Memorizing the Unit Circle Using Left Hand Trick

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  • Tip to use hand to memorize unit circle. Made this for my students. Glad to help everyone!
    If you have a math topic you would like to like help with, please let me know and I may make a video on it!
    Twitter: itsmspruitt

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  • @12Messenger
    @12Messenger 8 років тому +379

    Finally someone who goes the extra mile to make others understand instead of saying study for the test we have next week

    • @emmanuelmichel9508
      @emmanuelmichel9508 7 років тому

      i like that's!

    • @ManedLioness1
      @ManedLioness1 5 років тому +5

      Next week? Lol it’s tomorrow

    • @spaceghost8327
      @spaceghost8327 5 років тому +4

      This isn’t understanding the unit circle. Anyone can memorize this without knowing how to derive the unit circle and know any trig at all lol take time to understand how you get the coordinates from right triangles

  • @LuisGonzalez-kk4ue
    @LuisGonzalez-kk4ue 10 років тому +860

    i know what kind of tattoo I'm getting now

  • @katiefair4389
    @katiefair4389 7 років тому +36

    My teacher literally "'taught" this today and said, "you're going to have a quiz on this tomorrow, so memorize it." God bless you, this was so helpful

  • @RyogaEchizen
    @RyogaEchizen 8 років тому +92

    Thanks for the help. To go the rest of the way around the circle though, instead of starting at the pinky again, start at the thumb, the thumb being 90° and count 120°, 135°, 150°, and 180°. Remember the x value is negative and the y value is positive. Now start at the pinky, the pinky being 180° and count 210°, 225°, 240°, and 270°. Remember the x value is negative and the y value is negative. Now start at the thumb, the thumb being 270° and count 300°, 315°, 330°, and 360°. Remember that the x vale is positive and the y vale is negative. Hope this helps.

  • @gibsonj338
    @gibsonj338 10 років тому +23

    I have a test in my math 112 class at Portland Community College Rock Creek campus on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 and am so glad I found this.Thanks for the help. To go the rest of the way around the circle though, instead of starting at the pinky again, start at the thumb, the thumb being 90° and count 120°, 135°, 150°, and 180°. Remember the x value is negative and the y value is positive. Now start at the pinky, the pinky being 180° and count 210°, 225°, 240°, and 270°. Remember the x value is negative and the y value is negative. Now start at the thumb, the thumb being 270° and count 300°, 315°, 330°, and 360°. Remember that the x vale is positive and the y vale is negative. Hope this helps. To convert the degrees to radians, multiply the degrees by π/180.

    • @sheilapanecatl2732
      @sheilapanecatl2732 9 років тому

      Omg thank u so much!! U helped even more than what she helped...:)

    • @kasey5897
      @kasey5897 9 років тому

      +gibsonj338 *satisfied*

    • @Paako414
      @Paako414 7 років тому

      gibsonj338 i love u

  • @marcuscoppola3
    @marcuscoppola3 9 років тому +81

    Wow, you're simply amazing. You helped me out tremendously. We had to memorize the Unit Circle for my Honors Pre-Cal class. Thank you!!!!!!

    • @uchihasasuke7436
      @uchihasasuke7436 8 років тому +1

      +marcuscoppola3 Exact same situation!

    • @Inasakie
      @Inasakie 8 років тому +3

      +marcuscoppola3 what's a "pre-Cal" class? You mean "pre-calc"?

  • @iLoveTurtlesHaha
    @iLoveTurtlesHaha 7 років тому +56

    LMAO, If I looked at my hand trying to remember the unit circle, I know some dumbass TA supervising the exam will run up to me and rip up my paper without even wondering what I'm actually doing.

