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Manifolds 27 | Alternating k-forms
Alternating k-forms are built from multilinear algebra: they turn collections of tangent vectors into real numbers in a way that flips sign when...
Ordinary Differential Equations 13 | Picard Iteration
Picard–Lindelöf theory doesn’t just guarantee that an initial value problem has a unique solution—it also provides a practical way to approximate...
Measure Theory 7 | Monotone Convergence Theorem (and more) [dark version]
Monotone convergence is the headline result: for a nonnegative measurable sequence (f_n) that increases pointwise to a limit function f, the Lebesgue...
Linear Algebra 39 | Gaussian Elimination
Gaussian elimination turns a system of linear equations into a simpler, nearly solved form by using row operations to create zeros below a leading...
Linear Algebra 58 | Complex Vectors and Complex Matrices
Complex linear algebra starts by extending vectors and matrices from real entries to complex entries, mainly to make eigenvalue (spectrum) theory...
Linear Algebra 23 | Linear Independence (Examples)
Linear independence hinges on one test: a set of vectors is linearly independent exactly when the only way to combine them to get the zero vector is...
Real Analysis 12 | Examples for Limit Superior and Limit Inferior [dark version]
Limit superior (lim sup) and limit inferior (lim inf) always exist for any real sequence, taking values in the extended real line (real numbers or...
Measure Theory 9 | Fatou's Lemma [dark version]
Fatou’s Lemma gives a one-sided way to move “liminf” through an integral for non-negative measurable functions. Instead of asking whether an integral...
Real Analysis 5 | Sandwich Theorem [dark version]
The sandwich theorem for limits turns hard-to-evaluate expressions into something manageable by trapping them between two sequences that share the...
Linear Algebra 53 | Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors identify the special directions a linear transformation preserves—up to scaling—when a matrix acts on space. For a...
Multivariable Calculus 12 | Second Order Partial Derivatives
Higher order partial derivatives matter because they extend the familiar “first derivative test” for local extrema into multivariable settings—where...
Measure Theory 14 | Radon-Nikodym theorem and Lebesgue's decomposition theorem [dark version]
Two foundational results in measure theory—Lebesgue’s decomposition theorem and the Radon–Nikodym theorem—turn complicated measures into simpler...
Algebra 2 | Semigroups
Semigroups are built from the simplest ingredients: a set S together with a binary operation ◦ that combines any two elements of S into another...
Linear Algebra 29 | Identity and Inverses
Identity matrices and inverses sit at the center of linear algebra because they formalize “do nothing” and “undo what a transformation does.” An n×n...
Abstract Linear Algebra 16 | Gramian Matrix
Orthogonal projection onto a finite-dimensional subspace can be computed by turning the “find the right coefficients” problem into a linear system...
Ordinary Differential Equations 2 | Definitions [dark version]
Ordinary differential equations are defined by how an unknown function’s derivatives relate to the independent variable and the function...
Linear Algebra 28 | Conservation of Dimension
Dimension is preserved by bijective linear maps: if two subspaces U and V of R^n are connected by a linear transformation F: U → V that is one-to-one...
Manifolds 26 | Ricci Calculus
Ricci (tensor) calculus is introduced as a coordinate-based toolkit for doing differentiation and integration on manifolds—especially useful in...
Calculating the kernel of a matrix - An example [dark version]
A 3×4 real matrix’s kernel is found by turning the equation A x = 0 into a solvable system of linear equations and then reading off the free...
Manifolds 24 | Differential in Local Charts
Manifolds calculus doesn’t replace ordinary multivariable calculus—it reproduces it once everything is expressed in local coordinates. For a smooth...
Probability Theory 4 | Binomial Distribution [dark version]
Binomial distribution is the go-to probability model for counting how many “successes” (like heads) occur in a fixed number of independent trials,...
Start Learning Reals 1 | Cauchy Sequences [dark version]
Real numbers are built to fix a specific failure of rational numbers: they can approximate values like √2 arbitrarily well, but they don’t guarantee...
Abstract Linear Algebra 4 | Basis, Linear Independence, Generating Sets
The core takeaway is that “basis,” “linear independence,” and “dimension” from standard linear algebra extend cleanly to abstract vector...
Linear Algebra 40 | Row Echelon Form
Row echelon form turns a messy matrix into a structured one where the “action” happens only at a few key entries called pivots—making it possible to...
Linear Algebra 5 | Vector Space ℝn [dark version]
The core takeaway is that 3n (all n-tuples of real numbers) becomes a vector space once vector addition and scalar multiplication are defined...
