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The Tangent Line and the Derivative (Calculus)

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  • čas přidán 14. 08. 2024
  • In calculus, you’ll often hear “The derivative is the slope of the tangent line.” But what is a tangent line? The definition is trickier than you might think.
    Tangent lines are important because they are the best way to approximate a curve using a line. We can then use the slope of the line as a way to measure the “slope” of the curve.
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Komentáře • 202

  • @mallorysmith1820
    @mallorysmith1820 Před 7 lety +202

    I love how you went over misconceptions of what a tangent line was first before giving the definition of it. Great video. :-)

    • @pinklady7184
      @pinklady7184 Před 3 lety

      Exactly.

    • @arthurandrews113
      @arthurandrews113 Před 3 lety +4

      That’s why math and other complicated topics lose people over time. We are given over simplified explanations which eventually fail us. Instead we should be taught the most accurate understanding. It may be harder to grasp initially, but when it is, will be worth the effort.

  • @q_q123
    @q_q123 Před 5 lety +166

    Great explanation. Calculus is fun when you actually know what's going on

    • @sabashakeel0369
      @sabashakeel0369 Před 4 lety +10

      Yeah mostly we don't know what are we doing 😂😂

    • @bloomsxobini
      @bloomsxobini Před 4 lety +1

      Realest coment

    • @Siawash777
      @Siawash777 Před 2 lety +1

      My Calc professor taught the same way but his way was too complicated that I got lost lol. That’s why I am really happy someone did it this simple

  • @rafaelrincon3109
    @rafaelrincon3109 Před 7 lety +34

    "If you don't mind, I'd like to on a tangent and touch on an important point." lol

  • @sudhakarsiitm7982
    @sudhakarsiitm7982 Před 2 lety +11

    i love the effort you put to make the audience understand the concept of tangent crystal clear.

  • @ElNietoPR
    @ElNietoPR Před 7 lety +52

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      @Socratica  Před 7 lety +15

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  • @slackbabo3858
    @slackbabo3858 Před 5 lety +6

    I really like how you gave examples and then invited the viewer to try to come up with their own definition for a tangent line first. Hopefully you release some new math videos soon. Keep it up!

  • @petej011
    @petej011 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you so much. The definitions with visuals made the Tangent Line and the Derivative easier to understand and appreciate.

  • @sccm100
    @sccm100 Před 7 lety +11

    Great vids. I really hope you don't stop making them. Specially next semester that I'm starting calculus

    • @Socratica
      @Socratica  Před 7 lety +10

      Thanks! We'll be making *many* more Calculus videos in the coming months.

    • @JR1481M1
      @JR1481M1 Před 6 lety +1

      where is the calc 3 and linear alegbra ones..

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    @fahadfaruqi203 Před 2 lety +1

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  • @fluffyrawan7656
    @fluffyrawan7656 Před 6 lety +5

    This is amazing, it made me understand the maths we take at school at a deeper level. Now it makes much more sense to me, thank you!

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    @nourkhaled7762 Před 7 lety +11

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  • @jessicaaaaa7728
    @jessicaaaaa7728 Před měsícem

    This is so helpful and clear.it really saved me half and hour reading the textbook!

  • @OzanYarman
    @OzanYarman Před 3 lety +1

    Squeaky clean explanation with succinct live demonstrations. Perfect teaching method!

  • @bartlx
    @bartlx Před 3 měsíci

    I was going to make a video on the subject myself, until I saw this one... The fact that most definitions just talk about this tangent line touching the curve at 'one' point never really satisfied my hunger when looking at graphs. Great explanation, visuals and presentation pace.

  • @AllinOne-vd9oy
    @AllinOne-vd9oy Před 6 lety +4

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    Thanks to Socratica team..........

  • @rajeshchandrasekharan3436

    Sir, your class is far above excellent.

  • @ahlalkubur
    @ahlalkubur Před 2 lety +1

    This is amazing... Best explanation for tangent lines I have watched so far...

    • @Socratica
      @Socratica  Před 2 lety

      You're so kind, thank you for saying this! It really encourages us to make more videos.

  • @coniferviveur3788
    @coniferviveur3788 Před rokem

    A clear and comprehensive explanation enhanced with an extraordinarily good use of graphics.

