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title: Is Kinetic Energy actually ½mv²?
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3sIHbj-TUI
source: youtube-com-standupmaths
published: 2026-09-14T09:06:40Z
updated: 2026-09-14T09:10:01Z
first_seen: 2026-09-14T13:54:04.376507838Z
authors:
- Stand-up Maths
summary: "Special thanks to Dr Clara Nellist for making the time to hop on a call with me and brave the outside conditions above the LHC. Clara can be found at: https://www.claranellist.com \n@particleclara on Instagram\n@ParticleClara on Youtube\n\nHuge thanks to my Patreon supporters. I could not ask for a better bunch of first-order corrections to my mathematical shenanigans! https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths\n\nYou can find the full, un-cut maths over on my second channel  @mattparker2  https://youtu.be/VyYKwJanACI \nSo much integration, so little time.\n\nCORRECTIONS\n10:03 the written workings are missing an m in the first expansion term but it is all present and correct in the graphic a few seconds later\n\nEditing by Gus Melton\nFilming by Rhys Jones and Matt Parker\nWritten and performed by Matt Parker\nProduced by Nicole Jacobus\nContent wrangling by Rhys Jones\nMusic by Howard Carter\nDesign by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson\n\nMATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\nWebsite: http://standupmaths.com/"
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Special thanks to Dr Clara Nellist for making the time to hop on a call with me and brave the outside conditions above the LHC. Clara can be found at: https://www.claranellist.com \
@particleclara on Instagram\
@ParticleClara on Youtube

Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. I could not ask for a better bunch of first-order corrections to my mathematical shenanigans! https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths

You can find the full, un-cut maths over on my second channel @mattparker2 https://youtu.be/VyYKwJanACI \
So much integration, so little time.

CORRECTIONS\
10:03 the written workings are missing an m in the first expansion term but it is all present and correct in the graphic a few seconds later

Editing by Gus Melton\
Filming by Rhys Jones and Matt Parker\
Written and performed by Matt Parker\
Produced by Nicole Jacobus\
Content wrangling by Rhys Jones\
Music by Howard Carter\
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\
Website: http://standupmaths.com/