Derivation of normal distribution

[wil3]

Hello! Would someone or several people mind posting a link to a coherent derivation of the normal distribution? Assume that the person reading it is a total moron with a multivariate calculus and AP Statistics background.

I've already looked at the top google results, so save yourself the trouble of copypasta'ing. I'm looking for any sources that you personally thought really helped you understand the derivation of it, or that in general helped show its origins.

Thank you very much.

 

[mathman]

When you ask for a derivation, you need to specify a starting point.

Possibilities:
1) Limit of binomial distribution as number of trials becomes infinite.
2) Central limit theorem.

 

[wil3]

Central Limit Theorum seems cooler. Thanks for pointing that out!