Simon’s True Gems
Just look at those precious mathematical jewels! And just think of all the tricks you can come up with! Simon’s favourite trick, something he learned from Matt Parker, is quickly … Continue reading Simon’s True Gems
Author: Geeks out of the Box
This is a blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. We write this blog together, share their projects and thoughts on their journey towards self-dicovery. They’re growing up in a supportive non-coercive learning environment. We deeply believe in interest-based, self-paced education and have had to move countries to make this possible as a family.
Visit Simon’s website at https://simontiger.com/
We are a family from Amsterdam who moved to Antwerp because homeschooling is illegal in The Netherlands.
This blog started as https://antwerpenhomeschooling.wordpress.com in March 2016. Over the years, most of our entries have gravitated towards exploring together with Simon as he has developed an insatiable passion for programming, math and science. His sister Neva is treading on his heals. We changed or name to Geeks of the Box in May 2021.
The Euler Line in Triangles
Simon trying to get three dots in one line. Inspired by a Numberphile video.
Romantic Mobius Origami
Inspired by the videos by Matt Parker and James Grime: Simon also made the Borromean rings: And cubes (which Simon now uses to practice juggling!)
Live Stream #14. 15’s Puzzle Redo continued.
In this live session, Simon continue my 15s puzzle redo live session (“yet again, but I swear this is going to be the last time I do this!” Simon said). … Continue reading Live Stream #14. 15’s Puzzle Redo continued.
Magic Cards in Base 3!
Simon has developed his version of the Magic Cards, this time in Base 3. He invented this system completely on his own and actually created a program in Processing … Continue reading Magic Cards in Base 3!
Quaternians
Simon talks about expressing 1D, 2D and 3D movement. Inspired by the Fantastic Quaternions video on Numberphile.
Can an irrational number to the power of an irrational number be rational?
Inspired by the reasoning techniques on the SingingBanana math channel.
Mathematical Curiosities set
Simon unpacking his new Mathematical Curiosities set (a set of four mathematical tricks). Simon had already made two of these tricks himself before, the two other tricks are completely new … Continue reading Mathematical Curiosities set
Rational vs. Irrational
Simon discusses the infinities of rational and irrational numbers, how they relate and the infinitesimal, using a mind boggling problem about a tree orchard as an example. Inspired by a … Continue reading Rational vs. Irrational
Mysterious Card Order Puzzle
Simon has a card puzzle for you. Can you work out the original order of the cards? (The answer is in the second video below).
A great number guessing trick
Simon guessing fifth power roots. Simon learned this from an older Simon on the Numberphile channel. Simon also tried to develop his own system for guessing numbers cased on their … Continue reading A great number guessing trick
Liva Stream #13. Math Puzzle: Logic.
In this live session, Simon works a little on his 15s puzzle redo that he started in his previous live session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixkLFYcb0T0 and programs a math/logic puzzle, checking whether the … Continue reading Liva Stream #13. Math Puzzle: Logic.
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