Random and Noise Functions
We’ve got a whiteboard now! And that means more lectures by Simon! Here he sketched something about random and noise functions, exciting stuff:
Category: Geometry Joys
Crazy Supershapes
We have purchased something Simon wanted to have for months already: new software to construct the craziest 3D-supershapes! The software is pretty old, developed by Australian programmer Paul Bourke long before … Continue reading Crazy Supershapes
Superellipse
A superellipse This was the formula (Simon doesn’t fully understand it yet but loves playing with it):
Inspired by the formulas used by Daniel Shiffman to draw phyllotactic patterns, Simon decided to get back to his old favourite. In this rather long video Simon tries to use … Continue reading
Where Botany meets Math and What is Cartesian vs Polar?
Simon did another coding challenge by Daniel Shiffman today, this time a short one called Phyllotaxis. You might be thinking, what in heaven’s name is Phyllotaxis? As it turned out, … Continue reading Where Botany meets Math and What is Cartesian vs Polar?
Spherical Geometry coding challenge
Today Simon tried the Spherical Geometry coding challenge from Daniel Shiffman’s awesome channel. It involved programming a globe in Processing (using Java), using trigonometrical equations with longitudes and latitudes. Here Simon … Continue reading Spherical Geometry coding challenge
You also need the sin and the cos for crazy multiple sliders
Some other things Simon programmed this week were: A programming webpage in html Crazy multiple cursors in JavaScript Even crazier multiple sliders in JavaScript Here the multiple sliders are programmed … Continue reading You also need the sin and the cos for crazy multiple sliders
The Supershape Formula
Thursday night Simon told me he really needed to draw “something about a circle”. We were having an evening walk at the local park so I gave him a stick … Continue reading The Supershape Formula
Golden Infinity
Simon came up with this “golden infinity” concept on Monday evening and had to wait until Tuesday morning to draw it for me. He started out with an equilateral triangle … Continue reading Golden Infinity
Vacation. But not from learning.
We’ve been on vacation in Southern France for a week by now. But Simon insists that there should be no break to learning
Simon’s Art
A Bear and an Eagle
Simon’s Lectures
This is what Simon does quite a lot lately – giving prolonged math “lectures” to an imaginable audience or rather, as he confessed, to himself. He stares into the empty … Continue reading Simon’s Lectures
Geeks out of the box 