I cover the core of the Solidity language in this one video. Solidity is used to develop smart contracts that run on Ethereum. Solidity allows people to use tokens and non-fungible tokens on Ethereum. If you know C++ or Python you should have no problem learning Solidity. I provide tons of example code to help you along. I live code every week here on Twitch. All of the heavily commented code is Here on GitHub. Continue reading Solidity Tutorial →

I show how to solve just about every type of problem you will ever see in Trigonometry and I also cover Conic Sections in this video. There are numerous problems that I work out live on screen, while explaining all of the rules required to solve each problem.This video was originally a Livestream so many people ask questions during its filming. I live code every Wednesday at 5PM UTC / Noon EST here Here are the Downloadable Notes Continue reading Learn Trigonometry →

Here I teach Octave, which is a language commonly used when teaching Machine Learning and it is also basically a Free Version of Matlab! I’ll cover basically a 400 page book in one video. This video was originally a Livestream so many people ask questions during its filming. I live code every Wednesday at 5PM UTC / Noon EST here https://www.twitch.tv/derekbanas Next Wednesday I’ll teach Algebra 1 & 2 in One Video on Twitch!
All of the Files used are Here on GitHub Continue reading Octave Tutorial Machine Learning →

In this One video I’ll explain how to invest using cutting edge knowledge from both technical analysis and portfolio optimization. I’ll be covering all of the following : Downloading Stocks, Daily / Cumulative Returns, Bollinger Bands, Moving Averages, Ichimoku, Candlesticks, Complex Plots, Sector Analysis, Markowitz Portfolio Optimization, Correlation / Covariance, Efficient Frontier, Sharpe Ratio, Portfolio Weighting and Much More (This is the Longest Video I Ever Made)

The Files are here for free. Look for the 5 files that begin with Ultimate and the file named big_stock_sectors Continue reading How to Invest with Data Science →

I get sent kits for review all of the time, but few scream quality like this robot kit. It is loaded with high quality, mostly anodized aluminum parts. It comes with amazing Mecanum Wheels that allow it to strafe, spin and perform amazing movements unlike anything. It is loaded with sensors, motors and the MegaPi microcontroller to power all of them simultaneously. It is easily the best robot rover I have ever seen!

So, the hardware is great. How about the software? The factory software demonstrates gesture recognition, line following capabilities and collision detection. It has additional firmware with a free app that provides remote control capabilities along with line following, obstacle avoidance mode and coding directly in the app via Bluetooth! The MegaPi microcontroller can also connect to Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Continue reading Best Robot Rover : Makeblock mBot Mega →

Welcome to my Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2020 Tutorial series for beginners. In this multipart series I show you how to do just about anything with Premiere Pro. I cover a TON in these videos!

I cover tons of Tricks, Quick Edits, Key Framing, Color Correction, Editing Audio, Syncing Audio, Background Free Music, Animating Text, More Transitions, Aspect Ratios, Animating Video, Making Videos for Instagram and Much More. Continue reading Premiere Pro 2020 for Beginners →

In this video I begin teaching you how to predict the future. This process is called Time Series Forecasting. I’ll specifically take Covid-19 data and use it to predict the number of deaths in the future.

All the Files Used are Here for Free. More videos are coming every day. Continue reading Time Series Forecasting Predict the Future →

In this video I’ll show you the basics of Tim Series Analysis. I’ll cover all the libraries you need, Pandas Datetime Object, Resampling, File I/O, Plotting, Creating Moving Averages, Shifting Time Data and more.

Soon I’ll cover more with StatsModels, SciPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Scrapy, Linear Algebra, Calculus and more. Files on GitHub Continue reading Time Series Analysis →

My Strava! In this video I show how many miles I ran during my YouTube Running Challenge, the participants from all over the world, my data, my favorite running songs, tips on how to avoid injury when running and a whole lot more.

If you want to participate either post your Strava link in the comments or follow me on Strava. I’ll continue this series as long as there is interest from you. Continue reading YouTube Running Challenge →

After my last video in which I talked about how I ran 3 or more miles every day for a year many people asked me to talk about how to get motivated to exercise. In this video I show every trick I used.

