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a homeschooling blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. Visit https://simontiger.com

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By Geeks out of the Box Posted on January 19, 2020March 20, 2020

Some more miscellaneous impressions of Simon’s math-related adventures

Categories: Geometry Joys, Math and Computer Science Everywhere, Math Riddles, Math Tricks, Murderous Maths, Notes on everyday life, Simon teaching, Simon's sketch bookTags: hexagon, math, pi, self-directed learning
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on April 6, 2018April 9, 2018

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

Categories: Coding, Community Projects, Milestones, Murderous Maths, Simon makes gamez, Simon's Own CodeTags: 8 year old programmer, game, games, geometry, hexagon, homeschooling, JavaScript, math, Tantrix, trigonometry
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

Soft Springs (Simon’s own code)

Simon used Chapter 3 (Oscillation) of Daniel Shiffman’s book The Nature of Code as the theoretical basis for creating his own code. First, he played around with what he calls “soft springs” – … Continue reading Soft Springs (Simon’s own code)

Categories: Coding, Geometry Joys, JavaScript, Physics, Simon's Own CodeTags: 7 year old programmer, array, hexagon, JavaScript, oscillation, particles, Physics, rest legth, rest length, soft spring, spring, spring force

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