Sunday Geometry
Simon proving that the three angles below add up to 90 degrees:
Tag: geometry
Simon’s True Gems
Just look at those precious mathematical jewels! And just think of all the tricks you can come up with! Simon’s favourite trick, something he learned from Matt Parker, is quickly … Continue reading Simon’s True Gems
The Euler Line in Triangles
Simon trying to get three dots in one line. Inspired by a Numberphile video.
Romantic Mobius Origami
Inspired by the videos by Matt Parker and James Grime: Simon also made the Borromean rings: And cubes (which Simon now uses to practice juggling!)
Pop-Up Dodecoration
Another paper dodecahedron, now a pop-up one! The idea comes from an old video on the SingingBanana math channel.
Tantrix Game in JavaScript
Simon talking about his Tantrix Game code and the math behind it. It has been Simon’s first community project, many thanks to everyone who has contributed hexagonal tiles for the … Continue reading Tantrix Game in JavaScript
Dodecoration
Simon has been begging me to do this project together for days (fans of dodecahedrons that we are) and finally we made it – our own origami dodecoration! Simon learned this … Continue reading Dodecoration
From Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids
Simon explains how to to turn Platonic Solids into Archimedean Solids, using truncation and rectification. Simon explains how to convert Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids and builds a Rhombicosidodecahedron … Continue reading From Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids
Tiling shapes to build dodecagon and octagon
Some outside fun: Simon uses a regular hexagon, equilateral triangles and squares to build a regular dodecagon, and right angled isoceles triangles (with sides equal to 1 and the hypotenuse … Continue reading Tiling shapes to build dodecagon and octagon
Simon’s Sine Wave Tool
Simon came up with a tool (a circle where you install a pencil) to draw curved lines. He explains how the curved line actually draws the absolute value of the … Continue reading Simon’s Sine Wave Tool
Sphere Morphing in Processing
Simon is trying to write a program for Sphere Morphing in Processing, first making a test code in p5.js (available here: https://alpha.editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/S1zcwevkz) In the video below, Simon is explaining the … Continue reading Sphere Morphing in Processing
Geeks out of the box 