  • @amybutz7932
    @amybutz7932 8 років тому +15

    I have been anxiety attacks over the unit circle because I skipped precal and this video relieved so much stress... thank you so much

  • @NyanCat622
    @NyanCat622 9 років тому +251

    My mind was literally blown

    • @veziop
      @veziop 9 років тому +10

      no it wasn't, you could still type this comment :d

    • @stevepaytosh3652
      @stevepaytosh3652 9 років тому +5

      JumpScares and yet you are still typing a comment on youtube... zombie apocalypse confirmed!

    • @gray_gogy
      @gray_gogy 6 років тому

      From the trick or from a jump scare?

  • @Septimra
    @Septimra 9 років тому +400

    I think this is proof god exists

    • @jamallambert7446
      @jamallambert7446 8 років тому

      +Septimra preach!!

    • @gray_gogy
      @gray_gogy 6 років тому +2

      I mean sure, there's the beginning of the universe, the plants, trees, human life, and common sense that proves God but those are vague you know. But this. THIS. This seals the deal. 100% proof of God.

    • @officialvpowers
      @officialvpowers 6 років тому

      HAHA TRUE

    • @heatsann4456
      @heatsann4456 5 років тому +2

      I mean he's always been here ❤❤✨😊

    • @johnpatrick1619
      @johnpatrick1619 5 років тому

      Septimra yeah because that makes sense

  • @iSayMonica
    @iSayMonica 9 років тому +128

    Bless your soul

  • @anthonymccoy7042
    @anthonymccoy7042 7 років тому +11

    Probably the most useful trick I've learned in regards to math next to PEMDAS. Thank-you for this video

  • @SangoProductions213
    @SangoProductions213 9 років тому +45

    holy crabola. I could never remember the coordinates, but damn. that's....that's ingenious. I love you!

  • @bedranger1176
    @bedranger1176 6 років тому

    My daughter almost cried when she watched this. She was so stressed out about her test and I told her to UA-cam it. She scoffed but we started watching. We tried a few others that weren't helpful at all. Then we watched this and she squealed with delight! Your video is awesome. Thank you so much.

  • @jordansmith9176
    @jordansmith9176 8 років тому +8

    What a saint. I have a test over this tomorrow.

  • @jordanhart7168
    @jordanhart7168 6 років тому +1

    Taking my college trig final in an hour. This just saved the day.

  • @kristenwalker5092
    @kristenwalker5092 8 років тому +2

    I'm in college pre-cal and you just saved my life. You don't even know. Bless you.

  • @itsFarawaySkies
    @itsFarawaySkies 8 років тому +14

    The easiest thing I learned in math was remembering the unit circle by using my hand. Thanks! This just blew my mind lol. I'm learning derivatives in Calculus and now we're finding derivatives of tangent functions. I was really not looking forward to memorizing the unit circle again. It's too bad I didn't have this hand trick in my pocket back when I took Trig.

  • @athena9557
    @athena9557 8 років тому

    This is what finally got the unit circle to click for me. I'm in engineering math 4 differential equations now and I still watch it before every test.

  • @PrinzeJez
    @PrinzeJez 8 років тому +233

    I have 6 fingers and found this video very offensive.
    lul jk thanks for the math help.

    • @daephx
      @daephx 5 років тому

      Just means you can fit 15°

  • @mrrtxredrock
    @mrrtxredrock 10 років тому +20

    i must say thank you...this has helped me and got me a great grade on my unit circle quiz.

  • @KCgo2girl101
    @KCgo2girl101 10 років тому +3

    OMG YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAY ALL STUDENTS IN TRIG AND CALC WORSHIP YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @akannibaby8586
    @akannibaby8586 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so much. It helps me out a lot because I’m dyslexic and remembering numbers is hard do me. Thank you!!!

  • @LizzieB0412
    @LizzieB0412 8 років тому +2

    This has literally helped me memorize the Unit Circle for a test in math. This is the best!

  • @Uncertaintycat
    @Uncertaintycat 8 років тому +1

    being an extremely visual, kinetic learner, you have helped me so much!

