Simon’s 11 revolutions
Et voilà, while in France, Simon started on his 12th round on the Earth carousel, another revolution where he is not just a passenger but a revolutionary explorer. As many … Continue reading Simon’s 11 revolutions
Category: Simon’s sketch book
Math at the beach
We also visited another old favorite, the beach in Noordwijk. By the way, that’s where ESA is located, toon (they’ve got an awesome space museum we used to frequent when … Continue reading Math at the beach
Ray Marching
Simon has set his first steps towards creating a 3D renderer. What’s a 3D renderer? 3D rendering is a process of converting 3D models into 2D images on a computer. … Continue reading Ray Marching
Graph of a Complex Number Function
Simon’s made this amazing complex number function graph in GeoGebra! Follow the link to play with it here. Just scribble on the screen by dragging the z1 dot around with … Continue reading Graph of a Complex Number Function
Our New Craze: Euclidea
Simon is obsessed with Euclidea https://www.euclidea.xyz/ — a learning environment for geometric constructions and proofs. He has also downloaded the Euclidea app (which has more features), so that he could continue engaging … Continue reading Our New Craze: Euclidea
How Can Math Help Resolve Racial Segregation?
This is Simon’s contribution to #blacklivesmatter How Can Math Help Resolve Racial Segregation? This video and coding project is based on Segregation Solitaire by Thomas Schelling, an American mathematician and … Continue reading How Can Math Help Resolve Racial Segregation?
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
The Grand Quadratic Formula Quiz!
Simon has been pondering a lot about various ways to visualize or prove the quadratic formula. He eventually came up with a 4-meter-long quiz sheet, slowly revealing the logic behind … Continue reading The Grand Quadratic Formula Quiz!
Can a rectangle have the same perimeter and area?
Simon says he saw this question on a thumbnail of a recommended video and got curious to solve this. He built a beautiful colored graph to visualize the problem in … Continue reading Can a rectangle have the same perimeter and area?
Dissecting Polygons
Every polygon can be triangulated into exactly n-2 triangles. So you’ve got the triangulation theorem and the totally opposite theorem in the math universe, Girard’s theorem (the formula for the … Continue reading Dissecting Polygons
Converting Chemistry into Math
Sitting on our sunny balcony, Simon wrote down the chemical formula for photosynthesis and “converted” it onto a mathematical equation.
Geeks out of the box 