What is a Fourier Series? (Explained by drawing circles) - Smarter Every Day 205

Doga's a super smart dude who writes a Turkish blog "Bi Lim Ne Güzel Lan" that roughly translates roughly to "Science is Awesome Dude". We had a lot of fun working on this together. He would really appreciate it if you checked out his blog. The fun thing is that most of his articles transcend...

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