Why is pi here? And why is it squared? A geometric answer to the Basel problem

A most beautiful proof of the Basel problem, using light. An equally valuable form of support is to simply share some of the videos. Brilliant's principles list that I referenced: The content here was based on a paper by Johan Wästlund On the topic of Mathologer, he also has a nice video about the...

Intermediate - 17 min - AI & Data - 3Blue1Brown

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What you'll need

Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

Mathematics for Machine Learning by Marc Peter Deisenroth - View on Amazon
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