What is the Fourier Transform? ("Brilliant explanation!")

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  • Gives an intuitive explanation of the Fourier Transform, and explains the importance of phase, as well as the concept of negative frequency.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 146

  • @michaelfoster8929
    @michaelfoster8929 2 роки тому +103

    I really dig this format. Pen, paper, great explanation - nothing else required.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +9

      Glad you like it!

    • @dumindaamila9489
      @dumindaamila9489 2 роки тому +1

      Dear sir, Can you please make a video series on x ray diffraction.

  • @ramial-maqdad6684
    @ramial-maqdad6684 3 роки тому +43

    Brilliant explanation!
    At the university we just get bombarded with the formulas without a clear intuition of what’s really happening when we apply them.
    A well deserved subscription 👍👍

  • @varunchakravarthy5844
    @varunchakravarthy5844 2 роки тому +14

    Never knew that there exist a professor that explains FT so well.....thank you sir

  • @DandaNeta
    @DandaNeta Рік тому +8

    The way you explain things is unbeleivable Iain. From reading several communication articles with many terms I do not understand, I now have a treasure of wonderful lectures that perfectly explain ALL of the things I need to know. You are one of a kind Iain !!!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      That's so great to hear. I'm really glad you're finding the videos useful.

  • @emin3798
    @emin3798 3 місяці тому +1

    Sir, I am writing this comment from Turkey. I really appreciate your insightful explanations. You really helped me to understand. I learned somethings from University but I didn't know what exactly I know, what all of the things are. Thank you very much professor.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 місяці тому

      I'm glad to hear you like the videos. Have you discovered my website that has a full categorised listing of all the videos? iaincollings.com

    • @emin3798
      @emin3798 3 місяці тому +1

      @@iain_explains oh I didn’t know the website. Thank you very much. I don’t know why everybody is teaching this lecture in hard ways. I really was looking to explanation videos and I found a huge EXPLANATION CHANNEL😁 so thank you professor, you really helping to the students🙏🏼

  • @hongkyulee9724
    @hongkyulee9724 2 роки тому +2

    Wow. This video is amazingly intuitive and makes the concept of the Fourier transform easier. Thank you for the fantastic contents!

  • @edwarddeak4522
    @edwarddeak4522 2 роки тому +6

    I’ve worked in industry for 35 years now. I discovered your videos recently, and they are extremely clear, insightful, and enjoyable. I haven’t been excited about anything on UA-cam until now. Thank you. I do have a bit of an off topic question: what do you use for your camera and overhead view? I would like to use a similar set up for design reviews (more technical interaction and less slides).

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for your nice comment. I'm glad you like the videos. If you drop me an email, I'll send you a photo of my setup. (I'm sure you can search and find my university email easily).

  • @zineddinebouchtout2396
    @zineddinebouchtout2396 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you so much it helps a lot to understand the representation of sinus because of the minus that's contain. It was brief and clear thank you another time, wish you a better continuation ❤️

  • @soundforce_nicolas
    @soundforce_nicolas 2 місяці тому

    Thanks a lot Ian, I got this in class many years and now I'd like to use it again this a great refresh. So is the rest of your channel, thanks for the taking the time!

  • @jannickharambe8550
    @jannickharambe8550 Місяць тому

    Wow this was amazing! I've got Fourier Transform in a university class and was a bit lost. But this video was so good!
    THANK YOU!!!

  • @ecofriendlyify
    @ecofriendlyify 2 роки тому +1

    I can't thank you enough for this video. Thanks for the very clear and easy-to-understand explanation.

  • @mayankkumar4186
    @mayankkumar4186 3 роки тому +1

    These videos shows the deep command over the subject by the humble instructor. Thank 🙏 You so Much!!

  • @steve_killemall6182
    @steve_killemall6182 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much professor. You explain everything in such a simple way. Can't be grateful enough. Greetings from Greece!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      Thanks for your nice comment. I'm so glad you like the videos!

  • @RedVSBlueIsCewl
    @RedVSBlueIsCewl 3 роки тому +2

    You are such an awesome Professor - so glad angels like you take the time to help struggling students out.
    Definitely won‘t be the last video I watched, will recommend you to my colleagues
    Cheers from Austria (no kangaroos)

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому

      Thanks for your comment and support for the channel. I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful.

  • @jaiho2623
    @jaiho2623 2 роки тому +5

    Simple and to the point explanation. Though i am no longer a student but still i love watching mathematics videos and you are a very good teacher.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      Thanks very much. I'm glad you like the videos.

  • @General_Li_Shin
    @General_Li_Shin 3 роки тому +2

    Really loving these videos !!

