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Re: 3Blue1Brown Calculus Blog Series

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> 3b1b uses a python library for creating those videos. Which he also wrote!

Superb library! However why are all the examples using the antipattern? : from manimlib import * The community version continues the same practice: https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/tutorials/quickstart.... That is asking for trouble once you start importing more than one library.

There is a bit in a PG13 movie where the guys says "Do you know that unless you’re willing to use the R rating, you can only say the ‘F’ word once? You know what I say? Fuck that. I’m done." I think the same is true for `from X import *` and code quality.

Re: 3Blue1Brown Calculus Blog Series

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Could anyone recommend a calculous book with lots of exercises (and their solutions)? 3Blue1Brown videos are great, but they're more for building the initial intuition. I'm looking for something that I can practice to "get used to" calculous.

You are looking for this! https://youtu.be/Eqfa6MhAqcw?feature=shared

The author explains a bit about his books: https://chrismcmullen.com/my-books/

Re: 3Blue1Brown Calculus Blog Series

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PowerPoint is a decent tool for creating lightweight animations. With the right use of tools like morph transition etc. one can achieve pretty decent looking or even professional looking animations of concepts. I have also used PowerPoint to create web application wireframes, design concepts, Logos and website graphics, icons, repeating fill patterns, arbitrary vector graphics, etc. I guess one strong point is how ea…

Yeah I briefly got really fancy with InDesign at work when I was much younger and arrogant. And then I had to hand off the project. Instantly broke. Spent a good 3 hours that day porting to PowerPoint.

Yeah that's a good lesson to learn.

I recently built a fancy excel sheet with lot of formulas for a quarterly process. Now I am having a hard time delegating that work. Having to hand hold the new person multiple times :)

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