  • @benjidamenji3428
    @benjidamenji3428 Před 11 měsíci

    greatest teacher I've encountered on CZcams. thank you so much

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    @spencerwadsworth7024 Před 7 lety +8

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    • @Socratica
      @Socratica  Před 7 lety +2

      WE GOT ONE!!!
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  • @Ihasgun
    @Ihasgun Před rokem

    I think this is the greatest explanation of a tangent line to a curve I've seen so far

  • @hemm2333
    @hemm2333 Před 2 lety

    Best explanation in CZcams. Made things so detailed and easy to understand. More such videos please. Thanks

  • @Vr-kl6yl
    @Vr-kl6yl Před 5 lety +3

    One subscribe from India. Really your explanation are amazing.

  • @SuHAibLOL
    @SuHAibLOL Před 7 lety +12

    I really love calculus and I understand the concepts, but as I teach the concepts to others, I wonder how it can be put best. This is likely the best video I've seen on introducing tangent lines and it was a great watch. Keep it up man!

  • @peak_gaming_vibes
    @peak_gaming_vibes Před 8 měsíci

    The best ever explaination of derivatives. Absolute perfection.❤❤❤

  • @sureshc4759
    @sureshc4759 Před 7 lety +3

    thanks a ton for the awesome explanations and for making the videos available on CZcams

  • @halaanbar-ko1ez
    @halaanbar-ko1ez Před 7 měsíci

    great video format , encourages the viewer to think, it's like a game , so creative , really really loved it

  • @alphapoint389
    @alphapoint389 Před 4 lety

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  • @subratprasadnayak6195
    @subratprasadnayak6195 Před 6 lety +1

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    @somenn.s3977 Před 5 lety

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    @namelessbrat7197 Před 10 měsíci

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  • @SammaS14owo
    @SammaS14owo Před rokem

    You really answer all my freaking questions about tangent line
    Thanks and I'll promote your video

  • @smit17xp
    @smit17xp Před 3 lety +1

    very easily and neatly explained. Thanks

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  • @olivewang961
    @olivewang961 Před 2 lety

    It's amazing to see how to get deeper and deeper to the definition of tangent! Remind me how little I know about first principal😂

  • @Carrymejane
    @Carrymejane Před 5 měsíci

    It makes a better approaching to understand concept better

  • @shanu9837
    @shanu9837 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks so much Sir , first time, I am capable to understand what calculus actually is . Literally you gives understandable content and helping a lot of students.

  • @nicolemelor7826
    @nicolemelor7826 Před 2 lety

    Not going to skip adds cause you deserve it. Thank you very much

    • @Socratica
      @Socratica  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you kind Socratica Friend! We appreciate your support! 💜🦉

  • @House_ssb
    @House_ssb Před 7 lety +16

    please, more videos about calculus

  • @emilyzhang4643
    @emilyzhang4643 Před 6 lety +2

    Thank you so much, it made me, a thirteen year old, understand it very clear. (I'm Chinese)

    • @Socratica
      @Socratica  Před 6 lety +1

      We're so glad you're watching, Emily!! :D

  • @dant7731
    @dant7731 Před 4 lety +1

    This is great video I had ever seen. You opened my mind!!!

  • @LuisHernandez-if3dc
    @LuisHernandez-if3dc Před rokem

    I love how it's so clear to understand!!

  • @artofemong6148
    @artofemong6148 Před 3 lety

    Great explanation I love it mas clear pa sa clear

  • @qualquan
    @qualquan Před 5 lety +1

    Leibniz the co-founder of calculus gave the correct definition of a tangent line ie it touches a curve at 2 adjacent points separated by dx in the x direction and dy in the y direction, so it is dy/dx = the derivative or the hypotenuse of a right triangle = (dy^2+dx^2)^1/2
    this avoids division by zero.
    a single point cannot determine the direction of the tangent but dy/dx does

    • @epuremath
      @epuremath Před rokem

      Avoids division by zero, but needs monads, which havnt been developed until middle of 20 century and overcomplicated, good replacement...

  • @ChetanSaini-rh9wf
    @ChetanSaini-rh9wf Před 5 lety +2

    Could you please add videos on the vast topic of Integration?
    It will help more.

  • @ifrancus9623
    @ifrancus9623 Před 11 měsíci

    I wish that my first college math class explained it this way. Nice job!

  • @tommijones8095
    @tommijones8095 Před 5 lety +5

    Where did the 6 come from. It seems as though it just appeared. Amazing video btw! 😊

    • @benchiama3146
      @benchiama3146 Před 3 lety

      I think I figured it out. The tangent line will eventually touch the curve at point (3,9). Therefore, the x value of point P (which is currently h) will either increase or decrease to 3 (it increases in this case as P is closer to the y axis). With that assumption, substituting h for 3 in the slope equation (m=h+3) gives you 6...
      Might not be the 'right' way but it gets you there in this case :)

  • @Carrymejane
    @Carrymejane Před 5 měsíci

    I love it! It's a crystal clear !