Multivariable Calculus 13 | Schwarz's Theorem [dark version]
Schwartz’s theorem guarantees that, under standard regularity conditions, mixed second partial derivatives of a multivariable function are symmetric:...
Linear Algebra 9 | Inner Product and Norm [dark version]
Inner products and norms add the missing “geometry layer” to vector spaces like \(\mathbb{R}^n\): they turn raw addition and scaling into tools for...
Fourier Transform 5 | Integrable Functions
Fourier analysis for 2π-periodic functions hinges on choosing the right function spaces—especially the integrability conditions that make inner...
Real Analysis 25 | Uniform Convergence [dark version]
Uniform convergence is the stronger notion of convergence for functions where a single “eventually” index works for every point in the domain at...
Start Learning Sets 2 | Predicates, Equality and Subsets [dark version]
Set-building in mathematics hinges on turning “open” statements with placeholders into precise logical statements, then collecting exactly the...
Linear Algebra 63 | Spectral Mapping Theorem
The spectral mapping theorem for polynomials gives a direct rule for how eigenvalues change when a matrix is transformed by a polynomial: the...
Ordinary Differential Equations 6 | Separation of Variables
Separation of variables provides a direct route to solving certain non-autonomous ordinary differential equations by rewriting them so the time...
How to use my videos to start learning mathematics
The fastest way to learn mathematics effectively is to build a correct “language foundation” first—starting with logic, then sets and maps—before...
Manifolds 34 | Examples for Riemannian Manifolds
Riemannian manifolds gain their geometry from a smoothly varying inner product on each tangent space, and the most practical way to build that...
Real Analysis 11 | Limit Superior and Limit Inferior [dark version]
Limit superior and limit inferior turn messy, non-convergent behavior of real sequences into two precise “best possible” accumulation values—largest...
Measure Theory 13 | Lebesgue-Stieltjes Measures [dark version]
Lebesgue–Stieltjes measures turn any non-decreasing function on the real line into an ordinary measure, letting “interval length” be weighted by how...
Distributions 2 | Test Functions [dark version]
Distributions rely on a special class of smooth “test functions” that act like probes: they are nonzero only in a small region of space, yet are...
Multivariable Calculus 18 | Local Extrema
Local extrema in multivariable calculus are defined by comparing function values only within a small neighborhood around a point, not across the...
Basic Topology 1 | Introduction and Open Sets in Metric Spaces
Topology begins with a practical goal: replace “distance” with a more flexible notion of “closeness,” so tools from analysis can work in settings...
Probability Theory 30 | Strong Law of Large Numbers
The strong law of large numbers upgrades the usual “average settles down” message by guaranteeing point-by-point convergence of sample averages—not...
Manifolds 30 | Examples of Differential Forms
Differential forms on manifolds can be built from local coordinate data, and in key examples they reproduce familiar geometric quantities like...
Manifolds 31 | Orientable Manifolds
Orientation starts with linear algebra: any finite-dimensional real vector space can be split into two “handedness” classes, determined by the sign...
Multivariable Calculus 5 | Total Derivative [dark version]
Total differentiability in several variables generalizes the one-dimensional idea of “best linear approximation” from a number to a linear map....
Manifolds 38 | Integration for Differential Forms
Integration on manifolds becomes natural once differential forms are treated as “density × volume element,” turning the familiar idea of summing mass...
Linear Algebra 55 | Algebraic Multiplicity
Algebraic multiplicity measures how many times a particular eigenvalue shows up as a repeated root of the characteristic polynomial, and that...
Linear Algebra 65 | Diagonalizable Matrices
Diagonalizable matrices are exactly the square matrices whose eigenvectors are rich enough to form a full coordinate system: if the eigenvectors span...
Partial Differential Equations 1 | Introduction and Definition
Partial differential equations (PDEs) are introduced as the next step beyond ordinary differential equations: instead of derivatives with respect to...
Functional Analysis 9 | Examples of Inner Products and Hilbert Spaces [dark version]
Hilbert spaces come from vector spaces equipped with an inner product that makes the induced metric complete—but having an inner product alone is not...
Real Analysis 9 | Subsequences and Accumulation Values [dark version]
Subsequences let mathematicians “thin out” a sequence without changing the order of its terms, and they preserve convergence when it already exists....
Linear Algebra 43 | Determinant (Overview)
Determinants are introduced as a square-matrix concept that turns geometric information into a single real number—one that signals whether a matrix...
