Simon’s Proof for the Hundred Board Trick
Simon learned a new math trick last night called Hundred Board. He came up with two ways to prove why the trick always works:
Tag: algebra
Simon’s whiteboard
The whiteboard always reflects Simon’s current state of mind: On the left are Simon’s notes after reading Physics Girl’s blog about quarks (the colourful stuff is foam clay): Simon showed … Continue reading Simon’s whiteboard
Circle passing through a smaller square
Simon made a remix of the Numberphile video called “Round Peg in a Square Hole” (by Tadashi Tokieda) and worked out the albraic formula behind the trick.
Algebra: Functions
Simon loves functions. He hasn’t ever studid them in Algebra, but comes across functions regularly in programming. This is what he came up with Wednesday: I showed Simon that … Continue reading Algebra: Functions
Math class. Inequalities.
Solving inequalities with Khan Academy:
Geeks out of the box 