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КОМЕНТАРІ • 310

  • @zacharyboeder7211
    @zacharyboeder7211 9 років тому +182

    One simple mistake. Relax. This guy is a boss.

    • @AndyU96
      @AndyU96 8 років тому +5

      +Zachary Boeder Cosine starts from 1 at 0 degrees, and it decreases from 1 to 0 until it reaches 90 degrees starting from 0 degrees. If one already has the 3 values of cos30, cos45, and cos60 in his memory, then he should be able to know that the smallest of those 3 values belongs to the highest degree of the 3 degrees, and that the biggest value belongs to the smallest degree. To decide whether a mistake is a small or a big one, you should take into consideration the cause of the mistake. Hopefully that makes sense.

  • @tjentertainmentstudio
    @tjentertainmentstudio 7 років тому +145

    I'm gonna mention cos 60 is 1/2 so I can feel better about myself too.

    • @mikel4879
      @mikel4879 5 років тому +1

      Yes. And this teacher writes the "6" like a "b" which is very annoying for a kid.

    • @sardinhunt
      @sardinhunt 4 роки тому +3

      @@mikel4879 and he should get a real job.
      (btw, these are all jokes we actually appreciate him, I feel the need to explain it to reduce the potential anxiety in the world)

    • @mostafaswiedan6291
      @mostafaswiedan6291 3 роки тому

      Pleasure 🤍

  • @someonetoogoodforyou
    @someonetoogoodforyou 11 років тому +13

    Sal great video! Just two small corrections. cos(60) = 0.5, also the block won't slide horizontally, it will actually get lifted up in the air, because 100sin(60) > 10. Thanks for the video though!

  • @jackmead7292
    @jackmead7292 4 роки тому +19

    I like to think of it as "The combined effort of both vectors". Khan Academy is a blessing!

    • @UDHAV79
      @UDHAV79 Рік тому +1

      Can you help me please?
      I dont understand why we multiply instead of adding Bcos(theta) with vector A

  • @THEsweetums
    @THEsweetums 8 років тому +46

    I love how he says, i dont know what to call this at 2:40 , ( But he obviosly knows its called the projection, because hes a boss), and then he shouts out, lets just "randomly" call this: " THE PROJECTION OF A ONTO B!". Jesus, thats a good name for that thing you just came up with ;) .

  • @chaitanyaingale9211
    @chaitanyaingale9211 9 років тому +137

    Cos60 is 1/2!!

    • @MCSGproject
      @MCSGproject 8 років тому

      +chaitanya ingale xd xd xd xdx xd xd xd xd xd xdx dxd xd xd xd xd dx xdxd xd

    • @saidzaid-alkailani519
      @saidzaid-alkailani519 8 років тому +1

      +chaitanya ingale he meant in radians... cos(pi/3)=cos(60)=1/2

    • @Scott111188
      @Scott111188 8 років тому +3

      +chaitanya ingale Glad to know I am not the only one that makes irritating mistakes, and he is a teacher.

    • @travisgranger8981
      @travisgranger8981 8 років тому

      +Said Zaid-Alkailani yea but cos pi/3 is still 1/2

    • @harshitakanal7411
      @harshitakanal7411 7 років тому +1

      sin 60° is √3/2

  • @user-yh6gh3xq4p
    @user-yh6gh3xq4p 10 місяців тому +1

    14yrs before uploaded
    and quality of video is still amazing

  • @hawkeye5584
    @hawkeye5584 9 років тому +3

    Thank you so much! You never fail to explain something in a way that makes sense!

  • @becomingbetterwithryan
    @becomingbetterwithryan 9 років тому +8

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RELATING THIS TO PHYSICS! I understand physics very well but in math I have been so lost the past few days! Now I have a new way of seeing it! THANK YOU!!!!