  • @S24W2
    @S24W2 9 місяців тому

    Amazing explanation, clear and simple, many thanks

  • @m.preacher2829
    @m.preacher2829 2 роки тому +1

    a simple and intuitive interpretation. thanks a lot

  • @CAPSTONEization
    @CAPSTONEization 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you, simple and easy to understand.

  • @tareqal-hababi2954
    @tareqal-hababi2954 3 роки тому +2

    Many thanks for such great videos and clear explanations!!!.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you're finding the videos helpful!

  • @maahaahmad5189
    @maahaahmad5189 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this video

  • @Went12435
    @Went12435 2 роки тому +1

    You are a very good teacher. Love the way you explain things in a very clear and concise manner.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks. I'm glad you like the video. Have you seen my webpage with a categorised listing of all the videos on the channel? iaincollings.com

    • @Went12435
      @Went12435 2 роки тому

      @@iain_explains i have checked that out and all of the lectures are awesome! Only regret is that I wish I could have found your lecture when I was an engineering student 😂🥹.

  • @avichein2702
    @avichein2702 2 роки тому +1

    Great videos!

  • @JJJ-ee5dc
    @JJJ-ee5dc 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you professor 😇😇😊😊
    My sem exams are near ..these videos are really helpful

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому

      I'm glad you like the videos. All the best for your exams.

  • @_zweh7054
    @_zweh7054 2 роки тому +1

    You're amazing, thank you so much

  • @johndoe123xyz
    @johndoe123xyz 3 роки тому +8

    I'm gonna tell all my EE friends about this channel now that I discovered it, you are a lot better at explaining things than my professors 😆

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому

      Glad you're finding the videos helpful.

  • @daydreamer05
    @daydreamer05 2 роки тому +1

    Wow very neat and clear explanation. I'm a physics student. I'm having dificulty in understanding Fourier transform in quantum mechanics and wave optics. You explained it very easily.Thank you so much.

  • @KarlWangSA
    @KarlWangSA 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for the great video! Could you please explain the phase part a bit more? I can't quite understand how you get the -pi/2 and pi/2 phases.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +1

      Hopefully these videos will help: "Fourier Transform of Cos with Phase Shift" ua-cam.com/video/97eKhJwf9Mk/v-deo.html and "Is Phase important in the Fourier Transform?" ua-cam.com/video/WyFO6yBQ0Cg/v-deo.html

    • @KarlWangSA
      @KarlWangSA 2 роки тому +1

      @@iain_explains Thank you very much!

  • @memsuniverse
    @memsuniverse Рік тому

    Thank you very much Iain I highly appreciated I got lost with my FT your video helped me to find my way, I'm very thankful to you

  • @imadeddinerabia9541
    @imadeddinerabia9541 2 роки тому

    great explanation thank you so much

  • @loveen3186
    @loveen3186 2 роки тому

    ur amazing, thank you for your efforts :)

  • @sarvagyagupta1744
    @sarvagyagupta1744 Рік тому

    This series is amazing. I was wondering if you have a lecture on Hilbert Transform?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      Thanks, I'm glad you like the videos. No, I don't have a Hilbert Transform video, but it's a great suggestion. I've put it on my "to do" list.

    • @sarvagyagupta1744
      @sarvagyagupta1744 Рік тому +1

      @@iain_explains Thank you

  • @misnufkin1
    @misnufkin1 3 місяці тому

    thank you so much for your wonderfull videos

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 місяці тому +1

      The phase pot at the bottom right, relates to the amplitude plot that is above it. They are both for the sin(.) waveform (in the frequency domain - ie. the Fourier transform of sin(.) is a complex function - ie. the values are complex numbers - ie. they have amplitudes and phases). The top right hand plot would have its own phase plot, but I haven't drawn it.

    • @misnufkin1
      @misnufkin1 3 місяці тому +1

      @@iain_explains thank you so much, u are wonderful:)

  • @nimracreation77
    @nimracreation77 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing such informative video this help me to understand forier transform ,,,,,,,,

  • @justinpower4475
    @justinpower4475 3 роки тому

    You are an incredible teacher.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому

      Thanks very much. I'm glad you like my explanations.

  • @mohfa1806
    @mohfa1806 Рік тому

    I salute you prof. from lebanon - beirut...great educational lectures

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      I'm glad you like them. It's great to be able to help people all over the world.

  • @okhan5087
    @okhan5087 Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @mohsen865
    @mohsen865 Рік тому

    Thank you prof. You really shed light on complex concepts that are difficult to understand without teacher. In Farsi, "damet garm".

  • @notadj
    @notadj 2 роки тому

    absolute legend

  • @shafiniqbal0
    @shafiniqbal0 Рік тому

    Thanks sir.

  • @ehudmigdan
    @ehudmigdan 2 роки тому

    Thank you sir

  • @sinhaeng9507
    @sinhaeng9507 2 роки тому

    You are really WAY better than my professor.... You saved my life. I will come back with an A+ !!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      Thanks for your nice comment. Glad I could help!

