Simon’s True Gems
Just look at those precious mathematical jewels! And just think of all the tricks you can come up with! Simon’s favourite trick, something he learned from Matt Parker, is quickly … Continue reading Simon’s True Gems
Category: Simon teaching
The Euler Line in Triangles
Simon trying to get three dots in one line. Inspired by a Numberphile video.
Romantic Mobius Origami
Inspired by the videos by Matt Parker and James Grime: Simon also made the Borromean rings: And cubes (which Simon now uses to practice juggling!)
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.
Can an irrational number to the power of an irrational number be rational?
Inspired by the reasoning techniques on the SingingBanana math channel.
Rational vs. Irrational
Simon discusses the infinities of rational and irrational numbers, how they relate and the infinitesimal, using a mind boggling problem about a tree orchard as an example. Inspired by a … Continue reading Rational vs. Irrational
Liva Stream #13. Math Puzzle: Logic.
In this live session, Simon works a little on his 15s puzzle redo that he started in his previous live session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixkLFYcb0T0 and programs a math/logic puzzle, checking whether the … Continue reading Liva Stream #13. Math Puzzle: Logic.
Utilities Problem and Euler’s Formula
This is Simon’s remix of a video by James Grime about the same subject on the SingingBanana math channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODtwehGzoLM The Utilities Problem is a problem about connecting three houses … Continue reading Utilities Problem and Euler’s Formula
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
Catenary vs Parabola
Simon has been studying the differences between a catenary (the curve a free hanging chain makes) and a parabola (the trajectory of a thrown ball), via the SingingBanana math channel. … Continue reading Catenary vs Parabola
Cyclic Numbers
Simon explains what cyclic numbers are, shows them in action (pretty spooky trick!), talks about which formula to use to look for them and how he employs Wolfram Alpha in … Continue reading Cyclic Numbers
Brain Teaser
Simon takes two glasses, filled with equal amounts of milk and water each. He takes exactly one spoon of milk, pours it into the water and gives it a good … Continue reading Brain Teaser
Geeks out of the box 