4D Solids at our home!
Simon and Neva make a 3D projection of a Hypertetrahedron – one of the regular solids in 4D – using straws. Simon looks up the formula for the center of … Continue reading 4D Solids at our home!
Category: Notes on everyday life
Imagining infinity
Simon: Mom, there’s no number that’s close to infinity. I: There isn’t, is there? But even when I realise it’s true, I have trouble imagining this. Simon: This is the … Continue reading Imagining infinity
A big number
Simon reading from his favourite book by Murderous Maths – The Most Epic Book of Maths Ever, the chapter about the famous problem on filling a chessboard as a geometric … Continue reading A big number
River Crossings Puzzle
This is a Japanese version of the famous River Crossings Puzzle that Simon learned from the Scam School channel (yes, our little programming and math nerd actually watches Scam School, … Continue reading River Crossings Puzzle
Summer Style Math
With grandma visiting
Another glimpse of Simon’s latest notes
Simon trying to develop the remainder theorem further: Imperial measurements system: Geometric series: Primes: Venn Diagram: Clock-face Puzzle (guessing a number on the clock face after the player spells several … Continue reading Another glimpse of Simon’s latest notes
Live Stream #14. 15’s Puzzle Redo continued.
In this live session, Simon continue my 15s puzzle redo live session (“yet again, but I swear this is going to be the last time I do this!” Simon said). … Continue reading Live Stream #14. 15’s Puzzle Redo continued.
Football
Wait a minute, is that Simon actually playing football? We never thought we would see that happen. All the credits go to Matt Parker. He is the one who got … Continue reading Football
Math Magic
Simon showing math magic tricks at Easter celebrations with extended family and Dad’s colleagues:
Recursive Stuff
Simon: The expression of the probability that A wins includes the probability that A wins. Me: Aren’t you getting a headache from this? Simon: I’m used to this recursive stuff. … Continue reading Recursive Stuff
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
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
Geeks out of the box 