 5 měsíci

    9:52 Yes Exactly I run into sin(x)=x for small angle approximation. After years I come across again and intuitive behind that approximation.

  • @gerardsagliocca6292
    @gerardsagliocca6292 Před rokem +1

    Great insight into this darn difficult topics. We all appreciate this insight which eventually leads to stronger understanding of math and of physics. Greater understanding often leads to less memorization of a bunch of formulas and facts.
    My only tiny request/wish would be to somehow slow the speed down a tiny amount. It seems as if somebody is standing behind you prodding you to hurry up so you can finish faster due to some self imposed time requirement you or your producer may have. If I were your Film Director, I would find ways to slow you down a bit and take normal breaths. So that in the end , a better product would be produced so that general viewers/students could enjoy the experience more.
    Good luck on your goals in producing these valuable educational series.
    PS
    At this point, I am now reminded of coming across the Convolution integrals. They would have an asterisk between two functions and then the author(s) would assume every reader knew what this was about !
    I have seen no textbook that has adequately explained this rather straightforward general idea but nobody ever shows in diagrams what is actually taking place and also they never tell you why people use it.
    When I read electrical engineering texts that contained Convolution verbiage, I also froze up because of that forbidden character somebody starting using, the asterisk inside of an integral setting.
    Hope you can assist in this..

  • @astorina
    @astorina Před rokem

    Superb and respect for the deep work

  • @lucidity910
    @lucidity910 Před rokem

    Great video. Thanks for making it.

  • @Infinium
    @Infinium Před 2 lety

    Great video, very informative! Thanks :)

  • @Justasong55
    @Justasong55 Před 10 měsíci

    Besssssssssssssstttttttttttttttt video ever........i seen in my life on Tylor series...❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Definitelynoone69
    @Definitelynoone69 Před rokem

    This helped me a lot THANK YOU

  • @jatinsoni1979
    @jatinsoni1979 Před 2 lety +2

    As always What a great video lecture. I picked up so much stuff.

  • @nashs.4206
    @nashs.4206 Před 2 lety +7

    This is an incredibly underrated channel. Amazing quality. Thank you Elliot :)

  • @jaimeduncan6167
    @jaimeduncan6167 Před 2 lety +1

    This basic series is great, very well made. I will made a suggestion for all the teachers: someone I normally do before going into proofs is do an example with a polynomial ,one student will invent the polynomial and give the derivatives evaluated on the point as requested and another will construct the Taylor series, it’s nice for the students to see that it will return exactly the secret polynomial. If they is no time , I can do it myself on the board.

  • @xuantruongduong8438
    @xuantruongduong8438 Před 2 lety +1

    Perfect explanation!

  • @nagymikhail5851
    @nagymikhail5851 Před rokem

    Amazing ...love the way you linked the three subjects together... math is not a mental gymnastic far from physical reality after all...

  • @lover123777
    @lover123777 Před 2 lety +1

    Superb video, thanks

  • @tumisomalema5301
    @tumisomalema5301 Před rokem

    Thank you, this has been made simple.

  • @JuanGonzalez-dy1jb
    @JuanGonzalez-dy1jb Před 10 měsíci

    Best explanation ever!

  • @Bhuvan_MS
    @Bhuvan_MS Před rokem +1

    11:00 so that's how e^x formula is derived. I have seen some manipulations using cos x and sin x series to derive it, but this is far more easy and elegant to do!

  • @user-hh2mu5le2k
    @user-hh2mu5le2k Před 2 lety +15

    Hi Elliot, my name is Joseph. It’s incredible how you seem to make the exact videos I want at the right time. Please continue making these amazing videos and spread the physics! Thank you very much

  • @meetghelani5222
    @meetghelani5222 Před 2 lety +1

    This is priceless, thanks a lot!

  • @ThePiMan0903
    @ThePiMan0903 Před rokem +1

    Thanks Elliot!

  • @owen7185
    @owen7185 Před 2 lety +1

    Another awesome video Elliott

  • @fireclub493
    @fireclub493 Před rokem

    Wow! Excellent video!

  • @ssym2
    @ssym2 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Dr. Elliot!

  • @deepakjanardhanan7394
    @deepakjanardhanan7394 Před 2 lety +2

    I have been waiting for a long time. I used to check daily for your new uploads.😊

  • @deeper1993
    @deeper1993 Před rokem

    Very cool video. It would be nice to show next regarding the radius of convergence. Not all functions can be well approximated no matter how many derivatives are considered, for e.g. the logarithmic function.

  • @CesarAlvarez-pl5sm
    @CesarAlvarez-pl5sm Před 2 lety

    This is great!!
    keep it up

  • @nickwisely2581
    @nickwisely2581 Před 2 lety +2

    Hi Elliot! I really enjoy your video very much!
    Honestly, I never saw the very compact notation of Taylor’s Series like you do. Even at First, I thought it will be just a fancier way to represent the Taylor Series. I’m waiting patiently until you explain how it correlates with the momentum operator in Quantum Physics. I must say that it’s very mind blowing. I never had this feeling before when I’m watching another physics or math video.
    I really enjoy the story very much. Please do more video about Physics and Math. Love to see your next video.