  • @marissajohnson2014
    @marissajohnson2014 8 років тому

    This is the most genius thing I've seen!!! I have a test tomorrow and I am totally using this!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

  • @OnlyBuns
    @OnlyBuns 10 років тому +43

    "Always watching you wazowski, Always watching..."

  • @darsparx
    @darsparx 7 років тому

    Finally! This make it so much easier to remember. I just started pre-calc trig and have been struggling with this and don't know why....now if only I could memorize the trig functions and their identities >_>

  • @pennyoflaherty1345
    @pennyoflaherty1345 4 роки тому

    Many Thanks for this initiative -- Bk my days everything was rope learned, this helps amazingly.
    A building block like this aides immensely. It's no surprise Aust. has fallen from 'Top Ten' universally to under50. Arithmetic without a calculator was no diff to knowing ones ' Times Tables '!!

  • @lichanni1508
    @lichanni1508 7 років тому

    thank you!!! I'm in my first year of college and I was never required to memorize this in high school. This helped me out SO MUCH. THANK YOU!

  • @tomarik
    @tomarik 8 років тому

    This is EPIC! Wrote on my hand immediately. Been doing homework all day with this technique. Thanks!

  • @angiecorbett5917
    @angiecorbett5917 10 років тому

    This is great! We just had the entire HPSH math team and teachers surrounding the computer watching this. Thank you!

  • @Eugeneisthesex
    @Eugeneisthesex 7 років тому

    this is one of the most helpful things I have ever seen. I'll thank you in my graduation speech.

  • @marcosvazquez5512
    @marcosvazquez5512 9 років тому +38

    math is just weird...

  • @carlyheltzel981
    @carlyheltzel981 8 років тому

    You are the reason I am passing my test next week. Thank you.

  • @edgarimguanzo5064
    @edgarimguanzo5064 9 років тому +12

    DAMMM THAS AN AWESOME TRICK THIS WILL HELP ME FOR MY FANAL EXAM FOR THE SEMESTER

    • @southhousegaming6663
      @southhousegaming6663 7 років тому

      Edgar Imguanzo how did your "fanal" exam go? Where are you now in life?

  • @jawesomeness1
    @jawesomeness1 8 років тому

    I love you! Thank you for making this video! You are a life saver. Definitely sharing this with my classmates tomorrow

  • @shamboozler566
    @shamboozler566 8 років тому

    You definitely saved my life. You are a genius woman! I love this trick so thank you so much.

  • @juancamilomacaya2156
    @juancamilomacaya2156 7 років тому

    Excellent thank you! It's been two years since i took precalc in HS and we learned this and now i need it for trig in college. Thanks!

  • @christineframe6583
    @christineframe6583 5 років тому

    LOVE THIS!!! I can see an nice extension to help my students remember cosine and sine of special right triangles! I can also imagine watching my students use their hands during the next exam.

  • @paigereese4765
    @paigereese4765 10 років тому +1

    Thank You so very much!! I was freaking out about a test I have tomorrow on Polar because I was still having issues remembering the unit circle and this solved all my worrying!

  • @18EyezHazel
    @18EyezHazel 8 років тому

    Your a genius. Thank you so much! We have a quiz on this tomorrow for Pre Cal and this is the sure fire way to remember. After failing the first quiz she gave us all another chance so if I pass this the other grade gets replaced! 😁😁😁

  • @erikaostenson5059
    @erikaostenson5059 10 років тому

    I was having trouble with the Unit Circle for a test, and this video really helped so much.

  • @rachellemackay6438
    @rachellemackay6438 6 років тому +1

    This is awesome! Thank you for this neat trick! I was dreading having to memorizing the entire unit circle.

  • @brib6046
    @brib6046 8 років тому

    Thank you very much Ms. Pruitt! I could never completely remember until now!

  • @clarissahansen6242
    @clarissahansen6242 7 років тому

    this is brilliant!!! I can't believe I didn't learn this before... now I have to learn the unit circle for my college pre-calc class. I can memorize the degrees and radians, but I always have a hard time remembering cosines and sines.