    • @uselesssanity
      @uselesssanity 9 років тому +1

      Ryan Kochan -_- why didnt you automatically relate it to physics? PHYSICS FOR THE WIN BOYS

    • @100shreyash
      @100shreyash 8 років тому

      the antilogic vector is a part of maths as well :p

    • @uselesssanity
      @uselesssanity 8 років тому

      shreyash tiwari
      what? how does math ≠ math? he is trying to think of DOT PRODUCT not vector, it has to change his thinking, just because they both have the same term doesnt mean they are the same. That is not thinking in physics (conversion)

    • @davidrosenman1889
      @davidrosenman1889 2 роки тому

      @Ryan Agree.🔷

  • @Direwolf56
    @Direwolf56 10 років тому

    I'm with natlustifus, now that I understand this, this is easily the coolest thing I've discovered all weekend. I've always been trouble with the intuition behind sin, cos, and tan, and I thought I wouldn't be able to learn this because it dealt with cos. But it's all picture clear now. I'm learning to learn this and the cross product to understand how they apply to curl in a vector field.

  • @dan4boi
    @dan4boi 12 років тому +3

    Thank you sir, I truly appreciate the effort you've put into these videos.
    You're making my revision alot easier!

  • @YoniZimm
    @YoniZimm 14 років тому +5

    Hi there I am a science teacher and I am expanding my background and certifications to physics. This has been an amazing review! Thank you so much for these videos

  • @khanyolukhanyo4091
    @khanyolukhanyo4091 3 роки тому +2

    GREAT WORK I CANNOT SURVIVE MY COLLEGE YEARS WITHOUT YOU GUYS KEEP IT UP

  • @jogianna
    @jogianna 7 років тому +1

    This cleared up so much for me. Thank you!

  • @sweatyrockr
    @sweatyrockr 11 років тому +1

    Amazing how these topics are never taught with such simplicity I'm college or high schools. It seems like teachers were always just saying this is the dot product am this is how to do it. I becomes dirt easy when when it can be broken down into what it really means.

  • @jplonmars
    @jplonmars 15 років тому

    THANK YOU SOO MUCH for the lecture. neither my book or my instructor proved this in the class so I was sooo confused. you cleared it all up for me . Thanks!

  • @lots2410
    @lots2410 3 роки тому

    Really helpful tutorial. I can't believe I finally understand. I can't thank you enough. Thank you.

  • @haloWARpower5
    @haloWARpower5 8 років тому

    Thank you, your're better than my lecturer. Really surprised you could explain in 10 min and I can understand.

  • @davidbarr5005
    @davidbarr5005 7 років тому

    Very helpful. Thank you, Sal!

  • @Therealistlatinoever
    @Therealistlatinoever 11 років тому

    Thank you sir for posting these videos u actually explain the how and the why you actually give ppl intuition into what they are doing not simply saying here memorize this and youll be good like most teachers now a days for that i am very grateful.

  • @zack_120
    @zack_120 3 роки тому

    Cool! The explanation why using cosθ is super clear.

  • @Elzelgator
    @Elzelgator 11 років тому

    I dont want to argue with you. That wont give me anything..
    But I am still saying he is just a normal man :)
    It was really helpfull to me 1 year ago.. Thanks to him :)
    His education and teaching level helped me so much..
    Thats all :)

  • @daviddeng3551
    @daviddeng3551 8 років тому +1

    Very helpful! Thanks!!

  • @nardostesfalem9789
    @nardostesfalem9789 Рік тому

    its very clear! specially the projection concept. Thanks a lot!

  • @abilashproshen4431
    @abilashproshen4431 8 років тому +40

    Thanks ! now I can die peacefullly

    • @Cashman9111
      @Cashman9111 5 років тому

      you run out of oxygen tomorrow, right ?

  • @sjaoenvf
    @sjaoenvf 3 роки тому

    cos60=1/2. but that's the charm of Sal. here's a brilliant mathematical mind that still makes simple mistakes from time to time like the rest of us. for people where math does not coming naturally, that's comforting.

