Tag: homeschooling
Sunday Geometry
Simon proving that the three angles below add up to 90 degrees:
Archemedes Puzzle
Simon showing the Archimedes puzzle he made himself to his Russian grandmom. Archimedes had created a colorless version of this puzzle, but Simon decided to add colors and use the … Continue reading Archemedes Puzzle
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +… = – 1/12? Or does it break math?
Simon keeps coming back to this irresistible math problem about whether the infinite sum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +… converges to negative 1/12. He was quite disappointed … Continue reading 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +… = – 1/12? Or does it break math?
Mathematical Knots
And Simon learned that a Mobius ring is a knot, too.
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!)
Live Stream #14. 15’s Puzzle Redo continued.
In this live session, Simon continue my 15s puzzle redo live session (“yet again, but I swear this is going to be the last time I do this!” Simon said). … Continue reading Live Stream #14. 15’s Puzzle Redo continued.
Magic Cards in Base 3!
Simon has developed his version of the Magic Cards, this time in Base 3. He invented this system completely on his own and actually created a program in Processing … Continue reading Magic Cards in Base 3!
Quaternians
Simon talks about expressing 1D, 2D and 3D movement. Inspired by the Fantastic Quaternions video on Numberphile.
Geeks out of the box 