homeschooling – Page 21 – Geeks out of the box

By Geeks out of the Box July 13, 2019

Ackermann Function

Simon solving the Ackermann function (a function that cannot be de-recursed). It’s computable but the computer’s soon runs out of its computing power (see the last line of code below):

By Geeks out of the Box June 29, 2019

Back to the sorting algorithms: Beadsort (and a short lecture about the generator function)

By Geeks out of the Box June 28, 2019June 28, 2019

Encoding and Cracking Codes in Python

Had great fun learning how to crack codes using Python! Simon is currently following the Programming with Python course on Brilliant.org and showed me how to see whether an encrypted … Continue reading Encoding and Cracking Codes in Python

By Geeks out of the Box June 25, 2019

Slitscan and Edge Detection in p5.js

Simon writes: Made a cool #slitscan effect you all can play with: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/full/Xr8F_KmnU Code here: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/Xr8F_KmnU I have actually figured out the appropriate way to move the image of the … Continue reading Slitscan and Edge Detection in p5.js

By Geeks out of the Box June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

MathsJam 18 June 2019

By Geeks out of the Box June 24, 2019

Teaching Mathematical Fundamentals

Simon loves challenging other people with math problems. Most often it’s his younger sister Neva who gets served a new portion of colourful riddles, but guests visiting our home also … Continue reading Teaching Mathematical Fundamentals

By Geeks out of the Box June 22, 2019

A Square Triangle?

Simon explains what Gaussian formula is to check a shape’s curvature and shows how to make a triangle with three 90° angles. Or is it a square, since it’s a … Continue reading A Square Triangle?

By Geeks out of the Box June 19, 2019June 25, 2019

Trinagular birthday probabilities

“What is the chance that two people in a group of, say, 30 people would have their birthday on the same day?” I asked Simon as we were sitting on … Continue reading Trinagular birthday probabilities

By Geeks out of the Box June 18, 2019June 18, 2019

Simon’s Fibonacci Music Pesano Periods

Simon writes: I have composed a piece of music based on the Fibonacci sequence, using modular arithmetic (I assigned numbers from 0-6, the remainders after ÷ by 7, to notes … Continue reading Simon’s Fibonacci Music Pesano Periods

By Geeks out of the Box June 15, 2019

Drawing with Turtle

Here we are, on the day of my 40th birthday, while recording a lesson of drawing with turtle in Python. It was meant to be my birthday present, a beginner-friendly … Continue reading Drawing with Turtle