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How to organize, add and multiply matrices - Bill Shillito

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When you're working on a problem with lots of numbers, as in economics, cryptography or 3D graphics, it helps to organize those numbers into a grid, or matrix. Bill Shillito shows us how to work with matrices, with tips for adding, subtracting and multiplying (but not dividing!).

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Meet The Creators

  • Animator Andres Bernal, Gustavo Martinez, Sonia Rodriguez
  • Educator Bill Shillito
  • Artist Daniela Bernal
  • Director David Bernal
  • Producer Nestor B. Macias, The Leading Sheep Studio
  • Narrator Bill Shillito

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