a homeschooling blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. Visit https://simontiger.com
How many bits will computer operation memory have and how many do we need to have to link every single particle in the Universe to the internet? And how useful … Continue reading Computers of the Future: How Far Do We Need to Go?
Simon was watching Daniel Shiffman’s live coding lesson on Wednesday, and when fluid dynamics and Navier-Stokes equations came up (describing the motion of fluid in substances and used to model … Continue reading Fluid Dynamics: Laughing and Crying
Simon has been fascinated about the Opponent-process theory (suggesting that color perception is controlled by the activity of three opponent systems, three independent receptor types which all have opposing pairs: white … Continue reading Electromagnetic Spectrum and the Opponent-process Theory
And some more winter physics: trying to powders snow and ice:
We were reading a bedtime story, from the book “17 Equations that Changed the World” and Simon told me about how a computer disproved Euler’s Conjecture. I was surprised at … Continue reading Euler’s Conjecture
The video below is part of Daniel Shiffman’s livestream hosted by GROW Le Tank in Paris on 6 January 2019 about KNN, machine learning, transfer learning and image recognition. Daniel … Continue reading Simon took part in a Coding Train livestream in Paris!
“I can see that your son has native speaker skills, but we still cannot give him a passing grade”, the English examinator told me in an apologetic tone of voice. … Continue reading What are exams good for?
Coffee with dichloromethane and ammonia. Just kidding! It’s Simon, who turns everything – even a trip to the gluten free bakery on a terribly rainy day – into a science … Continue reading Mom, can I take my molecules along, so I don’t get bored?
Simon’s first long boat trip, to see all the artwork presented at the Amsterdam Light Festival this year. Pleasantly surprised at how many pieces were inspired with his favorite themes … Continue reading Amsterdam Light Festival
Geeks out of the box 