Handy Formulas for General Relativity.wmv

Experimental video with music track Slush from Sandburgen
Fair use under Creative Commons License. Available at Google web store Audiotool.
Does this format work for you? Is it easier to memorize formulas without a narration track?

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Tensor
• Analysis
• Music
• Sandburgen
• General
• Relativity
• Christoffel
• Symbols
• Covariant
• Derivative
• Metric

[Winddriver2009]

I agree -- I find the music distracting, and would much prefer a verbal description. If I didn't want to listen to your voice (and so far that has NOT been the case), I could play my own music!

[Mathview]

@Winddriver2009 Good one! I am of two minds about this. The techno music track seems to accesses a different part of the mind than does logical exposition. Maybe it is a learning process complementary to narrated explanation? The human brain has a creative logical processor that runs in background. It generates answers that "pop into awareness." BTW there is a narrated version of this video posted "Top Ten Handy Formulas for Tensor Analysis."

[DanPartelly]

Maybe it's just me , but I find the music distracting. Narration beats music any time of the day.

[Mathview]

@DanPartelly Ah ... Yes. I have a similar reaction to music tracks. They are usually distracting. Maybe they work for some, so it seemed worth a try. Mainly because the tekno track is kind of hypnotic. So perhaps less distracting. If you can somehow go into a kind of learning trance, maybe it could work. Anyhow, TY for the feedback. For sure. Any other reactions one way or the other?

[myrtlebox]

I like what you have done here as a summary of 10 useful formulas. I think the non-verbal approach works well since it is the symbology of Covariant&Contravariant tensor notation that is the message (which does not require words). However, I think this approach would fail for someone who had not yet had the benefit of your other (verbal) vids. As far as the music (which I really like), one can always use mute ;-)

You are an EXCELLENT TEACHER !!

[Winddriver2009]

I was aware (and watched some time ago) of the narrated version and much prefer it. I agree with your observation of solutions via "pop into awareness" functioning of the brain - probably the same phenomenon as the Eureka that happens in dreams. But in the latter case, isn't this because the brain replays the days problems?I am not convinced techo music is a good stimulant for that. If there is a suitable musical trigger, it probably varies hugely from one person to the next.

[DanPartelly]

@Mathview Oh, reactions .. You are doing a very nice job with this material. I really love your channel. I personally would like to see your GR playlist finished (geodesics and diff curves) and some material on Lie groups. But that is me, and I am really grateful for anything you put up, no matter the subject. All is interesting.