Math Tools for Wizards

In this video I go over some supplies you can use to help you learn mathematics. We look paper, pencils, pens, calculators, a sharpener, a kindle, a timer, and a book stand. See below:)
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[@LordZombieZanetta]

As a retired chef, it was always important to start my day setting up my "Mise en place". This was drilled in my head as a pantry chef, it's French for "everything in place".

[@TheNaldiin]

I requested this a week or so back and you said it was already in the works. So mostly posting to say thanks and drive up YT metrics.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Thank you 😊

[@vcv6560]

EE speaking of my tools; college in the 80s. It was a Staradler 0.7mm HB pencil, a white brick eraser of the same brand and 'green-sheet' the light green pad of engineering paper. Finally a programmable calculator, HP-15c, or as my well funded contemporaries had a HP-41C. The PC with Excel, or MATLB has replaced that calculator, I also use post-it or even a reactors marketing pad for ideas. I like the smaller 'toe tags' also from 3M for marking book pages. The remaining items continue. I use a tablett on a floor stand, AND. I'm ordering that book easel, THANK YOU. These, a clear mind and quiet continuous focus.

[@fenixfyre]

I also study EE, love engineering paper, there's nothing like it.

[@franciscogerardohernandezr4788]

I love the colored post-it. I use markers of different colors instead and mark all mistakes red, as a reminder of your areas of opportunity.

[@MrPrezer]

Post-it sticky papers and book markers help a lot!On fall i did a revision in Abstract Algebra and it helped me a lot to get organized!Especialy the sticky bookmarkers that you can write on them to have a discription of the text.

[@adelheidmarlowe9079]

May I suggest having higher end vinyl erasers, too? They erase cleanly and are a joy. As a wise person once told me, "never write more in the morning than you can erase in the afternoon.

[@adelheidmarlowe9079]

My Tools: 00 - a good vinyl eraser - a good eraser makes me fearless. 01 - a box of very sharp decent quality wooden pencils, HB or #2. I sometimes cut off the pencil's eraser system and sharpen both ends - the erasers that come with pencils are typically lousy, in my opinion. Additionally, I sharpen half a dozen when I'm settling in to work so as not to interrupt the flow when they bust or get dull. 02 - an electric pencil sharpener 03 - paper with an easy to write and erase "tooth". Typically, I'll use unlined paper but a quad pad and some sheets of isometric paper for sketching certain figures or tables are useful. Each of my sheets starts by writing the date, say, in the upper right corner. I format this as: YYYYMMDD (eg, 20230519 for today: 19 May 2023) so that after parking the paper (after maybe getting stuck or bored) in a loose leaf notebook - after a couple months or years, Future Me will be able to ensure the sheets can get back in the order I was thinking about them. 04 - a small straight edge 05 - a small drafting triangle 06 - a clipboard to hold and organize the papers. Also, I occasionally use colored pencils in red, green, and light blue. One might find them handy when editing or adding notes to a previously generated sheet (possibly photocopied), in order that one can easily see the editing marks.

[@theencryptedpartition4633]

This is the kind of nerd content I’ve been waiting for… seriously tho, old graphing calculators and your pencil and the special papers are like secret sauce to these videos man

[@theencryptedpartition4633]

I just noticed pencils were changed. I feel the previous ones were more associative with mathematics and math sorcerer and kind of felt unique, natural

[@coreygraham860]

I like using dot grid notebooks. The dots on the paper are just noticeable enough to keep your writing in line without distracting or restricting you.

[@robinzclark]

Yay!!! I bought the graphing calculator! I was waiting to hear from you on this matter

[@robinzclark]

Yes!!!! This is exactly the video I've been waiting for!

[@dark8raskolbeth]

Nowadays I make the notebooks myself. From printing paper a4 size I fold it and staple it with a beautiful hand-printed cover, especially for mathematics!

[@katto4586]

My son uses an ipad with an apple pencil to do his work - that way you can erase and move stuff without having to start again. Also can import images etc and make your work neater and wastes less time - can print out when finished. He uses an app called notability (useful for recording audio and links timelime to your writing so easy to find right place to start and stop lecture to relisten to stuff.)

[@yuvrajsingh099]

Great video Again. All the elements needed in alchemy by the sorcerer of Ancient times.

