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.

By Geeks out of the Box July 12, 2017

Solar System in Processing Coding Challenge

Simon returned to the Solar System in Processing Coding Challenge by Daniel Shiffman – something he tried before and got stuck. He has now successfully completed both the 2D and … Continue reading Solar System in Processing Coding Challenge

By Geeks out of the Box July 12, 2017July 12, 2017

Pong translated from Codea into Processing

Simon translating the game of Pong from Codea (Lua) into Processing (Java).

By Geeks out of the Box July 12, 2017

Chinese Lessons

Simon will continue with his weekly Chinese practices throughout the summer.

By Geeks out of the Box July 12, 2017

Elusive Matrix Math

Many efforts to make a leap forward in understanding Matrix Math last week. Simon was stuck in several vector functions projects (in Python, C#, Java and JavaScript) when trying to … Continue reading Elusive Matrix Math

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017July 5, 2017

And some of the latest quotes:

Simon talking to himself in English, lying on the floor under his desk, his chair upside down next to him: “Am I also 4D? Probably, because I live through time…” … Continue reading And some of the latest quotes:

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017

Clementi

Simon playing Clementi’s Sonatina:

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017July 1, 2017

Simon’s changes to Daniel Shiffman’s Spherical Geometry Coding Challenge

Simon talks about his changes to Daniel Shiffman’s Spherical Geometry Coding Challenge: He has rewritten the code in an object oriented manner. Later he also turned the sphere into an … Continue reading Simon’s changes to Daniel Shiffman’s Spherical Geometry Coding Challenge

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017July 12, 2017

Lights in Processing (Java)

Simon’s lecture on the different ways to simulate light in Processing (Java):

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017

More Vector Functions. The Damned Matrix Class.

Simon made another attempt to conquer vector functions, now in JavaScript (in Atom) and got stuck once he reached the Matrix Class, again. He had already tried this in Java, … Continue reading More Vector Functions. The Damned Matrix Class.

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017July 1, 2017

Back to Attractor with ToxicLibs

Simon returned to his old Attractor sketch in Processing once again, now adding some new functions: The code original came from Daniel Shiffman’s book The Nature of Code, Chapter 5 (Physics … Continue reading Back to Attractor with ToxicLibs

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017

Simon’s Changes to the Lorenz Attractor Coding Challenge

Simon explains why he slightly changed Daniel Shiffman’s Lorenz Attractor Coding Challenge: Simon used four variables instead of 11. The Lorenz system is a system of ordinary differential equations, first … Continue reading Simon’s Changes to the Lorenz Attractor Coding Challenge

By Geeks out of the Box July 1, 2017July 1, 2017

Simon testing Codota

In the videos below, Simon is building a Codota demo in Java. Codota is an AI programming assistant that is looking for solutions on GitHub and other global resources and … Continue reading Simon testing Codota