Fourier Transform 8 | Bessel's Inequality and Parseval's Identity
Fourier series in the square-integrable setting come with a clean geometric guarantee: the partial Fourier sums act like orthogonal projections, so...
Abstract Linear Algebra 7 | Change of Basis
Change of basis is the mechanism for translating the same vector in a finite-dimensional vector space between two different coordinate systems. Since...
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus | Expansion of the Theorem
The fundamental theorem of calculus can be extended far beyond continuously differentiable functions—but only up to a precise boundary. For functions...
Probability Theory 14 | Expectation and Change-of-Variables [dark version]
Expectation turns a random variable into a single number: the average value it fluctuates around. For a random variable X, the expectation E[X] is...
Linear Algebra 6 | Linear Subspaces [dark version]
Linear subspaces are the subsets of a vector space where vector arithmetic never “escapes” the set: scaling and adding vectors from the subset always...
Fourier Transform 2 | Trigonometric Polynomials [dark version]
Fourier series set up approximations of periodic functions by building them from sine and cosine waves, and the key move is to standardize everything...
Fourier Transform 6 | Fourier Series in L²
Fourier series in the square-integrable setting are built by projecting a function onto a finite-dimensional space spanned by orthonormal...
Complex Analysis 7 | Cauchy-Riemann Equations Examples [dark version]
Cauchy–Riemann equations turn the question “Is a complex function holomorphic?” into checking two partial differential equations for its real and...
Complex Analysis 8 | Wirtinger Derivatives [dark version]
Wirtinger derivatives turn complex differentiation into two independent partial-derivative operators—one with respect to z and one with respect to...
Distributions 13 | Convolution
Convolution, first defined for ordinary integrable functions, can be extended to distributions by shifting the definition onto test functions and...
QR decomposition (for square matrices) [dark version]
QR decomposition for square, invertible matrices breaks a matrix A into A = Q R, where Q has orthonormal (real) or orthonormal/unitary (complex)...
Measure Theory 11 | Proof of Lebesgue's Dominated Convergence Theorem [dark version]
Lebesgue’s Dominated Convergence Theorem hinges on a single mechanism: a pointwise limit can be moved inside an integral when every function in the...
Probability Theory 10 | Random Variables [dark version]
Random variables turn the outcomes of a random experiment into a single, well-defined numerical object—by requiring that the mapping from outcomes to...
Linear Algebra 26 | Steinitz Exchange Lemma [dark version]
Steinitz exchange lemma is the key tool for making “dimension” well-defined: it guarantees that any two bases of the same subspace contain the same...
Functional Analysis 14 | Example Operator Norm [dark version]
A linear functional built from a fixed continuous, zero-free function G on the unit interval has an operator norm equal exactly to the integral of...
LU Decomposition - An Example Calculation [dark version]
LU decomposition rewrites a square matrix A as the product of a lower triangular matrix L and an upper triangular matrix U, and the method is...
Linear Algebra 32 | Transposition for Matrices
Matrix transposition is the operation that swaps a matrix’s rows and columns, turning an M×N matrix into an N×M matrix while preserving the same...
Start Learning Sets 4 | Cartesian Product and Maps [dark version]
Cartesian product and maps are built from the same core idea: pairing elements from two sets, then using those pairs to encode a rule. The Cartesian...
Abstract Linear Algebra 6 | Example of Basis Isomorphism
A three-function subspace of real-valued functions—spanned by cos(x), sin(x), and e^x—is shown to have a basis, and that basis enables a clean...
Linear Algebra 7 | Examples for Subspaces [dark version]
A set of vectors in \(\mathbb{R}^3\) defined by simple component constraints—\(x_1=x_2\) and \(x_3=-x_2\)—turns out to be a genuine linear subspace,...
Ordinary Differential Equations 9 | Lipschitz Continuity [dark version]
Uniqueness of solutions to an initial value problem for ordinary differential equations hinges on a “middle-ground” regularity condition: local...
Functional Analysis 25 | Hahn–Banach Theorem [dark version]
The Hahn–Banach theorem for normed spaces guarantees that continuous linear functionals defined on a subspace can be extended to the whole space...
German Election System - Bundestag 2025 - New Voting System Explained [dark version]
Germany’s Bundestag election hinges on a mixed system designed to match party strength proportionally while still letting voters directly choose...
Linear Algebra 47 | Rule of Sarrus
For 3×3 matrices, the determinant can be computed quickly using the Rule of Sarrus—an efficient shortcut that reproduces exactly the six terms from...
