Some weekend combinatorics
Combinatorics problems (each one builds on the previous one): If there’s a sequence of tasks you need to do, and you know how many ways there are to do each … Continue reading Some weekend combinatorics
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Simon translated Travelling Salesperson Coding Challenge from JavaScript into Processing (Java)
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Simon ventured upon a serious quest – he translated Daniel Shiffman’s multi-part Traveling Salesperson Coding Challenge from JavaScript into Processing (Java). The travelling salesman problem (TSP) asks … Continue reading Simon translated Travelling Salesperson Coding Challenge from JavaScript into Processing (Java)
Probabilities and Logarithms
What does Simon do when he is sick and free from having any lessons? Follow a course on probability theory and logarithms (which he watched four times), writing equations and … Continue reading Probabilities and Logarithms
Simon calculates colour probabilities. #RRGGBB
In the video below Simon applies his knowledge of combinatorics to calculate the total number of possible colours one can create in CSS. I didn’t ask him to do this. … Continue reading Simon calculates colour probabilities. #RRGGBB
Some more vacation “art”
Pascal’s triangle (used as an aide in combinatorics) here drawn by Simon to help calculate dice and coin combinations The insides of the Earth and its atmosphere
Geeks out of the box 