  • @srivathsavsri9013
    @srivathsavsri9013 Рік тому

    thank you

  • @surjasekharchakraborty210
    @surjasekharchakraborty210 4 місяці тому

    kindly lock your focus in the camera, it will be helpful for us. excellent explanation !!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  4 місяці тому

      Yes, sorry about that. I didn't know how to do it in the early days of making these videos. I've been locking the focus for the more recent videos.

  • @tsehayenegash8394
    @tsehayenegash8394 4 місяці тому

    a nice lecture please take real data like temperature data and show us how to evaluate phase and amplitude by using fft

  • @chapter_b
    @chapter_b Рік тому

    Sir, very helpful full video.😃😀👍👍👍

  • @sushocahtt
    @sushocahtt Рік тому

    this is really awesome...thanks for the beautiful explanation...just one request just disable the autofocus and manually set the focus on the paper...the focus will not jump around.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      Yes, thanks for the suggestion. I've tried looking in the past for ways to do it, but couldn't find how. I just use a phone for the camera and there are lots of posts saying it's not possible. However ... you have prompted me to look again, and I've now discovered how to do it! I'll use it from now on. I'm so glad you prompted me. Thanks!

  • @vodavoda2120
    @vodavoda2120 2 роки тому +1

    I am interested in Fourier series, Laplace Transform, Differential equations.
    And I have read "Advanced Engineering Mathematics" by Erwin Kreyszig.
    Could you recommend some other good books to study those mentioned above.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +1

      My favourite book is Oppenheim & Willsky, "Signals and Systems".

  • @tomtke7351
    @tomtke7351 2 роки тому

    nice job

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      That's a bit harsh. I moved the paper up only a few seconds after it went off the bottom, and everything can be seen. Nobody's perfect.

  • @kishorab
    @kishorab Рік тому

    Many thanks for this explanation. I have a query - if there are 2 frequencies(one positive and one negative) then would the amplitude of each one be half of the observed amplitude.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      This video may help: "What is Negative Frequency?" ua-cam.com/video/gz6AKW-R69s/v-deo.html

  • @eitancohen8717
    @eitancohen8717 Рік тому

    Do you have a video that covers the "fourier slice theorem" and "radon transform"?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      Sorry, not at the moment. Thanks for the suggestions. I've added them to my "to do" list.

  • @forgentlesoul4054
    @forgentlesoul4054 2 роки тому

    Thnx help me a lot

  • @andreassaladin408
    @andreassaladin408 2 роки тому

    In your example if you had the sin and the cosine combined in the time signal - would the amplitudes just add up in the frequency domain?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      Yes, it is linear, so they add up - but it's not just the amplitudes that add - they are complex numbers in the frequency domain (as I explain from the 9:30 min mark onwards), so the phase is important, and you need to add the complex numbers (which have both amplitude and phase - not just add the amplitudes).

  • @bobbaberson3654
    @bobbaberson3654 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Iain, you mentioned @8:06 that "at every frequency, we have two signal that are orthogonal (sin and cos)". Do you mean every signal is made of a sin and a cos? I guess not. After checking the negative freq. video, I guess you were talking about having two sinuses or cosines with opposite phase, right?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +2

      I mean that at every frequency there are two orthogonal components. e^(jwt) = cos(wt) + j sin(wt) . The cos(wt) waveform is the "real" component, and the sin(wt) waveform is the "imaginary" component. This video explains it more: "Orthogonal Basis Functions in the Fourier Transform" ua-cam.com/video/n2kesLcPY7o/v-deo.html

  • @ngolisaoran8166
    @ngolisaoran8166 3 роки тому

    Hi, can you explain why we use gaussian filter in FSK modulation (GFSK) in next video? thank you

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the suggestion. I've added it to my "to do" list (but it's getting to be a long list, so there are a few more topics in the pipeline before I'll be able to get to it, sorry).

  • @ahmetserdr2920
    @ahmetserdr2920 2 роки тому

    Hi sir,
    i have been inspected fourier transform formula and i discover that fouier transform is so simple. Shift the frequency to zero and integrate one period interval. As we know, if we integrate any sinusoidal function that has nonzero frequency in one period interval we will get zero. If we pull the frequency to zero we will get non zero value and it represent the power of sinusoidal function. Fouier transform makes it, shift frequency to zero and integrate one period interval.

  • @lumi7858
    @lumi7858 4 місяці тому

    For what purpose would one transform the signal to the frequency domain? What are the applications?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 місяці тому

      This video gives some examples: "What is the Fourier Transform used for?" ua-cam.com/video/VtbRelEnms8/v-deo.html

  • @tricky778
    @tricky778 7 місяців тому

    It seems to me the fourier transform is not a mapping from or to real functions and nor is its inverse. What function types do it and its inverse map?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  7 місяців тому

      Any function with finite energy.

