But what is a Fourier series? From heat flow to drawing with circles | DE4

Why it was recommended

Helped click that there is a perfect visual analogy to the deconstruction of complex audio to sine waves.

Strong recommendationkcoul · Original2020-06

What it covers

3Blue1Brown introduces Fourier series, from the heat equation to drawing arbitrary shapes with rotating circles. It builds a visual intuition for decomposing functions into sine waves. It is for someone meeting the subject for the first time.

Video details

Channel

3Blue1Brown

Length

24 min 47 sec

Year

2019

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