Higgs Field Simulation in Processing
Simon says he has attempted a Higgs Field model in Processing, but got more of a Brownian Motion simulation in the end. His code on GitHub: https://github.com/simon-tiger/Brownian-Motion
Category: Simon teaching
Autonomous Google Bee Game
Inspired by the Google Bee Game published on Earth Day 2020, Simon created his own autonomous bee game, “a combination of a cellular automaton and a Turing machine”. Simon’s code: … Continue reading Autonomous Google Bee Game
Sound Wave Simulation
Simon created a string simulation or a simulation of a traveling wave, something he used to experiment with using a slinky. Pressing the F key flattens the wave, the T … Continue reading Sound Wave Simulation
The Formula for Pentagonal Numbers
A pentagonal number extends the concept of triangular and square numbers, but the patterns involved in the construction of pentagonal numbers are not rotationally symmetrical. The nth pentagonal number pn is the number of distinct dots in … Continue reading The Formula for Pentagonal Numbers
Doughnut Education
Pondering over the future, I told the kids the universal basic income and Doughnut Economics should be the next step. Simon game me an improvised lecture on doughnut topology. Well, … Continue reading Doughnut Education
Simon’s Corona Epidemic Simulation Code Along Project
At the beginning of April, Simon started working on his COVID-19 epidemic simulation project, implementing a number of scenarios (like various degrees of hygiene, quarantine, social distancing), explaining his code … Continue reading Simon’s Corona Epidemic Simulation Code Along Project
Corona Math
On March 17, Simon started a series of math and coding projects about COVID-19. The first projects he called Corona Math: Why Social Isolation? This is part I of my … Continue reading Corona Math
Pi Day 2020
This year’s Pi Day wasn’t as joyful as in the previous years, as it coincided with our first week in self-isolation and we were too preoccupied to make sure we … Continue reading Pi Day 2020
Spherical Geometry
After Simon read up on spherical geometry on Brilliant.org, he and Neva crafted some pretty colourful half-spheres. How’s that as an alternative to Easter eggs? Simon has also discovered a … Continue reading Spherical Geometry
Ancient Chinese Game Luk Tsut K’i Game in p5.js
Play Simon’s game: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/present/1pGeJY7c Code: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/1pGeJY7c Simon learned this game on Brilliant.org at https://brilliant.org/practice/winning-moves/?chapter=competitive-games (Warning: this link will only work if you have a Premium Subscription to Brilliant). Brilliant describes … Continue reading Ancient Chinese Game Luk Tsut K’i Game in p5.js
Bézier Curve in p5.js
Code: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/nPNGc_1g Interactive project online: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/present/nPNGc_1g
Fun crafty puzzles Simon did with Neva
Three boxes with fruit, all the three labels are misplaced. What is the minimum number of times one will have to sample a random piece of fruit from one of … Continue reading Fun crafty puzzles Simon did with Neva
Geeks out of the box 