Sacred geometry | Piecewise-circular curves

Vesica piscis

The vesica piscis is a type of lens, a mathematical shape formed by the intersection of two disks with the same radius, intersecting in such a way that the center of each disk lies on the perimeter of the other. In Latin, "vesica piscis" literally means "bladder of a fish", reflecting the shape's resemblance to the conjoined dual air bladders ("swim bladder") found in most fish. In Italian, the shape's name is mandorla ("almond"). This figure appears in the first proposition of Euclid's Elements, where it forms the first step in constructing an equilateral triangle using a compass and straightedge. The triangle has as its vertices the two disk centers and one of the two sharp corners of the vesica piscis. (Wikipedia).

Vesica piscis
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Pi Day 3/14/2017 - Venn Piagram

I can't stop thinking about Venn diagrams. So, as it's Pi Day, this happened. How did it come to this? Well, see http://vihart.com/pi-day-2017-venn-piagrams/ Pi playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5F03A9D6D278C5D9 This is my 7th annual Pi Day video!

From playlist Pi and Anti-Pi

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Something Fishy about the Vesica Piscis: Area of a Cat's Pupil - Geometry Kit Series - Episode 2

Charis doesn't fare better than Adam with the Geometry Kit. Adam finds other options. Colourful depictions of Euclid's First Proposition. Stuff about fish and religion. It all makes sense. Honest. More about Euclid's first proposition: https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/elements/bookI/prop

From playlist The Geometry Kit Series

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Vector form of multivariable quadratic approximation

This is the more general form of a quadratic approximation for a scalar-valued multivariable function. It is analogous to a quadratic Taylor polynomial in the single-variable world.

From playlist Multivariable calculus

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Ludovic Cesbron: A fractional Fick Law method for diffusion limits of kinetic equations

The lecture was held within the of the Hausdorff Trimester Program: Kinetic Theory Abstract: In this talk I will present a new method to study the fractional diffusion limits of kinetic equations, recently developed in collaboration with C. Bardos and C. Schmeiser. The basic idea of this

From playlist HIM Lectures: Junior Trimester Program "Kinetic Theory"

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Factorial of a Matrix!

Today, we define the factorial of a matrix using the pi function and power series.

From playlist Linear Algebra

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The Meaning of Pi

More important than knowing a bunch of digits in the decimal approximation of Pi is to understand what Pi means. Pi is the ratio of the Circumference to the Diameter of any circle. Multiply the diameter by Pi to get the circumference or divide the circumference by pi to get the diameter.

From playlist Lessons of Interest on Assorted Topics

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How to use the integrating factor to solve F.O.L.Es.!

From playlist Basics: Differential Equations

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From playlist Third Bangalore School on Population Genetics and Evolution

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Pi is defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. A frisbee is used to show the definition of pi. The units for pi, radians, are discussed. The conversion factor between revolutions, degrees, and radians is introduced. Want Lecture Notes? http://www.flippingphysi

From playlist IB Physics 6.1: Circular Motion

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Watch Neil's collection of short videos. Read his blog. Find out how his secret life fuels his science, and vice versa. pbs.org/nova/secretlife

From playlist Space + Flight

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Learn how to solve the particular solution of differential equations. A differential equation is an equation that relates a function with its derivatives. The solution to a differential equation involves two parts: the general solution and the particular solution. The general solution give

From playlist Differential Equations

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From playlist All Videos from THE GREAT WAR - chronological order

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The mother fish: by Nature Video

Evidence of reproduction by internal fertilization has been discovered in a large group of ancient jawed fish. Embryos discovered within fossils of these animals confirm that live birth in prehistoric times was much more widespread than previously thought. Watch the researchers talk about

From playlist Nature papers

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From playlist Matt Graham's Bushcraft Challenge

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Newton's Principia Manuscript - Objectivity 100

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From playlist Books and Journals on Objectivity

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Multivariable Calculus | The projection of a vector.

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From playlist Vectors for Multivariable Calculus

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The Hessian matrix is a way of organizing all the second partial derivative information of a multivariable function.

From playlist Multivariable calculus

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From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos

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Multivariable Calculus | Definition of line integral with respect to arclength.

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From playlist Multivariable Calculus | Line Integrals

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From playlist Natural Sciences

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