  • @michellethapa3247
    @michellethapa3247 Před 3 lety

    Thank u so much ♥️
    Finally got what derivative and tangent line is

  • @behnamyosufi3800
    @behnamyosufi3800 Před rokem

    Thank you so much for the great explanation !! I will have an exam after two weeks, and needed this clarification!!

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    @existentialcrisis9757 Před 7 lety +2

    Sir, i will definitely recommend this channel to my friends.

    • @Socratica
      @Socratica  Před 7 lety

      Thank you so much!! We're so happy you've found our channel. When you share our videos with your friends, that really helps us grow. We really appreciate it!! :)

  • @samikakar2353
    @samikakar2353 Před 2 lety

    sir , you have conceptually explained it very well ,hope you will upload more videos

  • @omaryarali7805
    @omaryarali7805 Před měsícem

    Perfect explanation👌

  • @otakurocklee
    @otakurocklee Před 3 lety

    Very nice. Great video. The truth is that the derivative gives the definition of tangent line, not the other way around. For pedagogy purposes I think it's fine to tell students that the derivative is the slope of the tangent... as a way to get start since students start with some kind of intuitive "feeling" of tangent.
    But the idea that derivative is "defined" to be the slope of the tangent is a misconception. The derivative is what it is. The tangent is defined as the line going through a point on the curve with the derivative of the curve at that point as its slope.

  • @zacktrever1878
    @zacktrever1878 Před 7 lety +3

    I NEED MORE VIDEOS! FORGOT MY CALC FROM 9 yrs AGO!!! SHOUT OUTS TO DERIVATIVES L'HOSPITAL!!!

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    @huang47tw Před 10 měsíci +1

    shared! like the idea of project 7B

  • @cloudyeight
    @cloudyeight Před 7 lety +1

    WOW! This is incredibly well done.

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    @AmitKuMunda Před 7 lety +1

    really, great ... enjoyed so much... i 'll never mind subscribing.

  • @RahulVerma-mj3dm
    @RahulVerma-mj3dm Před 2 lety

    Very Good Explanation.....

  • @parveensabir4729
    @parveensabir4729 Před 4 lety +1

    Plz Upload more topics of calculus.........

  • @venjaminschuster2797
    @venjaminschuster2797 Před 2 lety

    thank you! This Video was fabulous

  • @bismahaq6922
    @bismahaq6922 Před rokem

    Thanks A lot for making all my concepts clear!

  • @freedomaugustus1555
    @freedomaugustus1555 Před 2 lety

    Woah bro, u're such a legend at explaining.. plus the visual video is really super helpful ❤💙❤

  • @georgevlassis3515
    @georgevlassis3515 Před 4 lety

    Hello! This is truly a very good explanation of what a tangent really is. However, I could not help but notice that at 8:37 you said that in the formula m=dy/dx, dy and dx are differentials. I am sure you are aware of the following point but for the perfectionist viewer: In the derivative formula dy and dx ARE NOT DIFFERENTIALS. What holds is: f(x)'=(d/dx)y, where (d/dx) is an operator that changes f(x)=y. For the differentials: dy=f'(x)dx, which clearly does not mean that dy=f'(x)dx since dx can be 0. This might seem unimportant but there are a lot of instances in which it is crucial.
    Interesting fact: Feynman, when young, invented his own symbol for the derivative just because he did not like Newton's notation: (dy/dx) because it commonly leads to the above misconception.
    Cheers!

  • @julioezequiel8935
    @julioezequiel8935 Před 7 lety +2

    This channel make me a better person ^^

  • @telakarapudemullu3257
    @telakarapudemullu3257 Před 7 lety

    superb information. please keep more videos on calculus. i want know about subject

  • @johnx5k
    @johnx5k Před 2 lety

    Awesome video …., 10 STAR ⭐️

  • @teronchapman6326
    @teronchapman6326 Před 2 lety

    I always had an interesting way of visualizing tangents. I think of the function like a path or road and the point is like a car driving in the road. The tangent is the direction of the exact moment that the car is going.