  • @Gshi-pn9tb
    @Gshi-pn9tb Před rokem

    wow!amazing!thanks for your video!😍😍🥰🥰🥰

  • @aritrabhattacharyya2374
    @aritrabhattacharyya2374 Před měsícem

    Awesome teaching sir ❤from India

  • @noahwilliams9231
    @noahwilliams9231 Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely amazing

  • @tombouie
    @tombouie Před 2 lety

    Thks I;ve been trying to figure this out for years.

  • @kabandajamir9844
    @kabandajamir9844 Před 9 měsíci

    So real and nice thanks

  • @sanjayd411
    @sanjayd411 Před 2 lety +1

    Outstanding! 👍

  • @NemanjaNiketic
    @NemanjaNiketic Před 2 lety

    great work!

  • @maurocruz1824
    @maurocruz1824 Před 2 lety

    Missing your videos. Keep going!

  • @remomagalhaes4707
    @remomagalhaes4707 Před 5 měsíci

    Really nice indeed!!

  • @lj_ljh
    @lj_ljh Před 2 lety +1

    Dang this was elegant! Thank you for this man

  • @no_one6749
    @no_one6749 Před 2 lety

    Great work

  • @alphalunamare
    @alphalunamare Před rokem

    It's a long time ago now but I recall undergraduate Maths being full of formulae which although very useful were a tad mystifying as to their 'magical' nature. This presentation from a Physicist's view point shows the path and the reasons for 'finding' such equations. As such it would seem to me that this approach should be utilised by Mathematicians when attempting to inculcate 'magic' without wands in the minds of new undergraduates. In the UK we had/have 'Pure Mathematics', 'Applied Mathematics' and 'Pure and Applied Mathematics' at High School but we do not have anything foundational like this video series which gives understanding rather than a calculus tool kit that most never open again. Tools are useless unless you know what they are for how to use them. I would hope that these presentations achieve a wider audience.

  • @AMADEOSAM
    @AMADEOSAM Před 2 lety

    Very good, thanks

  • @hrperformance
    @hrperformance Před 2 lety

    I feel like I understand polynomials as a whole better, as a result of this video.
    I loved watching it and found it incredibly useful. The notes are really good to use in tandem with the video, and very much appreciated.
    I can't get over how clever and simple the technique is to get a Taylor series. And on top of that, how useful it has been for us as a species.
    This stuff really makes me appreciate the power of maths. I feel really privileged I can study this subject 😊
    That was an awesome video 👍🏽

  • @danv8718
    @danv8718 Před 2 lety +1

    Superb explanation.

  • @aniltamang7506
    @aniltamang7506 Před 5 měsíci

    Can i cry .this lecture made me feel than i can throw away my engineering degree and still be fine.😢

  • @matveyshishov
    @matveyshishov Před rokem +1

    At 3:35, what makes the bear think "including many more powers of X" will lead to more precise function values, and even over a wider range?
    And why exactly powers of X and not, say, trig functions?
    Everything after that point is understandable, but that leap of faith is really the blocker.

  • @eriktempelman2097
    @eriktempelman2097 Před 2 lety

    World-class. Well done!

  • @rosskious7084
    @rosskious7084 Před 6 měsíci

    Who knew in Cal 1, when they were teaching linear approximations, that they would step up the game in the taylor series? Math builds step by step . When you get to green's theorem you need to basically be a master of every math discipline beneath it. Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry then basically ALL of calculus underneath it. Parametric equations, partial derivatives, line integrals, polar math, double integrals ( a weakness in turning the region into the points of integration could cause massive issues) . In of itself green's theorem is very, very easy and straight forward, but the fact that basically ANY weakness underneath it will come to light makes it a killer for some. Never learn math to just pass a test if advanced math is in your future.

  • @ghides24
    @ghides24 Před rokem

    Excellent.

  • @curtpiazza1688
    @curtpiazza1688 Před 2 lety +1

    Most interesting presentation!

  • @sergiolucas38
    @sergiolucas38 Před 2 lety

    Great video, impecable :)

  • @user-km7kx5ki9z
    @user-km7kx5ki9z Před 8 měsíci

    excellent !

  • @gerardooviedo4145
    @gerardooviedo4145 Před 2 lety +2

    Me encantan las matemática ya que soy Ingeniero

  • @lifehope4201
    @lifehope4201 Před 2 lety

    hey Elliot....!! tell your mom that your son is just awesome at visualizing maths . love from India

  • @passionateinspiration9186

    Great content

  • @devamjani8041
    @devamjani8041 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video, but if you ask me , I would say the most important theorem to understand physics is the Noether's theorem.

  • @jaykay308
    @jaykay308 Před 4 měsíci

    can someone explain what happen in 5:10 ? the whole c2 and c0 thing. I understand after differntiation, the contant dissapeared.

  • @wesrobertson8753
    @wesrobertson8753 Před 2 lety +1

    Watched and loved this. Went to give a well deserved sub and whaddya know. I already was xD

  • @johnchristian5027
    @johnchristian5027 Před rokem

    This is a great video

  • @matveyshishov
    @matveyshishov Před rokem +1

    I have a general question. The local information at a point allows us to extract the complete function. Is there some more fundamental math for this to read?