hello. This is ktgmath.
Today is the beginning of Korea's National Explanation Day. So, I would like to introduce the ‘birth of numbers’, the beginning of mathematics.
There are 12 episodes of Civilization and Mathematics, and the cumulative number of views is over 2 million, but there is no proper introduction yet.
I am writing this to celebrate the holiday.
ktgmath
There is a drink that students bring with them to cheer them up when they are having a hard time studying.
As I look at it often while teaching, I think it may have had an impact on the logo as well.
I, the person in charge of planning, do not have a PhD in mathematics from Seoul National University.
I am the director of a small math academy from Korea University.
However, while teaching children myself, I thought a lot about what I was lacking and what I needed.
I couldn't go, but my students entered Seoul National University, KAIST, Korea University, and other prestigious universities abroad. (Vicarious satisfaction~ ^------^)
In fact, the disciples worked hard to enter.
I'm asking you to trust me and study while watching the video. :)
Planning the road
Now, let's get to the point. The more difficult problems you solve in high school mathematics, the more important you will realize that background knowledge is more important.
In most classes with students, more time is spent providing background knowledge rather than progressing through school.
Students who already have sufficient knowledge quickly catch on and do well even when learning a concept for the first time.
However, students without sufficient knowledge diligently solve many problems, but quickly fail when faced with new types or difficult problems.
I think there are two problems.
I believe this is due to the lack of background knowledge in mathematics and insufficient training in thinking skills.
I come to learn math because I want to be good at it, but it's very difficult to fill both classes in the hectic schedule of a high school student.
That's why I hope people have access to easy videos in advance or from a young age.
So, we are producing the Civilization and Mathematics series (mathematics background knowledge + history) and the mathematics quiz (thinking skills exercise + mathematics knowledge).
And the main character is not me, but Rani.
Civilization and Mathematics Part 1 ‘The Birth of Numbers’
I tried to be careful of two things while dealing with history.
The first is the religious aspect, and the second is the sensational aspect.
So, as we try not to cover the two as much as possible on our channel, there are parts that are left out.
Our channel seeks to be a channel that even young students can view to build math concepts and knowledge.
It has been expressed in a way that is as easy to read and understand as possible.
It is not an issue due to sensational or religious content.
The goal is to enable students to systematically build the foundations of mathematics.
So, for the first time, Rani goes to see the birth of mathematics.
To express why primitive people only needed to know 1 or 2 while leaving for the primitive era
Dinosaurs had no choice but to appear. Don't be surprised after watching the video.
I don't know how to make animations, so the movements are unnatural.
We tried to create a situation in the primitive era where you only needed to know one or two things.
Please don't laugh when you see me gaping. (I made it because I liked that it was made at 30fps.) ㅠㅠ
Because it was a time when survival was important, there was no need for the concept of number.
Rather than looking at this situation in a book and imagining it, it would be better to see it in an image or video.
Of course, if you can imagine well through books, that is much better.
For primitive people busy trying to survive, mathematics would have been too abstract.
(Modern people are busy trying to survive...)
It expresses that the concept of number is inevitably necessary while farming and ranching.
I think it's a good scene.
Now there are so many that we have no choice but to need the concept of numbers.
I think it should look as good as possible.
I tried to bring and show a lot of pretty scenes, places I wanted to go, and historical materials.
It is said that ancient people expressed numbers on jars like that.
We tried to include a lot of historical data and etymology related to mathematics in the video.
Humanity has made tremendous progress since accepting the ‘concept of number.’
(In all things, starting is the hardest.)
And they quickly create letters and symbols.
Instead of counting items in correspondence, we now turn stones into signs.
The photo displayed on the actual stone is due to copyright.;;
Finger counting is still useful today.
The goal was to make people become a little more familiar with numbers while watching the video.
I saw it through a book, but I wanted to visually show where it is and why it is flooding.
I tried to show the letters and numbers of the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations as historical data.
We explain mathematics according to the flow of history from primitive times to modern times.
As we enter medieval mathematics, various concepts of mathematics emerge, so we are uploading background knowledge videos first.
Also, since there are many religious perspectives and events in the Dark Ages of the Middle Ages, we will try to exclude them as much as possible.
Thank you for showing so much love despite the lack of directing and expression.
We will always strive to be a channel that helps improve background knowledge and thinking skills in mathematics.
thank you
This is the video link for the most popular parts 1 and 7.
