Derivatives Aren't What You Think They Are
95K views · May 17, 2026 · Education
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@elliesleightholm · 4 months ago (edited) · pinned
The platform I used for the derivation walkthroughs in this video: <a href="https://vietaspace.com/notes">https://vietaspace.com/notes</a> <br><br>ALSO to address the letter “h” comments. I was brought up in York, Yorkshire in England and that’s how we say “h” here. I promise I’ll do queens English next time lmao
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@squadman3376 · 4 months ago
The best science and math teachers use real life examples to connect abstract numbers and concepts to real life. You are one of them. Thanks.
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@GaryTugan · 3 months ago
Omg…. I’ve been teaching / tutoring engineers in physics, engineering and many math courses for 18 years… always love seeing how OTHERS teach some of the same topics. And YOURS is eloquently BEAUTIFUL!! Simple and powerfully accurate . Love it
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@Chadd_H · 4 months ago (edited)
Watching this actually EXPLAINED what I did in Calculus in high school and at the University I graduated from. At the time, I just did it but had no idea why. Now, 30 years later, someone explains it. Obviously, I went to the wrong schools and I wish this had been explained then. Everything would have been so much easier, not only to understand but to do as well.
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@SC-bg8wf · 4 months ago
A perfect video in terms of clarity and speed. If anyone finds it too fast they can just pause and think. Really excellent work.
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@PeterFuchs-i6f · 4 months ago
Been out of school for half a century, always liked math. Although my own idioma is German your explanation is amazingly clear. Great job!
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@Lyrics-ul7gv · 4 months ago
I would like to see whole series 🎉
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@joetandingan6328 · 1 month ago
Best explanation so far.
@mouradbelkas598 · 4 months ago
Thank you.. you are really a good teacher and explain well and clearly.
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@TemplarExemplar · 4 months ago
As an educator, I can categorically say that this is one of the best explanations I've seen; calculus has to be one of the hardest ideas to empart.
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@RonTodd-gb1eo · 4 months ago
I did derivatives at school 50 years ago and only ever thought of them as random rules I needed to know to pass a maths exam . Thank Yoy.
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@AbhishekNayak-c4p · 2 months ago
Thank you so much mam for making this very much used topic (derivatives) in very simple way...... Thank you once again
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