[@JetteroHeller83]

Good stuff, I have everything there except for the Kindle Paperwhite that I will eventually get. I would recommend a clip board for the paper, a ruler and maybe a Professional circle template by Staedler.

[@Falken78]

The HP Prime is my go to calculator. The overall quality is really excellent and the touchscreen interface is amazing.

[@83jbbentley]

Calculators ❤ I like the old TI-84 I have a TI-CAS-Nx it’s complicated I gotta learn how to use it…

[@leeming1317]

10:30 LOLOL OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH My math proff I was telling you with used blank notebooks, He always scoffed at the people using lined paper, He would go on these incredible rants/diatribes, This was one of them Thick white paper, Wow what a blast from the past "It's the little things"

[@leeming1317]

That's why he offered us his expensive premium white paper, even if we junked it with beautiful adorable rubber duckies (broken proofs)

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

Since you speak Spanish it would be awesome if you collab with Pablo Lomelí.

[@alanguages]

No mention of the type of erasers and type of light source? I use Staedtler erasers and a dimmable desk lamp.

[@leeming1317]

9:45 I had a ridiculously smart math prof, were talking Lawrence Livermore Laboratory / DARPA smart He shouldn't have been teaching community college, but it was a hobby for him, HE OMG, HE HAD THIS PAPER, HAHA OHHH MY DAYSSSS! I 'flunked' his classes, but he let me stay in the class because I just enjoyed his monologues, Very passionate I knew I had to be there, but I just didn't understand at the time,

[@joeldoxtator9804]

The book easel is a game changer. You can think so much clearer and do so much more with your back in a comfortable upright position. Think of it like turning your textbook into an unlit monitor with all the benefits that come with that type of display. This would be my number one self study investment and get a good one.

[@opensourcepm]

Your comment is genius and very true.

[@PhrontDoor]

Been using that book-stand and ones just like those for decades now.

[@RandomNPC-sy6gj]

The book stand had me do a facepalm. I am so getting a music/book stand now. I like to sit and read to study, but I got a 24"x36" easel white board with the flipchart clip for working problems on. Something about being on my feet and pacing. As a bonus, the clip allows me attach a gaming battlemat with the grids on it(graphing on antique parchment look is kino). Oh lamented paper with grease pencil is nice too- wax works well but needs some elbow grease to remove.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Awesome!

[@Antiwasserstoff]

I just got a pretty nice fountain pen to do all my math, and i like it :)

[@josueramirez7247]

I remember a volunteer math tutor during high school had a lot of Helix brand six-inch rulers. Also, what about protractors or eraser shields? Those are sometimes cool too.

[@terminatedaccount8750]

I use blank paper to write on. I hate line paper. I have thousands of sheets of paper I have done symbolic social math on. I write everyday. I don't know regular math like you do, but I made my own and my own symbols and now that I'm learning some math, seems like I already know it, but in my symbolic way

[@quandarkumtanglehairs4743]

Symbolic Social Math.

[@leeming1317]

I recently got obsessed with "Book Darts" They're made of some colored metal, They're incredible for marking: Theorems (Gold), Definitions (Silver), Examples (Bronze). It makes it so easy for me to be like, I want an easier theorem, Flip to random book GO, set timer 30 mins. HAUL Like you mentioned "S P E E D" is an important tool to sharpen in the toolbox

[@leeming1317]

If your pencil doesn't catch fire your not a true math sorcerer

[@ussdfiant]

Hello my friend. The only pencils I use are the Dixon Ticonderoga #2s!

[@mrspock2al]

Ha, I made it all the way to a degree in math with a small portable chalk board, paper and pencil; no PC and no calculator. Never used pens for math homework. Also had a slide rule which was seldom used. These were math courses (not engineering) so seldom gave answers in complete, numerical form. My room mate was Fred Flintstone.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Hahaha

[@KMMOS1]

I imagine you chipping away at a flat stone tablet to make a 3 by 3 multiplication table -- no zero, Arabic numerals.

[@user-er1eq9nw7e]

But you need a ruler and a compass to do the Euclid geometry work.

[@Radm0bile]

I'm more than a little sad you didn't sniff the Kindle.

[@82rah]

Have you thought of doing a video about CAS systems? How best to use them in math education? I shopped for a graphing calculator and bought a license for Maple instead!

