factorials – Geeks out of the box

By Geeks out of the Box September 8, 2020

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

By Geeks out of the Box November 2, 2019

Simon’s Cycle Formula

During Chinese lesson yesterday, Simon came up with what he calls his “Cycle formula” to calculate all the permutations of placing n numbers in a cyclical order (like on a … Continue reading Simon’s Cycle Formula

By Geeks out of the Box July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

Simon’s proof that factorials are highly composite

“Mom, I’m just one step away from proving that every factorial is a highly composite number!”

By Geeks out of the Box July 19, 2018July 19, 2018

Slowing down the time

The first thing Simon said this morning was: “Mom, do you know that if you keep moving, you get one quadrillionth of a second per second younger than if you … Continue reading Slowing down the time

By Geeks out of the Box May 5, 2017

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)