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We are in a golden age of mathematics exposition, with YouTube videos with attractive animations showing both manipulations and diagrams. Not just videos. Amateur creators can make a webpage with SVG or canvas and JavaScript animation, to bring mathematics to life. Post your best finds, your own creations, and any mathematics that you wish to discuss. Old school static mathematics content is also welcome.

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When Descartes Challenged Fermat (and Lost)     (www.youtube.com)
submitted by happytoes to mathematics 2.4 years ago (+2/-0)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKfEmbWBgvM

Wonderful mix of history and mathematics. Works a detailed example of Descartes' method for finding the slope of tangents. Then does Fermat's. Which sets the scene for Descartes' challenge x^3 + y^3 - 3xy = 0. Will Fermat solve it? Worth the 47 minutes to watch all the way to the dramatic denouement.