Category: Murderous Maths
Another dive in Simon’s sketch book…
Pythagorean triples Prime Number Theorem An interesting sequence that correlates with a chessboard game and golden ratio Imperial system of measurements
Simpson’s Paradox
Here is another interesting puzzle Simon learned from the SingingBanana math channel, about two drugs undergoing testing in the course of two days. The fish drug cured 63 out of … Continue reading Simpson’s Paradox
A rather simple but elegant puzzle
Answer: yes. Here Simon explains why:
Catenary vs Parabola
Simon has been studying the differences between a catenary (the curve a free hanging chain makes) and a parabola (the trajectory of a thrown ball), via the SingingBanana math channel. … Continue reading Catenary vs Parabola
Pop-Up Dodecoration
Another paper dodecahedron, now a pop-up one! The idea comes from an old video on the SingingBanana math channel.
Cyclic Numbers
Simon explains what cyclic numbers are, shows them in action (pretty spooky trick!), talks about which formula to use to look for them and how he employs Wolfram Alpha in … Continue reading Cyclic Numbers
Brain Teaser
Simon takes two glasses, filled with equal amounts of milk and water each. He takes exactly one spoon of milk, pours it into the water and gives it a good … Continue reading Brain Teaser
Recursive Stuff
Simon: The expression of the probability that A wins includes the probability that A wins. Me: Aren’t you getting a headache from this? Simon: I’m used to this recursive stuff. … Continue reading Recursive Stuff
Geeks out of the box 