Convolution and the Fourier Transform explained visually

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2024

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  • @MarkNewmanEducation
    @MarkNewmanEducation  2 роки тому +22

    At 3:58, for anyone who would like to know why, in general convolution, g(τ) has to be reversed so that it becomes g(-τ), it is because, if it isn't, then the response comes out backwards. For the Fourier Transform, however, as I mention in the video reversing g(τ) when it is a sinusoid has no effect as sinusoids are symmetrical.

    • @teddyspaw
      @teddyspaw 11 місяців тому +1

      I was never aware of the special case of the sinusoid, as an even function, not "caring" if it was reversed or not. That factoid greatly increased my understanding of relationship between convolution and the Fourier transform.

  • @dddderek
    @dddderek 2 роки тому +9

    Blew my mind! I left a huge reply on your next video that isn't even out yet!!! This is the teaching I've been waiting my entire life for!!! Thank you so much!!! Love the graphics, too. Boy, convolving the image of yourself with yourself, what a great visual example!!!

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  2 роки тому +4

      Thank you so much for your comments. That might be a first for me, getting a comment on a video that is just a "coming soon" place holder for a video that is currently in production 😁. The visual approach was really missing for me at Uni. My lecturers seemed to think that the formulae explained everything. This is something I really want to address in these videos. It appears that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this approach and I want to help people like me who need a diagram or two to explain things.
      In the next video, we're going to dissect the for Fourier Transform equation, see how imaginary numbers can be thought of as a rotation in geometric terms and see how by looking at the spiral shape of the complex exponential in 3 dimensions, it does the whole convolution operation in one go without having to slide g(τ) over the signal.

  • @tuemaidanh6624
    @tuemaidanh6624 11 днів тому

    Absolutely perfect video. Thank you so much!

  • @НиколайАлексапольский

    Это лучшее объяснение свёртки, что я видел. Спасибо!

  • @gbr4167
    @gbr4167 3 дні тому

    Hey Professor Mark,
    I’m a surgeon from Taiwan and I’m really into machine learning. Your video was super helpful. It broke down the concepts in a way that was easy to understand.
    Hope everything’s going great for you this year!

  • @sylvesterjonas9141
    @sylvesterjonas9141 8 місяців тому

    Discovering your channel is like discovering a diamond mine. You deserve every single good thing for your contributions to the development of the human race. Thanks goodness for your existence.

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  8 місяців тому

      You're welcome. It is a labour of love. Thanks for your kind words.

  • @dancxjo
    @dancxjo 11 місяців тому

    I've been looking for this video for 20 years! Acoustics makes so much more sense now. Thanks for explaining the magic!!

  • @littleKingSolomon
    @littleKingSolomon 2 роки тому +1

    My search for intuition behind convolution comes to an end with Mark Newman being the game changer. Thanks a ton Mark. Liked and subbed.

  • @seahawkers101
    @seahawkers101 2 роки тому +1

    Your explanation is a work of art. I could cry. :)

  • @arjungoud3450
    @arjungoud3450 2 роки тому +3

    Thank a lot, not been this clear with other videos.

  • @teddyspaw
    @teddyspaw 11 місяців тому

    Brilliant! Thank you for producing an excellent visual presentation and explanation. I really like the "score" concept!

  • @ANJA-mj1to
    @ANJA-mj1to 10 місяців тому

    Showing presentation quite different - diverse illustrated than others in the a Fourier transform in case of useful properties as signal is brilliant idea to this important concept that in practical phyhisics can be given by an example like imaging a perfect spectometar and so on represent the Spectral Power Density.
    Thanks for fluorescent presentation 👍 and brilliant input to the Convolution Theorem

  • @gergerger53
    @gergerger53 2 роки тому

    Nice to see you back with more videos, Mark. You're the only person who's made the Fourier Transform clear to me. It's all a bit dusty again, so I hope to review your older content and also look forward to any new stuff you put out.

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  2 роки тому

      Thank you. The next video is currently in production and I hope to release it in a few weeks time. In it, we consider what the imaginary number "i" is doing in the Fourier Transform equation and how it makes the convolution operation quicker.

  • @ercoco1az
    @ercoco1az Рік тому +1

    What a great explanation! I'm not coming out of college blind after all.

  • @anshulchaudhary-m6l
    @anshulchaudhary-m6l 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for such a good explanation.

  • @punditgi
    @punditgi Рік тому +2

    This video is totally awesome!

  • @mutalasuragemohammed6954
    @mutalasuragemohammed6954 Рік тому +1

    😅my God! you made me laugh with the bang with which the formula dropped... It's been our nightmare in undergraduate study. Thank you for the succinct explanation.

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  Рік тому

      The way I wince as it falls in the video, was basically how I felt when I first learned it all those years ago at university. My lecturer never explained it properly to me. This is why I am making these videos. There is a visual way of explaining math that is not taught at university. At least, it wasn't when I was there.

