Category: Notes on everyday life
The rest of the trip to London
Simon loved the Science Museum, even though he did not get to see the Klein Bottles from the museum’s permanent collection (none of them was on display). He particularly enjoyed … Continue reading The rest of the trip to London
Doing Math Everywhere
Doing math everywhere. At the hotel: At The Tower of London: Trying to prove the Wallace Product at breakfast: Coming up with a “spot the mistake proof” at London St.Pancras … Continue reading Doing Math Everywhere
On the train
On the way to London: Simon watching the Coding Train on the train… And giving his sis an English lesson On the way back: doing maths under the table
The Maisie Day
For Simon and me, this book (“Infinite Lives of Maisie Day” by Christopher Edge) has probably been one of our most profound experiences of the year. We read it together, … Continue reading The Maisie Day
Evening chess
Playing chess in the park. A beautiful way to spend my birthday evening. The new Chinese chess set was a gift from Steven. To top it all off, Simon also … Continue reading Evening chess
Mom is 100111! And she is 33! And 124!
It’s my birthday today and Simon has calculated my age in bases 2-12, 16 and 20! In the video, he explains what my color is in hexadecimal (base 16), how … Continue reading Mom is 100111! And she is 33! And 124!
Simon’s Spirograph
Simon saw a way to draw epitrochoids (gear rolling outside another gear) and hypotrochoids (gear rolling inside another gear) on VSauce: two equal circles rolling around each other form a … Continue reading Simon’s Spirograph
Maths Jam in May
What a blissful atmosphere at Maths Jam Antwerp yesterday, full of respect, encouragement and acceptance. It’s an international monthly meet-up taking place every second to last Tuesday of the month, … Continue reading Maths Jam in May
Some more pictures of Simon’s everyday notes
Simon often drags his sketchbook to bed to “show me the beauty”, just before I would read a bedtime story to him and his sis. Last time he showed me … Continue reading Some more pictures of Simon’s everyday notes
Very irrational numbers expressed as their continued fractions
Simon wanted to make an outside video this afternoon, about what he’s been thinking of a lot lately – continued fractions. In the video below, he looks for curious number … Continue reading Very irrational numbers expressed as their continued fractions
The irrationality of Pi and e
Simon has been watching a lot of Mathologer’s videos lately, mainly about Euler’s Number (e) and Pi. He is fascinated by the proofs Mathologer presented of why each number is … Continue reading The irrationality of Pi and e
Geeks out of the box 