Reds and Greens
Simon has crafted a nice game today, inspired by a video in which mathematician Katie Steckles shows several mathematical games. Simon wasn’t sure what the game was called so he … Continue reading Reds and Greens
Category: Murderous Maths
Solving the Motorway Problem naturally
Simon learned this from the SingingBanana channel: In this video, Simon solves the famous Motorway Problem (or Steiner Problem) naturally, using soapy liquid. The problem is about four towns located … Continue reading Solving the Motorway Problem naturally
Live Stream #12: 15’s Puzzle Redo
Simon had quite an audience yesterday during his live lesson. In this week’s session, Simon remade his 15’s Puzzle in Processing and explained the math behind it. He plans to finish … Continue reading Live Stream #12: 15’s Puzzle Redo
Special Magic Square
Simon shows a very special kind of magic square in which not only the rows, the columns and the diagonals add up to the magic number but also “plus signs”, … Continue reading Special Magic Square
The Nine Digit Number Problem
Simon is working out a math problem looking for a nine digit number in which the first two digits firm a number divisible by 2, the first three digits form … Continue reading The Nine Digit Number Problem
Simon’s Cypher code
Simon developed this cypher code himself, it’s based on the number layout on a cll phone.
Tantrix Game in JavaScript
Simon talking about his Tantrix Game code and the math behind it. It has been Simon’s first community project, many thanks to everyone who has contributed hexagonal tiles for the … Continue reading Tantrix Game in JavaScript
The probability of winning a game of NIM
Simon has tried to find out whether each of the players have equally fair chance to win a NIM game. In many games that’s exactly the case, but not in … Continue reading The probability of winning a game of NIM
25 guests, how many hellos is that?
Simon was at an extended family reunion and asked himself the question: how many connections (like handshakes) there are among all the family members and if everyone says hallo to … Continue reading 25 guests, how many hellos is that?
Simon talks about Boring Numbers
Inspired by a Numberphile video. It was Simon’s idea to record this on the go, it’s fun to watch him talk about math while making his way through the vibrant … Continue reading Simon talks about Boring Numbers
Geeks out of the box 