  • @kishoresubramani1309
    @kishoresubramani1309 4 роки тому +10

    Thank you for explaining logically which make sense and thats why khan academy is different from all other channels.Thank you ☺️

    • @six-zx7qw
      @six-zx7qw 2 роки тому +1

      @@slips5815 was pretty clear to me. i didnt know anything about dot product and i could easily follow this video. he explained the intuitive part good as well. seems like a skill issue

    • @slips5815
      @slips5815 2 роки тому

      No 2/10 content

    • @six-zx7qw
      @six-zx7qw 2 роки тому

      10/10 skill issue

    • @slips5815
      @slips5815 2 роки тому

      @@six-zx7qw -8/10 Profile Picture :)

    • @slips5815
      @slips5815 2 роки тому

      Skill issue? That comment was so long ago I’m into Analysis at this point man -_-

  • @attiagoda8893
    @attiagoda8893 11 років тому

    it is the first time i get the importance of dot product " physically " , not just signs and numbers , thanks "Sal" :)

  • @ModernKira
    @ModernKira Рік тому +1

    I am a IIT-JEE Aspirant and I was confused so badly that what is actually a dot-product, you cleared my doubt thank you !, It is 18:40 21 December 2022 !!

  • @WhiteElvenDragon
    @WhiteElvenDragon 5 років тому

    This makes so much sense now!!!

  • @deepakbellur9676
    @deepakbellur9676 11 років тому

    Thanks for the wonderful suggestion. It seems very impressive! A few more suggestions? Seems very interesting. Thanks very much!

  • @JohnLorri
    @JohnLorri 11 років тому

    It's understood perfectly .nyc job !

  • @MarkQub
    @MarkQub Рік тому

    i like to think that this guy made all of the videos in one day

  • @Bear7747
    @Bear7747 11 років тому

    Thank you so much. Well taught!

  • @ctba452
    @ctba452 11 років тому

    His ability to teach amazes me.

  • @Dniem
    @Dniem 5 років тому +6

    I know it's been 10 years today since the video was posted but I just wanted to make sure that he knows that Cos60=1/2
    In case he didn't get it from the other 238 comments about it. ;)

  • @Bera1989
    @Bera1989 12 років тому

    Awesome! I am very thankful!

  • @kevinjackson976
    @kevinjackson976 5 років тому

    Finally understand the point of learning dot product now. Let the celebration begin!!!

  • @pathum.kumburugala
    @pathum.kumburugala 7 років тому +1

    Nice explanation.... thanks. :)

  • @ahappyimago
    @ahappyimago 2 роки тому

    Give this man noble peace prize. What good explanation.

  • @artakisthebest
    @artakisthebest 11 років тому

    He certainly isnt a normal man because he has exceptionally good teaching skills. If you understood english better you would realize just how intuitive he can make the most abstract sounding concepts. You've got your head up your arse because this man helps millions, and its all not for profit...

  • @qzorn4440
    @qzorn4440 7 років тому

    messy but great info. thanks.

  • @aubreydavid
    @aubreydavid 14 років тому

    yall got some nerve in here giving Sal advice and bad mouthin. I know his teaching methods are effective because they have really helped me. keep it up my boy, you're Great

  • @WishachieverZ
    @WishachieverZ 9 років тому

    Best Dot product explanation!

  • @namredna4152
    @namredna4152 5 років тому +3

    big shoutout to a youtube channel for teaching me more about calculus that my professor with a doctorates in math

  • @Bundles91
    @Bundles91 11 років тому

    Actually in Nova Scotia it isn't in our curriculum so when I left there for Uni elsewhere this was very helpful.

  • @joshiifruit5554
    @joshiifruit5554 Рік тому

    Thank you so much. I finally fricking understand this concept. Reading the book is confusing at first

  • @haifa301
    @haifa301 12 років тому

    good video for revision at the very last minute..

  • @aheuerman
    @aheuerman 9 років тому

    Great Video. Clear and concise.

