The way to own your knowledge
Simon went further on his research about what exactly valence is, and what determines how many other atoms an atom can bond with. “What about Helium? My question is, how … Continue reading The way to own your knowledge
Category: Milestones
The Theory of Everything: Simon’s thoughts on bringing quantum mechanics and general relativity to a common denominator
“Quantum mechanics says that space and time are different things, general relativity says they are the same thing. Quantum mechanics says it’s a 3D changing universe and the future doesn’t … Continue reading The Theory of Everything: Simon’s thoughts on bringing quantum mechanics and general relativity to a common denominator
Physics Experiments: How to build a simple generator
Simon came up with the idea to make this simple electric generator a while ago, but we had bad luck with the ceramic magnets we ordered: they had chipped ends … Continue reading Physics Experiments: How to build a simple generator
Working on a proof outside
Simon saw this proof on the Numberphile channel.
Looking back at the vacation
Although vacation is a vague notion in our family, where days are devoted to doing favourite things 365 days a year. For Simon, that means that his days are filled … Continue reading Looking back at the vacation
Simon turned 9!
– Simon, Mom and Dad arranged it quite nicely, to have your birthdat and our wedding anniversary on two consecutive days! – No, it was pure coincidence! – But what … Continue reading Simon turned 9!
Experimenting with electromagnetism
Here Simon tried to induce a magnetic field by allowing electric current to go through a conductor that is normally not magnetic (copper wire). The green stick is a magnet … Continue reading Experimenting with electromagnetism
Simon’s proof that every Fibonacci number is a sum of its neighbouring Lucas numbers divided by 5
This has probably been proven before, but Simon likes to come up with his own proof. Here he uses proof by induction, that is a proof that proves that some … Continue reading Simon’s proof that every Fibonacci number is a sum of its neighbouring Lucas numbers divided by 5
The Universe is made of ones and zeros?
While riding in the car: “If the Universe is not random, it’s made of zeros and ones! I worked it out because quantum mechanics describes elementary particles as probabilities. So … Continue reading The Universe is made of ones and zeros?
Simon’s proof that factorials are highly composite
“Mom, I’m just one step away from proving that every factorial is a highly composite number!”
Symmetric Chaos
“What you’ll find is that the path is chaotic while the points are actually symmetric,” – Simon tells me, graphing a sequence on the beach. (On the picture below, the … Continue reading Symmetric Chaos
Geeks out of the box 