2 x 2 x 2 also done!
Completely on his own, without using any YouTube tutorials. (Says he applied parts of the same algorithm as he had learned for the 3 x 3 x 3 one).
Tag: homeschooling
Simon’s Spirograph
Simon saw a way to draw epitrochoids (gear rolling outside another gear) and hypotrochoids (gear rolling inside another gear) on VSauce: two equal circles rolling around each other form a … Continue reading Simon’s Spirograph
Plane into Sphere
“Turning a Plane into a Sphere. Topologically it’s impossible I think” . And yesterday in bath: “Mom, these bath bombs deform topologically!”
A trick with Lucas and Fibonacci numbers
Simon came up with this trick today and had Neva solve his riddle: any Fibonacci number is equal to the sum of its surrounding Lucas numbers divided by 5. And … Continue reading A trick with Lucas and Fibonacci numbers
Vsauce
Completely fascinated with VSauce videos on the theory of relativity (and why there is actually no gravity, and weight vs mass), Banach-Tarski Paradox (and other paradoxes, including those by Zeno) … Continue reading Vsauce
Simon’s proof that Phi is not transcendental
Simon has come up with a proof that Phi (the Golden Ratio) is an algebraic number (not transcendental). He proves it by showing that Phi can be the solution to … Continue reading Simon’s proof that Phi is not transcendental
What Converges to Phi
Sequences converging to Phi and negative one over Phi. Both are the only solutions to the quadratic equation that Simon used earlier to prove that Phi is not a transcendental … Continue reading What Converges to Phi
Rubik’s Cube – check!!
Simon has solved the 3 x 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube! On to the 4 x 4 x 4!
High and low tide
We drew a line to mark how far the sea has pulled back between 17:30 and 21:00 o’clock. It’s amazing to observe the the Moon in action! We have read … Continue reading High and low tide
Maths Jam in May
What a blissful atmosphere at Maths Jam Antwerp yesterday, full of respect, encouragement and acceptance. It’s an international monthly meet-up taking place every second to last Tuesday of the month, … Continue reading Maths Jam in May
Simon’s little slide rule
Simon has crafted his own tiny slide rule that he carries around rolled up in an elastic band and calls his “toy”. The two strips of paper aligned together in … Continue reading Simon’s little slide rule
Some more pictures of Simon’s everyday notes
Simon often drags his sketchbook to bed to “show me the beauty”, just before I would read a bedtime story to him and his sis. Last time he showed me … Continue reading Some more pictures of Simon’s everyday notes
Geeks out of the box 