[@coffeeconfessor4747]

I only ever used my Nspire at home when checking my answers. However, my professor in my finance class didn't care about my calculator because I still had to show all my work, and on timed exams, typing a lot of things into a calculator is not the best use of my time--especially if I miss something like a parenthesis. The Nspire is super sensitive to that. Your book holder, how much weight does that handle? I'm asking because I've not found a good one to hold some of my thicker books. My best one was plastic, but it was bulky, even when folded down--but even then, it couldn't withstand 3 teething mastiffs.

[@siddharthverma9533]

Sir what is the appropriate approach towards maths jus solving a ton of problems of doing some logic base problems like the ones in asked in inmo or the ones in jee advanced just confused about the methodology and the types and approach towards maths.

[@AnakinSkywalker-zq6lm]

The TI84 Plus CE won’t do indefinite integration but it will do definite integrals. I use that to check my answers for questions when I’m running low on time and it works great😂

[@alexdumortier]

I highly recommend a vintage HP scientific calculator for the reverse Polish notation!

[@colemanroberts1102]

HP with RPL? The emacs text editor has a calc mode that functions in a similar-ish way.

[@timbobill7279]

Calculator? I did a very technical degree and used a calculator exactly once and that was to save on waste paper at the time 😂 I used and still use a good quality fountain pen with decent ink. I've always had a logbook to hand for all work but in Matlab and other environments i tend to have a text file that I keep around to develop solutions in, save in case i need it later. It works for me. Most day to day things boil down to back of the envelope calculations and most by hand, in the head and rough approximations to gain an insight. I don't personally think that calculators help all that much to be very honest. A pen, pencil and paper and your brain are what you need 🙂

[@douglasstrother6584]

Fountain pen!! I love fountain pens, used one to rewrite my class notes. Sadly, most of my work requires a ball-point pen due to surface quality.

[@lkern6238]

I would suggest adding the classic vintage slide rule (helped put a man on the moon).👍👍👍

[@CarolynFahm]

That's how I did math and chemistry - with a slide rule.

[@quandarkumtanglehairs4743]

@@CarolynFahm ur face is a slide rule

[@emale03]

Great vid M.S.

[@user-ql8yb3jq3y]

I have asked a question in absurdly thick book video of yours Could pls relply to it

[@TwinkieTerror]

HP Prime for a calculator, hands down.

[@leeming1317]

5:00 Man after my heart, I cannot reccomend this device enough omg!

[@leeming1317]

Its like going from a horse and buggy to warp drive spaceship

[@michaelcutler6118]

What is your thought on getting a mathematic kit?

[@matt4908]

Odd video title but surprisingly good vid!

[@Snap_Crackle_Pop_Grock]

M.S.!!! You forget to include the whiteboard + markers, essential; otherwise you end up with stacks of equations scattered around the house lol!

[@NatureHarmonyHub151]

Amazing

[@alphafound3459]

How about a video or two about Mathematica, Maple, Matlab, and others.

[@mathsmachinelearning1885]

what about using a tablet? With it you can easily erase your mistakes while doing maths and, moreover, you will able to gather more beautiful and readable notes because of the insanely amount of editing possibilities that this devices can offer you.

[@Undedproduction]

Why should I, a layman who is not seeking a mathematica degree, learn math? Not trying to be combative, just wondering how math might benefit me. I never cared for it in high school and skirted around it as much as possible in college, but I'm wondering if I should try to relearn and expand on what I know. What makes math more useful than other things I could learn in my free time?

[@100feetsTall]

A biochemistry degree holder here, started with pre-algebra as my 2023 resolution, about crossing the precalculus to calculus rubicon -a chapter shy. My rate of understanding other things outside of maths has increased drastically, solved a math problem a work; though its a simple one, but it has been passed around with no avail. I don't know how far I'd go, but if going this few months in gave this much benefits, then I guess I'm here to stay.

[@jay6182]

Hello Math sorcerer , please review this book, problems in mathematics by V. Govorov

[@rich_in_paradise]

I bought the TI-nsipre CX II and really regret it. Not because of the CAS software - it's OK, but I'm usually at my desk and will use Mathematica on my PC if I want to check something. I mostly regret it because they needed to have a full alphabetic keyboard on this thing, which means that there wasn't enough space for dedicated keys for the things you usually have on a scientific calculator. Lots of extra keypresses are required to enter quite ordinary things. Add to that the processor isn't fast enough to keep up with your keypresses if you try and type fast. Ughh.