I’ll give you the opportunity to torture me in this video. For each person that posts their Strava exercise in my comment section I’ll run 1 tenth of a mile. If 200 people do this, I’ll have to run 20 miles during the following day. That’s 140 miles in a week!!! OVER 5 MARATHONS IN A WEEK!!!
Continue reading How to Get Motivated to Exercise →

I’m planning a big React web development course. In this video I cover how to set everything up on Windows 10 including : Node, HomeBrew, React, Express, Popper.js, JQuery, Bootstrap, MongoDB, WebPack, Babel and the directory layout for my upcoming tutorials.I attached links to everything I already have tutorials on.

All of the code used follows the video below. I showed how to Install ReactJS for MacOS and Linux here. Continue reading Install ReactJS on Windows with Webpack →

In this tutorial series I’ll show all the free tools I used while learning Japanese over the last 2 months. I’ll cover how I learned Hiragana, Katakana, and over 2,100 Kanji. I show how to use an awesome app named Anki for learning everything. Then I’ll cover the tools I’m using to study 10,000 of the most used Japanese words. I also show a browser extension that translates Japanese and a free version of the popular Pimsleur course that allows for studying on your computer or phone. All of the links mentioned follow the video below. Continue reading Learning Japanese →

The question I get more then any other is “How do you learn everything?” In this video I cover the main tool I use being Anki. I provide numerous examples on how you can use Anki to learn an endless variety of subjects. I then cover tricks to make learning complex topics easier and more.

If you want me to cover how I’m learning Japanese leave a comment below. It has been an interesting journey. You can get an Anki Account here. The Desktop Anki App is here. Continue reading How I Learn Everything →

I received a bunch of requests on how to setup Visual Studio Code on MacOS and so I made a tutorial. I’ll show how to install C / C++ and then cover how to get Visual Studio code to work as a great C++ and Arduino platform. Windows users look here.

Here is the link to Visual Studio Code. I also received questions on what Arduino kit I plan on using in my upcoming tutorials so here that is for those that are interested. If you get the Unable to open ‘PIO Home’ error, here is the fix. Continue reading Setup Visual Studio Code MacOS →

In this tutorial I finish The Incredibles car I started making in part 9. We’ll learn how to create curved edges, how proportional editing works, creating and extruding edges and a whole lot more.

I have the images I used to model the car here Front, Back and Side. A Cheat Sheet follows the video below. In it I list the different short cut keys I used to make the car and all it’s parts. Continue reading Blender Tutorial 10 →

Cycles is Blenders production level render engine and today we are going to learn how to use many Cycles shaders. We’ll learn about Diffuse, Glossy, Anisotropic, Toon, Subsurface Scattering, Add, Mixer and Glass shaders. We’ll also learn how to import HDRI panoramic background images, create cartoony textures, simulate skin and create beautiful diamonds.

The finished file is here and the cheat sheet follows the video below. This was fun to make 🙂 Continue reading Blender Tutorial 6 →

In this part of my C# tutorial we’ll be covering Abstract Classes, Virtual Methods, Abstract Methods, Override, Base Classes, Is, As, Casting and more about Polymorphism.

Thank you so much for joining me. I greatly appreciate it! All of the code along with a transcript / cheat sheet can be found after the video below to help you learn. Continue reading C# Tutorial 9 →

We survived and killed Jack Baker in the last live stream. In this play through I’m heading to the old house to find Momma Baker! I’m very professional now since I’m using a green screen. I’m still unprofessional though because my daughter makes a surprise appearance in the middle of the stream 🙂

Thank you for everyone that joined me live! It was a ton of fun. The next stream will be on Thursday at 7 PM EST. Continue reading Resident Evil 7 VR Pt 5 →

In this part of my C# Tutorial we learn about Inheritance, Aggregations, Virtual, Override, Inner Classes, New, Base, Polymorphism and much more.

For the best results print out the code below and take notes as you pause your way through the video. All of the code and a transcript of the video follows below the video. Continue reading C# Tutorial 7 →

If there are any runners out there that want to have fun check me out on SmashRun. It is a free running site that will keep you motivated with badges and tons of stats. It even works with the Nike app, so if you have an Apple Watch it is a must.

This isn’t a sponsored post, I’m just lonely there because I don’t have any friends (｡•́︿•̀｡)

I’m trying to run 100 days in a row without a break (or injury). Challenge me and I’ll challenge you back so we can all have more fun running.