Danica McKellar

As we usher in the start of a new school year, it’s time to hit the ground running in your classes! Math can be pretty tough, but since it is the language in which scientists interpret the Universe, there’s really no getting around learning it. Check out these gifs that will help you visualize some tricky aspects of math, so you can dominate your exams this year.

Ellipse:

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Solving Pascal triangles:

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Use FOIL to easily multiply binomials:

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Here’s how you solve logarithms:

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Use this trick so you don’t get mixed up when doing matrix transpositions:

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What the Pythagorean Theorem is really trying to show you:

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Exterior angles of polygons will ALWAYS add up to 360 degrees:

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If you’re studying trig, you better get pretty comfortable with circles. Check out this visualization that shows what you’re really looking at when you deal with pi:

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If an arc of a circle is the same length as its radius, the resulting angle is one radian: …………..

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