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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.
Simon has developed his version of the Magic Cards, this time in Base 3. He invented this system completely on his own and actually created a program in Processing … Continue reading Magic Cards in Base 3!
Simon showing math magic tricks at Easter celebrations with extended family and Dad’s colleagues:
Here is another interesting puzzle Simon learned from the SingingBanana math channel, about two drugs undergoing testing in the course of two days. The fish drug cured 63 out of … Continue reading Simpson’s Paradox
Simon has crafted a nice game today, inspired by a video in which mathematician Katie Steckles shows several mathematical games. Simon wasn’t sure what the game was called so he … Continue reading Reds and Greens
Simon talking about his Tantrix Game code and the math behind it. It has been Simon’s first community project, many thanks to everyone who has contributed hexagonal tiles for the … Continue reading Tantrix Game in JavaScript
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
Simon programmed this game a couple of weeks ago but I have waited to publish the video as I hoped he would finish it and get in on GitHub. Unfortunately … Continue reading Muredo in JavaScript
Simon has programmed a Conway Checkers game in Processing (Java). The game is a math version of traditional checkers and was invented by John Conway (famous as the author of … Continue reading Conway Checkers game in Processing
This is a fun number guessing trick, based on powers of 2 and the Fibonacci sequence, that even little kids can enjoy. You don’t have to know anything about the … Continue reading A Cool Number Guessing Trick! Or Brown’s Criterion in Processing
Simon created this coin flip simulation in the form of a game that runs until you get 10 heads in a row. In the video, he explains what the chance … Continue reading Flipping Coins
Geeks out of the box 