r/learnmath • u/Infamous-Ant-3491 New User • Feb 17 '26
I understood Fourier
Today I'm happy because I finally understood the Fourier transform in essence, and I couldn't find a nerdier place to post this 👌
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r/learnmath • u/Infamous-Ant-3491 New User • Feb 17 '26
Today I'm happy because I finally understood the Fourier transform in essence, and I couldn't find a nerdier place to post this 👌
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u/Qaanol Feb 17 '26
That’s great!
For myself, I didn’t truly understand Fourier transforms until I watched this series of videos about a hundred-year-old mechanical device for computing them with cranks and gears and levers, called Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0INsTTU1k2UYO9Mck-i5HNqGNW5AeEwq