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By Geeks out of the Box Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

The sin(z) = 2 problem revisited

Simon found the z for sin(z) = 2 once again, to show the solution to his math tutor. He only consulted his old notes once during the whole process. He … Continue reading The sin(z) = 2 problem revisited

Categories: Murderous Maths, Simon's sketch bookTags: blackpenredpen, complex analysis, complex numbers, homeschooling, math
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on December 3, 2018December 3, 2018

Induction as mathematical proof

Simon explains: “Induction is a mathematical term, type of mathematical proof, if you have a couple of base cases (n base cases), then the inductive hypothesis implies that for the … Continue reading Induction as mathematical proof

Categories: Murderous Maths, Simon's sketch bookTags: blackpenredpen, Fibonacci, homeschooling, induction, inductive hypothesis, Lucas numbers, math, proof
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

Behind the scenes

This is a behind the scenes video (Simon wasn’t even aware of me filming at first, but he always talks to himself when working out a proof, so that helps). … Continue reading Behind the scenes

Categories: Milestones, Murderous Maths, Notes on everyday life, Simon's sketch bookTags: blackpenredpen, complex analysis, complex numbers, homeschooling, math, sin cos tan
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018

How Simon Learns

This is how Simon learns: I watch him as he discovers a new math resource on YouTube (the Blackpenredpen channel). Then his math tutor (a high school teacher Simon has … Continue reading How Simon Learns

Categories: Murderous Maths, Notes on everyday lifeTags: blackpenredpen, homeschooling, math, mathsisfun

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