Squangular numbers
Simon has created a Python program that looks for “squangular” numbers. 36 is both a square number (6×6 square of things makes 36 things) and a triangular number (8×8 triangle … Continue reading Squangular numbers
Category: Python
How efficient is a base?
I defined the efficiency function in JS, I turned the crank and I got this table. So what this is is the efficiency in bases 2 through 8 for the … Continue reading How efficient is a base?
ProLang: Simon’s first jam submission
Amidst all the traveling in August, Simon was working on his first serious coding competition submission. Together with a friend from Australia, he was building a new programming language called … Continue reading ProLang: Simon’s first jam submission
An Improved Piano Practice Code
Simon has come up with another Python script to keep track of his piano practice. I’m gonna run this Python script every day. It’s going to calculate how long I’m … Continue reading An Improved Piano Practice Code
How many piano practice iterations?
Simon has used Python to calculate how many days in a row he would have to practice the piano until he has doubled his daily practice time. The answer is … Continue reading How many piano practice iterations?
Simon’s first 4 kyu kata solved! And a high competitive programming rank!
Simon has solved his first 4 kyu kata (programming assignment at a master programmer level) on CodeWars: Kata In our dojo, kata are real code challenges focused on improving skill … Continue reading Simon’s first 4 kyu kata solved! And a high competitive programming rank!
A Small Program that Doubles Itself
I wrote a small program that copies itself. When the program doubles itself it executes itself twice. The code that doubles itself is now doubled. The second time you run … Continue reading A Small Program that Doubles Itself
Simon’s Halting Problem Gist
You can easily turn every statement into a program. If the program stops, or “halts”, then the statement is true, and if it never stops, or “loops”, the statement is … Continue reading Simon’s Halting Problem Gist
Physics Engine using Verlet Integration
Simon created a physics engine in Python with Turtle. He used Verlet integration (French pronunciation: [vɛʁˈlɛ]), a numerical method for integrating Newton’s equations of motion in calculating trajectories of particles in molecular … Continue reading Physics Engine using Verlet Integration
New Friends. New Horizons.
Thanks to the lock-down, Simon’s got new friends. For a little over a month now, he has been part of exciting daily discussions, challenging coding sessions and just playing together … Continue reading New Friends. New Horizons.
Making small animations with Python turtle
This is what I got from the kids yesterday as my Mother’s Day present. Simon has taught Neva to make little animations in Python. This is another little video of … Continue reading Making small animations with Python turtle
Live Session with Stephen Wolfram and the Wolfram Demo Project, World Science Scholars.
Simon has completed the course A New Kind of Science with Stephen Wolfram and the World Science Scholars program. Which doesn’t mean he is done with digging deep into Wolfram’s … Continue reading Live Session with Stephen Wolfram and the Wolfram Demo Project, World Science Scholars.
Geeks out of the box 