Linear Algebra 31 | Inverses of Linear Maps are Linear
An invertible linear map has an inverse that is automatically linear—a fact that removes a whole class of checks when working with linear...
Linear Algebra 57 | Spectrum of Triangular Matrices
Eigenvalues of triangular and certain block matrices can be read off directly—often without computing determinants or solving characteristic...
Ordinary Differential Equations 20 | Matrix Exponential
Solving a homogeneous autonomous linear system of differential equations reduces to computing a single object: the matrix exponential. For systems of...
Linear Algebra 37 | Row Operations
Row operations are the reversible matrix moves that make Gaussian elimination possible without losing any information about solutions. Starting from...
Linear Algebra 44 | Determinant in 2 Dimensions
A 2×2 determinant is introduced as the single number that decides whether a linear system has a unique solution—and it also turns out to be the...
Complex Analysis 9 | Power Series [dark version]
Power series in complex numbers behave in a structured way: they converge inside a disk and diverge outside it, with the boundary left as the only...
Real Analysis 18 | Leibniz Criterion [dark version]
Leibniz Criterion (also called the alternating series test or Leibniz’s test) supplies the missing sufficient condition for when an infinite series...
Manifolds 6 | Second-Countable Space [dark version]
Second-countable spaces hinge on a practical idea: a topology can be generated from a “basis” of open sets, and for second countability that basis...
Real Analysis 24 | Pointwise Convergence [dark version]
Pointwise convergence can look “well-behaved” on every fixed input, yet still produce a limit function with surprising features—so it’s not strong...
Start Learning Complex Numbers 1 | Introduction [dark version]
Complex numbers enter math because real numbers can’t solve the equation x² = −1. In the real number system, every square is always nonnegative—so x²...
Manifolds 4 | Quotient Spaces [dark version]
Quotient topology turns “collapsing” or “gluing” rules into a rigorous way to build new topological spaces. The core idea is simple: start with a...
Functional Analysis 12 | Continuity [dark version]
Continuity in metric spaces is pinned down by a simple rule: a function is continuous exactly when it preserves limits of sequences. That equivalence...
Baire Category Theorem [dark version]
Baire category theorem turns a topological “largeness” idea into a practical existence tool: in a complete metric space, you can’t cover a nonempty...
Start Learning Reals 2 | Completeness Axiom [dark version]
The real numbers are built around a single decisive idea: every Cauchy (Kösi) sequence must settle down to a limit. That “completeness axiom” is what...
Start Learning Sets 5 | Range, Image and Preimage [dark version]
A map’s “range” tells which outputs get hit at all, but the more precise tools are the image of a subset and the pre-image of a subset—definitions...
Fourier Transform 7 | Complex Fourier Series
Complex Fourier series turns the cosine–sine bookkeeping of real Fourier series into a single, cleaner exponential framework—without losing any...
Real Analysis Live - Problem Solving ( check problem sheet here: https://tbsom.de/live )
The session’s core takeaway is a practical toolkit for real analysis: before differentiating anything, lock down where the function is actually...
Probability Theory 31 | Central Limit Theorem
Central limit theorem assumptions are simple—independent, identically distributed random variables with finite mean and variance—and they drive a...
Abstract Linear Algebra 10 | Inner Products
General inner products are the mechanism that turn a purely algebraic vector space into a geometric one—enabling notions of length and angle even...
Algebra 4 | Groups
A group can be defined with surprisingly little structure: start with a set and a binary operation that is associative, plus only a left identity and...
Manifolds 36 | Examples for Volume Forms
Orientable Riemannian manifolds come with a canonical volume form, and the key practical task is learning how that form looks in concrete...
Start Learning Numbers 2 | Natural Numbers (Successor Map and Addition) [dark version]
Natural numbers can be defined rigorously not by how they look on a number line, but by three structural properties: a nonempty set with a...
Real Analysis Live - Problem Solving - Series and Convergence Criteria (see tbsom.de/live)
A pair of classic real-analysis series problems gets solved end-to-end using two workhorse techniques: comparison tests for convergence/divergence...
PLU decomposition - An Example [dark version]
PLU decomposition extends LU decomposition to cases where the first nonzero pivot in a column appears after some zeros. Instead of failing when a...
Linear Algebra 38 | Set of Solutions
For a linear system written as A x = B, the solution set is either empty or it forms an affine (shifted) subspace: once one solution exists, every...
Manifolds 7 | Continuity [dark version]
Continuity in topology is defined purely through open sets: a function between topological spaces is continuous exactly when the pre-image of every...