    • @tricky778
      @tricky778 7 місяців тому

      @@iain_explains any such real function or also rational, integer and natural? By energy do you mean area under the curve?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  7 місяців тому

      Energy means area under the squared value of the curve. See: "Signal Power and Energy" ua-cam.com/video/7I9XEhAup4c/v-deo.html

  • @hannahgatharia2004
    @hannahgatharia2004 2 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @trinhvg6099
    @trinhvg6099 3 роки тому

    Hi, can you explain why 1/(2j) = -1j/2 at 10:47. I dont understand why there is a (-) in front of j/2. Thank you

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому +1

      If you multiply top and bottom by j, then you get a j^2 on the bottom, which equals -1.

    • @trinhvg6099
      @trinhvg6099 3 роки тому

      @@iain_explains thank u. Your lectures are amazing.

  • @user-wq7ps8bv9i
    @user-wq7ps8bv9i Рік тому

    Where can i learn about complex numbers? Maybe u have smth related?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      Have you checked my webpage? Look at the Fundamental Concepts tab. iaincollings.com

  • @prasanthr3875
    @prasanthr3875 2 роки тому

    If the same frequency and amplitude orthogonal waves are added the result will be a sinewave with 45 degree phase shift. Is it right?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      I think I can see what you're getting at, but you need to ask yourself what the "phase shift" is relative to (ie. "shifted" from what?). The following two waveforms are "orthogonal" to each other: +/-Asin(wt+theta) and +/-Bcos(wt+theta), for specific values of w and theta. Note that there are four possible combinations, ++, +-, -+, and --. In either of these four cases, you can add the orthogonal waveforms together and use standard trigonometric expressions to show that they can be written in the form Ccos(wt+phi). But the values of phi will be different in each of the four cases. And also the value of phi will depend on what value of theta you chose for your orthogonal waveforms. Hopefully this makes sense. This video might help: "Orthogonal Basis Functions in the Fourier Transform" ua-cam.com/video/n2kesLcPY7o/v-deo.html

  • @NekoNinjatatata
    @NekoNinjatatata 10 місяців тому

    Great video! I want to remind everyone of the mistake I made. Note the difference between frequency and angular frequency. (There is a coefficient difference 2pi in the inverse Fourier transform)

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  10 місяців тому

      Yes, omega = 2pi f . It's one of the essential things that are important to know about signals and systems. This video might help with some more of those: "Essentials of Signals & Systems: Part 1" ua-cam.com/video/rw3U87aVfhc/v-deo.html

  • @amahbubul85
    @amahbubul85 Рік тому

    So, negative frequency is only due to phase? If we had zero phase for any signal, we could just use positive frequency, right?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      Well, not really. It's not "due to phase", it simply represents a complex phasor that is rotating in the negative phase direction.

  • @pradumnanayak494
    @pradumnanayak494 2 роки тому +1

    Namasteji.

  • @sreechandra8136
    @sreechandra8136 Рік тому

    👍

  • @zeeshan123633
    @zeeshan123633 2 роки тому

    What is frequency response

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      It's the Fourier Transform of the Impulse Response of a linear time invariant (LTI) system. See: "What is a Linear Time Invariant (LTI) System?" ua-cam.com/video/5JCuqlExTvo/v-deo.html and "What is an Impulse Response?" ua-cam.com/video/WTmelRV_Yyo/v-deo.html

  • @dolbodolb6173
    @dolbodolb6173 2 роки тому

    I get it that each harmonic has a magnitude and a phase. But I don't understand how that necessitates plotting negative frequencies with the opposing phases apart from some mathematical magic. Why cant we plot both magnitude and phase for positive frequencies only? A sound wave could be represented as a sum of harmonics with different magnitudes and phases, but all in positive frequencies, right? There is nothing imaginary or negative about sound. I understand the mathematics of it but I don't understand the connection to the real world.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      Excellent point! You're right, it is not necessary to employ the concept of "negative frequencies", however it's convenient to do so, and it helps visually when thinking about what's happening on the unit circle in the complex domain. Check out my video on this topic: "What is Negative Frequency?" ua-cam.com/video/gz6AKW-R69s/v-deo.html

  • @jmw1982blue
    @jmw1982blue Рік тому

    For the algorithm

  • @slim590
    @slim590 Рік тому

    I did no understand the phase part from 11 mins

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому +1

      Perhaps this video will help: "Is Phase important in the Fourier Transform?" ua-cam.com/video/WyFO6yBQ0Cg/v-deo.html

  • @slim590
    @slim590 Рік тому

    thank you