  • @nicoleshepard3486
    @nicoleshepard3486 9 років тому

    this helped me so much when i was studying for my trig unit circle test the other day. I am so happy that i found it because math is not something that i am good at and i need to have little tricks like these so that i dont forget

  • @brandonguthery4513
    @brandonguthery4513 9 років тому

    GOD bless you! Why dont teachers present useful ways methods like this in class? Thank you so much..this is impossible to forget..

  • @kaimcalister7174
    @kaimcalister7174 6 років тому

    Went into this thinking it was click bait. Left a forever changed person.

  • @moomoomonkey15
    @moomoomonkey15 6 років тому

    OMG to this day I still have a hard time remembering the unit circle! I'm prepping for my CSET exam and this has helped so much!

  • @anniehillenberg477
    @anniehillenberg477 7 років тому +1

    MIND BLOWN OMG

  • @bananaall7613
    @bananaall7613 10 років тому +1

    Awesome! Thank you, Ms. Pruitt :) Very neat trick and clean video.

  • @justin6303
    @justin6303 8 років тому +2

    Why are the radians pi over 2,3,4,6?

  • @ZenMasterT07
    @ZenMasterT07 9 років тому +21

    God bless you, lady

  • @fallingstar_Yas
    @fallingstar_Yas 8 років тому +6

    thank you for helping me pass Calculus

    • @clematis726
      @clematis726 4 роки тому

      Falling Star this comment is really old. What’s up now

  • @mizzbreballer
    @mizzbreballer 10 років тому +2

    I love It!! I can finally memorize this unit circle. Thanks so much for this trick. This is so helpful!!!!

  • @kasey5897
    @kasey5897 9 років тому

    THIS IS A LIFE SAVER!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! MORE TEACHERS SHOULD SHARE THIS

  • @savvyrobinson
    @savvyrobinson 8 років тому

    Ms. Pruitt thanks for saving me from failing a test.

  • @litlltekasra
    @litlltekasra 9 років тому

    OMG! Holy crap!
    this is genius!
    now i'm not gonna fail my test tomorrow :D
    thank you so much for this helpful trick!

  • @EagleLogic
    @EagleLogic 8 років тому

    You are scholar. Please go into my stable and take my finest horse!
    95% on the trig exam thanks to this. Well I also studied the identities very well. But rest assured, whenever I needed information from the unit circle, I would use my left hand!

  • @veronicazamur4237
    @veronicazamur4237 9 років тому +8

    I love you seriously. God bless you!

  • @jenlycrespo
    @jenlycrespo 7 років тому +1

    This video has been a blessing

  • @binashbobby8891
    @binashbobby8891 9 років тому

    marvelous, and brilliant...... u've made it so easily for me, no more calculation.

  • @pillypoomis4535
    @pillypoomis4535 4 роки тому

    thanks! im always tired / asleep in class due to health issues and this vid helped me catch up!

  • @zeevdrukker7429
    @zeevdrukker7429 8 років тому +2

    You are amazing thank you so much you are the sole reason I passed pre-calc

  • @jeremyanyim4080
    @jeremyanyim4080 8 років тому

    Thank you so much you helped me with my International baccalaureate precal class

  • @jhannahsoriano4597
    @jhannahsoriano4597 8 років тому

    i cannot stress how much this saved my life

  • @cel5391
    @cel5391 6 років тому

    There is a god it's Mrs Pruitt thank you sm this unit circle trick is my new religion

  • @sweetiesue.2011
    @sweetiesue.2011 8 років тому

    i have always had trouble remembering the unit circle!
    Thank you so much!

  • @tak9190
    @tak9190 6 років тому

    i have a test tomorrow! you literally saved my life

  • @saltybitch
    @saltybitch 8 років тому +32

    why didn't my teacher just show me this!!!

    • @gray_gogy
      @gray_gogy 6 років тому

      Cause it's the left hand trick. And tricks are for kids. Stop being a salty.....

