Formulas to save the fingers
Simon wrote these two “formulas” to explain how time (T1) works in one second (S2) of fast and slow motion film. S1 is “sneller” (Dutch for “faster”) T2 is “trager” … Continue reading Formulas to save the fingers
Category: Murderous Maths
Math is in the air
Playing outside also means doing lots of math. Yesterday on the beach Simon played something like nine different games with Grandmom. All those games (which he gave funny Russian names … Continue reading Math is in the air
Musical formulas for supper
I think I’m beginning to understand why Simon enjoys music theory so much. It was long past what is supposed to be bedtime as he went on noting the “Happy … Continue reading Musical formulas for supper
Experimenting with the Gauss formula
And now I’m going to solve all of these, Mom!
A hospital appointment
Simon doing math while Neva is getting a check-up
Reading the formulas
Simon has made a table of how to calculate the areas of various shapes. The ellipse one made him especially happy: πr x h/2 Which one is r, I asked, and which … Continue reading Reading the formulas
This is Simon’s favourite thing to do: teach himself English and math at the same time
When he enters this flow, nothing can interfere.
Simon unlimited by the primary school curriculum
Simon is unstoppable now. On some days, like yesterday, he does something like 5 or even 6 hours of maths. He is entertaining himself by drawing goniometric circles and trying … Continue reading Simon unlimited by the primary school curriculum
Factorizing Game (Ontbinden in factoren)
One more fun task from our maths tutor: expanding numbers into factors. Each dish on the menu has a number – always a prime number. The restaurant tables are marked … Continue reading Factorizing Game (Ontbinden in factoren)
Our typical maths lesson, our wonderful maths tutor
Simon, wat is de tegengestelde van de omgekeerde van 7? (Simon, what is the opposite of the inverse of 7?) Also today: drawing the golden ratio (the divine proportion), following … Continue reading Our typical maths lesson, our wonderful maths tutor
The Big Fat Maths Book
Last Friday the postman brought us three new books: Grote Taalboek, Grote Taalboek oefenboek and Grote Rekenboek oefenboek (two books for a Dutch language curriculum and a maths book). He … Continue reading The Big Fat Maths Book
Probability Calculations
Simon was practicing probability calculations this weekend – with coins, dice and Pascal’s triangle. What are the chances if throwing heads or tails with one, two or more coins? And … Continue reading Probability Calculations
Geeks out of the box 