  • @Slimfishy
    @Slimfishy 8 років тому +1

    Best teacher. Thanks

  • @syedrizvi2687
    @syedrizvi2687 3 роки тому

    Beautiful explanation as always :)

  • @MrNashey1
    @MrNashey1 9 років тому

    Great lecture!

  • @shekashone4336
    @shekashone4336 7 років тому

    it realy helped me
    thanks

  • @vancekangyishu
    @vancekangyishu 14 років тому

    just an advice should have had that vector pulling the cube be pointing towards the ice so that the cube will be lifted

  • @KhalidAlmaktoum
    @KhalidAlmaktoum 14 років тому

    Thanks was wondering why the formula for the dot product was like that.

  • @cicibouhamdan2390
    @cicibouhamdan2390 5 років тому

    Thank you soooooooo much!!!!! it really helped

  • @pud
    @pud 15 років тому

    Thank you!
    And for all you kids who think you'll never need this knowledge in the "real world" -- I do right now and I'm 33. Wish I'd paid more attention in high school. :)

  • @bry1012777
    @bry1012777 13 років тому

    Hey Sal you videos are very helpful, but in this video you said and use the COS for 60 degrees is the square root of 3/2. The COS of 60 degrees is actually 1/2. Thanks again

  • @shim2dawg
    @shim2dawg 15 років тому

    great job
    good use of colour.

  • @tobsmonster2
    @tobsmonster2 13 років тому

    Great video, thanks

  • @austinmcdowell64
    @austinmcdowell64 10 років тому +1

    so when you say projection a onto b switch of the two is the subscript, the b i'm guessing?

  • @zaidradwan4000
    @zaidradwan4000 6 років тому

    Thank you for nice information sir

  • @arnabdas2416
    @arnabdas2416 2 місяці тому

    You are great, sir.

  • @Elzelgator
    @Elzelgator 11 років тому

    I dont know who are you but your videos are really helpfull, thanks for labour..

  • @surkhaabb
    @surkhaabb 13 років тому

    dude, one word. leeeegendddd!!
    thankz a lottt :)

  • @OneOverCot
    @OneOverCot 11 років тому

    Thank you!

  • @nithinparekkattil8344
    @nithinparekkattil8344 Рік тому

    Could u pls do a video on the dot product in component form

  • @Taha-yv8pk
    @Taha-yv8pk 5 років тому

    Really wonderful

  • @acblook
    @acblook 3 роки тому +1

    good ol' crunchy 2008 videos

  • @PRANJYOTI100
    @PRANJYOTI100 12 років тому

    Better than coaching classes cofortly sitting infront of pc and learning this holy stuff thanks alot M.R. G.E.N.I.U.S :)

  • @shell_jump
    @shell_jump 12 років тому

    can you please do a video in interpolation and quaternions?

  • @amrutvani2
    @amrutvani2 11 років тому

    Nice presentation. However it will be nice to call displacement vector instead of distance.Also please tell me what happens when i have two vectors both are velocity vectors. Will the dot product of two velocity vectors will be a scaler quantity ?
    Harish

  • @matildagomez9724
    @matildagomez9724 2 роки тому

    He is a genius!

  • @1lowtrade
    @1lowtrade 10 років тому +30

    "Big and fat" lmao!!!

    • @TheMOZADI
      @TheMOZADI 5 років тому +3

      i knew i wasn't the only1 XD

    • @sanarek188
      @sanarek188 5 років тому

      **necros ancient comment epic style**

    • @nautilous32
      @nautilous32 4 роки тому

      I like em big, I like em chunky

  • @deepakbellur9676
    @deepakbellur9676 11 років тому

    The dot product of force (one vector) and distance (another vector) gave a scalar which was work. If I were to ask what physically would be the resultant vector in a cross product (what sort of vector in physical terms if the first two vectors were force and distance) could someone offer a few suggestions?

