The Beauty of Algebra

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Why the abstraction of mathematics is so fundamental

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  • every vdo of sal, I first like it then watch it

    Anurag Wagh 4 months ago in playlist New and Noteworthy 19

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  • What even are you on about?

    SheHatesYourFace in reply to bigtopbollocks (Show the comment) 5 months ago in playlist Algebra 19

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  • OMG I do NOT miss school at all!

    zwaqster 2 weeks ago

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  • FUCK I STILL DON'T GET IT

    thetk421guy 2 weeks ago 2

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  • I may be alone on this, but what most amazed me about this video is somewhere in America there's a retailer selling pants for $20! Great Scott!

    Sloth7d 3 weeks ago in playlist Algebra

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  • Can you please stop repeating yourself

    ridiculousq2 3 weeks ago

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  • WOW I like to think I'm OK at maths and watched this vid purely out of interest......and WOW you just blew my mind with the 'holding each side of the equation in hand' analogy...Something so fundamental that I never really thought about - i just did because it's how I was taught. That make so much sense...Thank you!!

    abc140290 1 month ago

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  • CAN YOU MAKE A VIDEO ON SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS? please and thank you :)

    ayealiya 1 month ago

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  • Are you on an acid trip?

    galanoth17 in reply to bigtopbollocks (Show the comment) 1 month ago

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  • can you start doing videos for languages? like certain gramatical things. such as reflexive verbs, and direct object pronouns, like in spanish.

    jacksonjacksable 1 month ago

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