[@TheNaldiin]

Yeah, feel you on that.

[@leeming1317]

I strongly reccomend the Ti-84 plus CE, It's worth the extra money, I call it the ferrari edition, because its got bells and whistles you didn't know you needed. It makes organizing your work on the calculator so much easier, No Alpha -> Store. Just scroll up and hit the damned nested output How many parenthesis do you need? No worries calculator does it for you Worried about making sure your fractions are correct? The calculator will display it in a fraction for you. I had the Ti-84 and it just makes me mad when I see one now. I'd figuratively saw off my arm with a pen knife for the TI84+ CE

[@clayatkins6892]

I prefer Pilot precise V5 RT pens. They make my math better.

[@justadude8716]

I went through Calculus 1-4 and Diff Eq with just a ti-30x and it took LA to defeat me :)

[@100feetsTall]

Dont even start :)....I just started the calc journey with the hopes of finishing at LA, wish me luck!

[@justadude8716]

@@100feetsTall Be consistent, I wasn't the smartest in my class but I did consistently study and get "good enough" grades for an A. I witnessed bright guys ace their midterm exams and stop taking the class seriously, finals were a wake up call.

[@AB-uy2vh]

how do you get the thumbnail artwork?

[@valor36az]

Looks like midjourney artwork

[@leeming1317]

1:50 I'll contact Noah, and let him know I'm against any kind of flooding on my kindle lol

[@leeming1317]

Family Guy: Now over to the weather forceast, Ollie. "IT GON` RAIN!!!" LOL

[@rodrigocalisto8025]

Excelent's tools

[@douglasstrother6584]

I miss chalkboards: my writing is so much more legible because of friction between the chalk and the board. When I write on whiteboards, it looks like I held the marker in my teeth.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

I miss chalkboards too!

[@douglasstrother6584]

@@TheMathSorcerer Papa Flammy of Flammable Maths uses a chalkboard.

[@JJGhostHunters]

I have had a huge chalkboard like the ones football coaches used to use years ago. It is double sided and can be flipped over. It was very expensive but I use it everyday. People are always fascinated with it when they visit. I would highly recommend getting one, however you will need a dedicated space for it.

[@douglasstrother6584]

@@JJGhostHunters You can go full-on "John Madden" math!

[@joseluismartinez3279]

The best calculator to work Math: TI89, there is no better tool to go deep in Math and get where you want to go…

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

What about apps? Are there good ones?

[@quandarkumtanglehairs4743]

Ur face is a math app.

[@Snap_Crackle_Pop_Grock]

Desmos is the GOAT. No need for a graphing calculator these days.

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

@@Snap_Crackle_Pop_Grock thank you, I'll check it out.

[@extremegamer3988]

I'm new to this channel here, and you always remind me of Sir Isaac Newton😂

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Hehe

[@scr5051]

La única matemática que sirve es la de lapiz y papel simple

[@TheMathSorcerer]

:)

[@unsalad]

man i have a single notebook, a pen, a basic arithmetic calculator (sometimes) and just a book

[@leeming1317]

What kind of sorcerer doesn't carry his slide rule sorcerer's staff? Made from the finest petrified woof of the stools and tables of past math sorcerers? Sniff book pages? Real Math sorcerers sniff petrified wooden pencils from greats. You have really fun videos

[@ralhmcc47]

All the Math You Missed, is there problems with answers?

[@ianmorgan7906]

Where is your protractor?

[@viddeshk8020]

I use the python programming language 😅

[@anniesizemore3344]

I'm only a math apprentice😁😁I hope to be a math magician one day, but not sure I'll ever make to the wizard level Capable of doing algebra with about 97 percent correct rate. Based on how I do in my math books. Probably capable of doing precalculus. Some calculus ability😅😅but only slight ability at the moment, I'm actually looking for a graphing calculator

[@KMMOS1]

This list does not contain any software recommendations. Another video for personal-computer-based software would be appreciated. General math programs, linear algebra focused programs, statistical programs -- perhaps more than one video ...

[@quandarkumtanglehairs4743]

Boo. Bad idea. Boooo, bad idea. Bad Idea, booo, booo. Booooo

[@leeming1317]

A proof a day keeps the doctor away... Mainly because your doing the dammned proof because they left it to the reader... AGAIN!!!! Lazy authors I'm tellin yah! 😝