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Inside OKCupid: The Math of Online Dating

9th - 12th Standards
Capture the hearts of your young statisticians with this real-life example of using statistics in online dating. The use of average and geometric mean are discussed in the context of creating the algorithm used to connect people.
Instructional Video5:57
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Finding the 100th Term in a Sequence

6th - 9th
The example problem is this video has a sequence of numbers that decrease by a fixed amount with each iteration, and one needs to find the 100th number in the sequence. Sal shows the listener how to find the pattern between the number...
Instructional Video6:58
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Example of Solving for a Variable

7th - 11th
Sal uses the formula for perimeter to show how the variables can be moved around to solve a problem. He demonstrates a few different ways to do this.
Instructional Video8:36
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Equations of Sequence Patterns

6th - 9th
An example of writing an algebraic equation of the pattern of blocks that grows at each iteration is shown in this video. Sal shows how to find the pattern by looking at the iteration number and number of blocks. He then continues this...
Instructional Video8:08
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Equation of a Tangent Line

11th - Higher Ed
Using a specific example, Sal shows how to find the equation of a tangent line to a given function at a specific point. Specifically, he solves the problem of finding the tangent line to the function f(x) = xex at x = 1. This problem...
Instructional Video9:59
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Domain of a Function

8th - 12th
We look at a number of different examples of functions and see what their domain is. Sal writes the domain in set notion and shows how different functions can have different input values that cause the function to be undefined.
Instructional Video6:45
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What is the domain of a function?

6th - 9th
After defining a simple function from a word problem, a short video shows how one could find the domain and the range of that function. The instruction reinforces the definitions of domain and range with a concrete example.
Instructional Video4:08
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Connection between even and odd numbers and functions

9th - 12th
Are odd numbers connected to odd functions and even numbers to even functions? This video tries to clarify that connection. It also talks about functions that are neither odd nor even to give a more intuitive feeling about classifying...
Instructional Video13:34
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Conic Sections: Intro to Hyperbolas

10th - 12th
In this video, Sal starts with the equation of a hyperbola by first comparing it to the equation of the circle, and ellipse. He then shows how to find the equation of the asymptotes by solving for y. He also shows a few intuitive ways to...
Instructional Video9:04
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Conic Sections: Intro to Circles

10th - 12th
The equation of a circle is explored in this video by looking first at the equation of a circle with the center at the origin; then building upon that, equations of circles that are shifted off the origin.
Instructional Video11:34
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Conic Identification 3

10th - 12th
This is the last of three well-done videos on identifying and graphing conic sections from an equation. Here, Sal shows graphing a circle, not centered at the origin, and a parabola that opens downward.
Instructional Video7:21
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Complex Numbers (Part 1)

9th - 11th
In this video, a complex number is defined and graphed on the complex plane. Sal also shows how to add, subtract, and multiply two complex numbers. He starts showing how to divide two complex numbers, but runs out of time and continues...
Instructional Video9:50
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Calculus: Derivatives 3

11th - Higher Ed
This video covers the differential notation dy/dx and generalizes the rule for finding the derivative of any polynomial. It also extends the notion of the derivatives covered in the Khan Academy videos, "Calculus Derivatives 2Ó and...
Instructional Video9:30
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Calculus: Derivatives 2

11th - Higher Ed
Sal continues where he left off with the last video, "Derivatives 1,Ó by looking at the equation y = x^2 and examining the slope of the secant line at a specific point, and again defining the limit as x approaches zero to get the slope...
Instructional Video11:05
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Calculus: Derivatives 2.5 (new HD version)

11th - Higher Ed
By defining the formal definition of a derivative, f(x), Sal is able to find the general form of the derivate function for the example f(x) = x2. He continues to stress the importance of an intuitive understanding of derivative functions.
Instructional Video8:28
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Calculus: Derivatives 2 (new HD version)

11th - Higher Ed
Sal continues where he left off with the last video, "Derivatives 1,Ó by looking at the equation y = x2 and examining the slope of the secant line at a specific point. He continues with defining the limit as x approaches zero to get the...
Instructional Video9:26
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Calculus: Derivatives 1

11th - Higher Ed
Sal defines the term derivative by taking the listener on a well-organized tour of slope. First, he reviews the concept of slope of a line from algebra, then extends this idea to look at the slope of the curve by first examining a secant...
Instructional Video15:43
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Calculus: Derivatives 1 (new HD version)

11th - Higher Ed
Sal defines the term derivative by taking the listener on a well-organized tour of slope. First, he reviews the concept of slope of a line from algebra, then extends this idea to look at the slope of the curve by first examining a secant...
Instructional Video9:02
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Calculus: Derivative of x^(x^x)

11th - Higher Ed
Sal starts with an example of finding dy/dx of y = x2 and builds to showing the solution to the more complicated implicit differentiation problem of finding the derivative of y in terms of x of y = x ^ x ^ x .
Instructional Video14:20
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Binomial Theorem (Part 2)

10th - 12th
Sal shows two ways to quickly calculate the coefficients of a binomial expansion. With the first method, he shows the relationship between PascalÕs triangle and the coefficients, and in the second method, he shows an even faster way for...
Instructional Video12:38
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Binomial Theorem (Part 1)

10th - 12th
In this video, the Binomial Theorem is defined and used to expand (a + b) 4.
Instructional Video2:11
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Basic Rate Problem

6th - 7th
A simple rate problem is looked at in this video. The listener needs to compute whether four trains each going different distances over different amounts of time are moving at the same constant rate. This problem reinforces ones basic...
Instructional Video4:36
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Area of Diagonal Generated Triangles of Rectangle are Equal

9th - 10th
Finding the area of each of the triangles that are created by drawing two diagonal lines through a rectangle is explored in this lecture. It provides a detailed explanation of how to use a formula to solve the given problem. Tip: Use...
Instructional Video6:18
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Another Percent Word Problem

6th - 9th
Guavas are on sale in this video. Here two examples are shown to calculate a discounted rate.