  • @101winkme
    @101winkme 9 років тому +1

    Thank You!!!! I was afraid to fail this test but now I understand!!!!

  • @Anonman223
    @Anonman223 8 років тому

    This is phenomenal, I truly can not thank you enough for this.

  • @laurenwestbrook1057
    @laurenwestbrook1057 7 років тому +1

    Great video! Thank you so much!

  • @Chris4314
    @Chris4314 6 років тому +1

    I know you didn't sneeze...but BLESS YOU!

  • @Lvscoobysti
    @Lvscoobysti 9 років тому +7

    you are heaven sent

  • @samuelbouffard1037
    @samuelbouffard1037 7 років тому +1

    Very helpfull, thank you Ms.

  • @smileyabel
    @smileyabel 7 років тому +1

    Wow, I never realized it was that easy. Thank you!

  • @nicholasnewton-cheh6840
    @nicholasnewton-cheh6840 8 років тому

    Omg I feel like crying this is amazing!

  • @DrProfessor666
    @DrProfessor666 9 років тому

    Thanks so much! I had a hard time remembering the unit circle and now it's simple.

  • @NathalieAltamirano
    @NathalieAltamirano 9 років тому

    this was so helpful thank you so much! ready for my test in pre calc at UNCC

  • @priyajhingan1018
    @priyajhingan1018 7 років тому

    Wow bless you! You just helped me so much! Thank you!

  • @FillegoesPro
    @FillegoesPro 9 років тому

    This method is really easy to remember! Thanks alot :)

  • @HaldirLeao
    @HaldirLeao 5 років тому

    Just amazing. Thousands thanks from Brazil!

  • @hdsnhornet7103
    @hdsnhornet7103 9 років тому

    i think this might just save me from when i have to do my provincial math exam THANKS A LOT

  • @lakeshiabrooks7529
    @lakeshiabrooks7529 7 років тому

    Thank you! A wonderful way to help students grasp the unit circle!!!

  • @emilyvictoria1712
    @emilyvictoria1712 6 років тому +1

    well i dont need to worry about this part of my test tomorrow anymore

  • @julienelson6506
    @julienelson6506 6 років тому

    Thank you!! You just saved my test on Monday!!

  • @tigersfanatic98
    @tigersfanatic98 10 років тому +1

    helped me ace a unit circle quiz, thanks!

  • @rajmehta3
    @rajmehta3 7 років тому

    love the vid keep it up!!!! SAVED MY EXAM GRADE

  • @gloriabigorore3560
    @gloriabigorore3560 9 років тому +9

    Wow!!! Genius, thanks!!!!

  • @ArmoredCode
    @ArmoredCode 8 років тому

    Amazing technique. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @juanlopez-gj1uz
    @juanlopez-gj1uz 8 років тому

    Thank you so much this is going to save my life!!!

  • @raadgal
    @raadgal 8 років тому

    this is the greatest thing ever!!! thank you so much!!

  • @Ireemo1
    @Ireemo1 8 років тому

    best video on memorizing the unit circle

  • @KylaRetzloff
    @KylaRetzloff 6 років тому

    This is truly amazing. Thank you so much.

  • @xokenzeebabie
    @xokenzeebabie 6 років тому

    This is so genius. Using this for my next test tomorrow.

  • @brandonbooker3775
    @brandonbooker3775 8 років тому

    At first I thought this is childish, but it's a really cool trick.

  • @LukeMGames
    @LukeMGames 10 років тому +3

    Lol, fortunately for most of us!!! (In reference to no extra finger after the pinky)

  • @popdiva848
    @popdiva848 8 років тому +8

    God bless you, angel! Sent straight from heaven!

    • @gray_gogy
      @gray_gogy 6 років тому

      24reamtali if she was sent straight from heaven, she would hit earth at terminal velocity and splatter on impact. I think she was born the traditional way from a womb