I use PowerPoint to edit all* videos (and hit 100k subs!)

Yes, I use PowerPoint to edit all* my videos... This is actually a much more efficient way of making videos, and yet it can be made to look professional, like most of the videos on the channel. I hope that people don't judge me for using PowerPoint.

*except for the George Green's life video, and the Cambridge interview video with Tom Rocks Maths

A bit of addendum to my opinion of math education: if you think that making math not compulsory will hinder STEM education, I would like to remind you that those who hate math would most likely not be pursuing STEM-related degrees anyway. The emphasis is that the math being taught is too computational - if we are talking about more basic skills like reading statistics, then I would have no problem with it being compulsory, because most people definitely need to use those in their daily life. But for the kind of computational math in the current curricula, it is very difficult to make the argument that it is anywhere near useful in daily life, hence a lot of memes about how people have gone by a day without knowing Pythagoras theorem, or quadratic formula.

Books mentioned:
(1) Prime Obsession by John Derbyshire
(2) e: the story of a number by Eli Maor
(3) Trigonometric Delights by Eli Maor

There are many things that I would like to share, but I can’t possibly answer all the questions I received. On the other hand, there are certain things that I love to share, but none of the questions actually ask for those parts.

Video chapters:

00:00 How do you make the animations?
03:34 My math journey
08:08 Opinions on math
14:55 Miscellaneous questions

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[mathemaniac]

This is another one of those "out-of-my-comfort-zone" videos after the Cambridge interview one, but there are too many people asking to not answer this at some point, so here we are.

[vnever]

Mathemaniac: "pls don't judge me for using powerpoint"
Also Mathemaniac: *makes production level mathematics videos using the most basic software out there -- even leaving your everyday manim animations to bite the dust 🗿

Happy 100k btw

[syleus]

Powerpoint is turing-complete, so no jugement here.

[zhuolovesmath]

No one would judge you! I myself feel impressed that you could combine these seemingly non-professional softwares to make such professional videos!

[DennisDavisEdu]

I use PowerPoint for my math videos too. It's a little painstaking, but the morph transition enables some neat effects so the videos look like animations instead of a slideshow. Thanks for sharing your story!

[isakhammer]

Wow! I didn't know you could combine these sorts of programs to make so beautiful tutorials. I should do the same if I am teaching math later in life

[johnchessant]

yay I made it in the video :D and best of luck with the PhD applications!
Also, I always love sharing Paul Lockhart's essay "A Mathematician's Lament" with non-math people who want to understand what is wrong with pre-uni math education. I agree that compulsory k-12 math as it currently stands has to be scrapped completely, with something more fulfilling (logic puzzles? board games? history of math?) put in its place.

[GermanTutorials]

I was anti microsoft and made my presentations only with LaTeX for a long time... But my last presentation was tight scheduled and i came back to using powerpoint for its convenience and daaamn, making presentations does not have to be a pain in the ass! All the features are so smart. Really can't judge you! You make great animations and its always about the artist and not about the tool!

[divine]

Yes I'm going to judge you: It's seriously impressive and cool you managed to do so much with something as simple as powerpoint.

[dvir-ross]

I knew it! I had a feeling you are using powerpoint.
now you made me reconsider learning how to use Manim...

[tanvach]

Wow, really impressed how powerpoint can output such great video quality. Thanks for the tip!

[ChrisMazzerbo]

I use GeoGebra on a daily basis, it is indeed super powerful, and really practical once you get used to it!
Good luck with your PhD applications!
As a maths student in Aix-Marseille Université (France), we're barely taught any physics, and I think that's a bit sad.

I hope you'll release a video on that project you mentionned, I'll be sure to watch it if ever that becomes a thing :D

[meu]

Morph transition is a gamechanger for me

[redplayer]

That is actually pretty clever.
I know how powerful Powerpoint can be when you know how to use the tools it gives you.
Pre-programing a powerpoint for animations and simply recording it is a very clever way of doing things low budget.

[AhmedSam]

Huge respect for the reveal of the tooling. I couldn't believe actually but a huge proof that it's doesn't matter what you use. What matters the end results. Thanks Trevor!

[OptWhiz]

very interesting to learn more about your background! You took a TON of math courses...

[kindiakmath]

I’m genuinely amazed you did your stuff using PowerPoint 🤯

[stevejones]

Thanks for making this video! It's amazing what you were able to do with Powerpoint and Geogebra. (Lucky you, having access through your school to Mathematica.) After watching, I understand better what is involved in starting an educational YouTube channel. I had ideas for 3 channels, one of which was math, and now have narrowed it down to one (not the math!).

[merrickdodge]

Honestly, I think it's pretty cool that you use Powerpoint to do your videos! Your videos are very well done, and so I was actually quite delightfully surprised to discover you do it all with Powerpoint, Geogebra, and Mathematica.

You did outstanding work with basic tools, respect.