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A Swift Introduction to Geometric Algebra
sudgylacmoe · Aug 18, 2020 · 44m 23s
What this video covers
An animated introduction to geometric algebra, presented as a language that can describe most of physics. It was made with manim and covers multivectors and how they generalize familiar tools like cross products and quaternions.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN calls it the best video on geometric algebra, one that makes the subject click in about 40 minutes.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“I highly recommend the video”
“has the best video by far on Geometric Algebra (imho)”
“If you want an inspiring (imho) overview of the power of geometric algebra, I thoroughly enjoyed the video”