Category: Murderous Maths
Dodecoration
Simon has been begging me to do this project together for days (fans of dodecahedrons that we are) and finally we made it – our own origami dodecoration! Simon learned this … Continue reading Dodecoration
Simon and Daniel Shiffman
Today is one of the most beautiful days in Simon’s life: NYU Associate Professor and the creator of Coding Train Daniel Shiffman has been Simon’s guarding angel, role model and … Continue reading Simon and Daniel Shiffman
The Mathematical Flag of Nepal
Simon learned this from a Numberphile video. And the finished works:
Muredo in JavaScript
Simon programmed this game a couple of weeks ago but I have waited to publish the video as I hoped he would finish it and get in on GitHub. Unfortunately … Continue reading Muredo in JavaScript
Calculating Pi by weighing circle and square
This experiment has been inspired by Matt Parker and his Stand Up Math channel. As one of our Pi day activities, Simon attempted to calculate Pi by weighing a circle. … Continue reading Calculating Pi by weighing circle and square
Mental Logs Trick
Simon learned this trick from a Numberphile video. He made mental log sticks himself. He first programmed the nets in JavaScript and printed them out, then filled in the grids by … Continue reading Mental Logs Trick
Calculating Pi with a Pendulum
This video has been inspired by the wonderful Matt Parker and his video on the Stand Up Math channel: Yesterday was Pi day and we are still celebrating! Simon experiments … Continue reading Calculating Pi with a Pendulum
Pi Day — Calculate pi in 3 ways (that I know of) · Issue #883 · CodingTrain/Rainbow-Topics · GitHub
Simon preparing for his favorite festive date tomorrow, Pi Day!! https://github.com/CodingTrain/Rainbow-Topics/issues/883
Simon’s Triangles Conjecture
Simon came up with what he calls a conjecture about the minimum number of equilateral triangles that fit into a larger equilateral triangle. He has discovered that for equilateral triangles … Continue reading Simon’s Triangles Conjecture
Geeks out of the box 