  • @BLAC3546
    @BLAC3546 10 років тому

    nice tutorial

  • @Aggie98bqn
    @Aggie98bqn 13 років тому

    thanks for the vid.

  • @DeJulius_Caesar
    @DeJulius_Caesar 13 років тому +1

    how come you don't have a video on 3d coordinate systems?

  • @studypoint5390
    @studypoint5390 Рік тому

    Could you please sir tell me about
    Why we take dot product between acceleration and magnetic field ???
    And also reply me acceleration . Magnetic field is equal to what is??

  • @anuradha2741
    @anuradha2741 6 років тому

    at 2:40 it is called as vertex/tip of the angle

  • @littledivergirl1105
    @littledivergirl1105 9 років тому

    How is this different to orthogonal projections?

  • @reasonlessreject
    @reasonlessreject 11 років тому

    god bless you, sir

  • @jijorit
    @jijorit 13 років тому

    in what situation the scientist gone to think about dot product?what is the nessecity of dot product?what is the inspiration behind this?

  • @kckdude913
    @kckdude913 12 років тому

    I can't remember exactly who said this, but a wise person once said: A moron explains the simplest things in the most complicated way; a genius explains the most complex things in the simplest way. Khan is a genius!

  • @pehsmith
    @pehsmith 9 років тому

    Could you fix the pixels? It's very hard to watch at the highest option of 240p

  • @onlineeng403
    @onlineeng403 6 років тому

    The best angle must be equal to (tan inverse ( friction coefficient)) ..... for example if the friction coefficient = 0.6 then the angle is equal to 31 degree to minimize the required force :)

  • @Nickuncle
    @Nickuncle 11 років тому

    With all due respect, have you seen the sum of his videos? And it doesn't hurt to know the school from where he graduated.

  • @ShatabdaRoy115
    @ShatabdaRoy115 Рік тому

    my god! this video and comment section has turned into gold :)

  • @vinnv226
    @vinnv226 10 років тому

    There are two little problems with your example of the block on the ice. If the block weights 10N, and you pull on it with 100N at an angle of 60 degrees to the horizontal, the vertical component of that force is 100sin(60) or about 87N. So you're pulling up 87N on a box that is only held down by gravity by its weight of 10N, so the box would be quickly lifted off the ground and its displacement won't be horizontal.
    Also, as many others have already pointed out, the cosine of 60 degrees is one half, so the horizontal component of the force is 50N and the work is 500J

  • @IAMMURAGE
    @IAMMURAGE 8 років тому

    very good

  • @kyleanderson9713
    @kyleanderson9713 2 роки тому

    why do you time the component of a in the direction of b by the length of b

  • @RamirezHD
    @RamirezHD 13 років тому

    king of you tube! thanks

  • @jbrower95
    @jbrower95 11 років тому

    Look at how the magnetic field works. I'm almost positive that the magnetic force is the cross product of an object's velocity vector and the magnetic field vector.

  • @Superegio42
    @Superegio42 13 років тому

    sin60=3^(.5)/2 and cos60=1/2
    Just a tiny slip of the tongue from our boy, Sal.
    Don't tell him or he will divide by zero and all hell will break loose.

  • @therasmataz2168
    @therasmataz2168 10 років тому

    wow wow! I so wish you were my teacher .. maths is not just about computations and manipulations bust importantly the intuition behind .. something lacking in modern pedagogy

  • @geminiflux0
    @geminiflux0 15 років тому

    you are amazing

  • @giri2344
    @giri2344 5 місяців тому

    Thank you🙏🙏🙏 sir

  • @salihakhan7523
    @salihakhan7523 5 років тому

    I wish my teacher taught like this

  • @davidrosenman1889
    @davidrosenman1889 2 роки тому

    Wondering about the other Definition of Dot Product, where U take the Components, multiply them, and then Sum them to also get a Scalar. How show they are Equivalent?🟦

  • @bdgrey
    @bdgrey 8 років тому +9

    He would have failed that test question. :(