  • @MOHNAKHAN
    @MOHNAKHAN Рік тому

    Very perfect explanation 👍👍👍

  • @essiMaleki
    @essiMaleki 7 місяців тому

    you are really one of the best

  • @jimmea6317
    @jimmea6317 2 місяці тому +1

    mark is the electrical engineering professor we wish all the rest of them could be

  • @dhrubjun
    @dhrubjun Рік тому

    Such a beautiful explanation 👍

  • @Ishanya_
    @Ishanya_ 8 місяців тому

    ohhh man, best prof everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • @calvinluiramo5514
    @calvinluiramo5514 2 роки тому

    I always love your explanation they so simple with simple conceptualization and are easy to understand, if could run one for "Green's function" I would be grateful...

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for your kind words and your suggestion. I'll look into it. New video out later later today called "The Imaginary Number i and the Fourier Transform"

  • @muddassirghoorun4322
    @muddassirghoorun4322 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing content

  • @theoaks1941
    @theoaks1941 Рік тому

    Thank you for this great video!

  • @TheFreeSpiritKID
    @TheFreeSpiritKID 2 роки тому

    Wonderful explanation

  • @rpshukla001
    @rpshukla001 Рік тому +1

    Nice Sir my self Dr RP shukla from India

  • @booky6149
    @booky6149 Рік тому +1

    Oh my goodness! Thank you so much!

  • @michaelliu6323
    @michaelliu6323 Рік тому

    thank you Mark!

  • @MrMichaelYD
    @MrMichaelYD 2 роки тому

    fantastic video

  • @tashi2009
    @tashi2009 2 роки тому

    Bro, plz make more such videos. . .wonderful

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  2 роки тому

      Thanks. I'm making one as we speak all about i and the Fourier Transform.

  • @curtpiazza1688
    @curtpiazza1688 Рік тому

    This is GREAT! Thanx! 😊

  • @fardinfahim3832
    @fardinfahim3832 5 місяців тому

    this has to be the clearest explanation of what convolution is..

  • @manofmen701
    @manofmen701 Рік тому

    Great video

  • @salmonsushi47
    @salmonsushi47 2 роки тому

    Keep up the great work!

  • @SAJAN_ECE
    @SAJAN_ECE 2 роки тому +1

    Actually we are checking the similarity between two signals here. That is called Correlation right? I am confused. Which one are we doing in Fourier Transform? Correlation or Convolution? Please clarify my doubt.

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  2 роки тому

      In the Fourier transform it is convolution. In convolution, the g(τ) signal is reversed. In correlation, it isn't. But you're right, the two methods are very similar.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolution
      This Wikipedia page has a good diagram explaining the difference.

    • @SAJAN_ECE
      @SAJAN_ECE 2 роки тому

      @@MarkNewmanEducation In Fourier Transform we are changing the frequency of the sine waves and checking the similarity between the original signal and sine wave right? In that case that must be Correlation right? In the case of Filtering I agree, that is a convolution between the original signal and the impulse response of the filter. But in the Analysis Equation of Fourier Transform, the actual operation is just correlation right? Please correct me if I am wrong.

  • @keylanoslokj1806
    @keylanoslokj1806 10 місяців тому

    Can you please do a comparison between AM and FM modulations?

  • @pradyumnanimbkar8011
    @pradyumnanimbkar8011 8 місяців тому +2

    Mate, how do I learn how to do physics animation and make graphs such as yourself?

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  8 місяців тому +2

      I do a lot of my animations in JavaScript. If helps that I have been a programmer for many years. I love JavaScript. There are tons of really good sites to help you learn it and all you need to run the code is a text editor and a web browser. The video editing I do in a package called Hitfilm.

  • @johana3097
    @johana3097 Рік тому +1

    Is it possible to get the fourier transform of a sound signal by just using the formulas?

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  Рік тому +2

      You'd need to know the formula of the sound signal. Most sounds are random so they don't have defined formulae. That is why you need the DFT and FFT.

  • @hanshen5584
    @hanshen5584 4 місяці тому +1

    Shouldn't the final convolution function (the integral) be plotted against time not tau? Since what we are varying is the time offset?

    • @andreestevam131
      @andreestevam131 3 місяці тому +1

      The last plot at 6:00, right? I think you're right.

  • @_tasneem7378
    @_tasneem7378 Рік тому

    Amazing😂🌹

  • @XZJAK
    @XZJAK 2 роки тому +1

    Best!Bset!Best!

  • @harryhirsch2024
    @harryhirsch2024 10 місяців тому +1

    Sinusoids are not symmetrical. sin(-tau)=-sin(tau). There are several other problems with this exposition and it intermingles cause and effect.

    • @findLuxuryHub
      @findLuxuryHub 6 місяців тому

      Test wave he used is cosine wave, so no need to worry

  • @mujomuric446
    @mujomuric446 Рік тому

    Mehr licht

  • @jameshopkins3541
    @jameshopkins3541 7 місяців тому

    ??????????

  • @oguzcan815
    @oguzcan815 6 місяців тому

    sup

  • @OurgasmComrade
    @OurgasmComrade Рік тому +3

    Could you also do a video about the Laplace transform and complex frequency domains? (Including 3D representation of frequency response and how it's affected by poles/zeroes of filters)

    • @MarkNewmanEducation
      @MarkNewmanEducation  Рік тому +3

      Yes. Totally want to do this! It's been on my to-do list forever. I need to do a bit more research though to understand it properly myself. Once I have totally cracked Fourier, Laplace is next on the list.