    • @teronchapman6326
      @teronchapman6326 Před 2 lety

      So my definition is that the tangent is the “acceleration” of the point at a given moment. Just to throw physics in the mix

  • @SkyeMpuremagic
    @SkyeMpuremagic Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for this! Teaching myself just for fun...
    Some videos are not as clear

    • @Socratica
      @Socratica  Před 2 lety +2

      We love to see people learning because they're curious!! Thanks for watching!! 💜🦉

  • @autodidactusplaysjrpgs7614

    Good video. Why are people on the internet better than professors at university?

  • @AnshulChauhan95
    @AnshulChauhan95 Před 4 lety

    this was so helpful

  • @amandeepsaha
    @amandeepsaha Před 3 lety

    thankyou
    it helped me a lot

  • @arianoori5924
    @arianoori5924 Před 2 lety

    One word. Awesome!

  • @Theviswanath57
    @Theviswanath57 Před 4 lety

    This is awesome, the best I saw on this

  • @lonedruid1791
    @lonedruid1791 Před 7 lety +1

    Great videos! Could i ask you guys something? Could you gives us more of a basis on math talking about Analytical Geometry and René Descartes? Thanks

  • @nayeem150
    @nayeem150 Před 6 lety

    Explained Superbly..

  • @Dominic-su5pb
    @Dominic-su5pb Před 3 lety

    This is so well explained. Thank you :D !

  • @RK3868
    @RK3868 Před 3 lety

    this was rlly well explained

  • @YasirKhan-bl8lj
    @YasirKhan-bl8lj Před 5 lety

    Awesome! you made it simpler

  • @MGB-wz3jz
    @MGB-wz3jz Před 2 lety

    The derivative is the slope of the tangent line right? So how can it be that the slope of the tangent line of y=x^2 = h+3 ( see 10:00) while the power rule gives 2x for the derivative?

  • @joemarbabon4314
    @joemarbabon4314 Před rokem

    In 6:42. How does the left hand and right side limit are not equal? (according to the graph) maybe im confused . Thank you.

  • @FransiQ
    @FransiQ Před 7 lety +4

    Quality stuff!

  • @vamsidasyam9620
    @vamsidasyam9620 Před 3 lety

    Extrardinary explaination

  • @theupscpost8389
    @theupscpost8389 Před měsícem +1

    Amazing

  • @epuremath
    @epuremath Před rokem

    Realy good video. The only problem is - that tangent lines are not tangent lines. This cost me about week of afforting including try to use tangent circles - there are functions which intersect "tangent" line infinetly many times in every open ball, and even changing lines to circles not help. So, i conclude, that "tangent lines" rather rod or kernel lines then tangent. But i feel, that real truth in vector bundles, so going to study them.

  • @Saikumar-yamjala
    @Saikumar-yamjala Před 7 lety

    Awesome Stuff, if you could do more videos on Definite integrals, Double , triple integrals & Differential equations etc. then that would make your channel crosses your goal (7 billion) ....!!
    keep up your good work!

  • @HarvinderSingh-js3se
    @HarvinderSingh-js3se Před 2 lety

    Pls keep posting....

  • @realcygnus
    @realcygnus Před 7 lety +2

    superb content

  • @nawaf_ksa0
    @nawaf_ksa0 Před 3 lety

    Great work! Thanks a lot ✨

  • @shreyasraut6224
    @shreyasraut6224 Před 7 lety

    just perfect......awesome.....just too perfect....loved it.....

  • @arbitrarylib
    @arbitrarylib Před 2 lety

    The sound effects are good because they make you follow along. Easy to get lost in math

  • @wick9462
    @wick9462 Před 5 lety

    Amazing explaination

  • @AlessandroZir
    @AlessandroZir Před 2 lety

    thanks! very clear and enlightening;

  • @johnfrog9210
    @johnfrog9210 Před 4 lety

    Thanks very much

  • @johnhammer8668
    @johnhammer8668 Před 7 lety

    Thanks very much. Such an awesom video.

  • @brendamg7298
    @brendamg7298 Před 2 lety

    Thank you

  • @steveann9705
    @steveann9705 Před 7 lety

    Great video, but one mistake is at 6:03. The sinc function i.e. sin x / x ==> 1 when x =0. Mcclaurin series can be used to compute f(0). f(x) = sin (x)/x = [x - x^3/3! + x^5/5! ....] / x. ==> f(x) = 1 - x^2/3! + x^4/5! .... now we can see that we f(0) = 1.

  • @melancolicodeprofesion5695

    Such a useful video!

  • @numbercollage5450
    @numbercollage5450 Před 4 lety

    Animations are amazing.

  • @h_4_t6
    @h_4_t6 Před 5 měsíci

    very nice > thank you