Pi Day — Calculate pi in 3 ways (that I know of) · Issue #883 · CodingTrain/Rainbow-Topics · GitHub
Simon preparing for his favorite festive date tomorrow, Pi Day!! https://github.com/CodingTrain/Rainbow-Topics/issues/883
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Simon’s Triangles Conjecture
Simon came up with what he calls a conjecture about the minimum number of equilateral triangles that fit into a larger equilateral triangle. He has discovered that for equilateral triangles … Continue reading Simon’s Triangles Conjecture
Conway Checkers game in Processing
Simon has programmed a Conway Checkers game in Processing (Java). The game is a math version of traditional checkers and was invented by John Conway (famous as the author of … Continue reading Conway Checkers game in Processing
Barnsley Fern in Processing
Simon used an algorithm that applies transformations randomly, with some transformations more likely to be picked. The result is a stunning fern leaf pattern. Amazing how such beauty can be … Continue reading Barnsley Fern in Processing
The Magic Hexagon
Simon made this magic hexagon inspired by a Numberphile video. Every row of numbers inside the hexagon makes 38 (also diagonally) and every side sums up to 38 as … Continue reading The Magic Hexagon
The discovery of the e constant
In this video, Simon talks about the discovery of the e constant (Euler’s Number) and how it relates to calculating annual interest rates in banking. Inspired by a Numberphile … Continue reading The discovery of the e constant
Mandelbrot Set in Processing
The base of the code comes from Daniel Shiffman’s Coding Train tutorial, but Simon has altered the colors and made zooming in interactive, he has added the exact zoom coordinates … Continue reading Mandelbrot Set in Processing
Livestream #9. Living Code, Chapter 4: Perlin Noise
Today’s livestream devoted to Perlin Noise: Livestream screenshot:
The Math of Penny’s Game
In this video, Simon explains the math behind predictions in Penny’s Game and draws a predictions diagram. Inspired by a Numberphile video.
Simon’s Decision Tree Library
Simon has just created a decision tree library, called “Decision”, that is helpful in building decision trees/forests (Machine Learning). He has also tried performing unit tests for the first time, … Continue reading Simon’s Decision Tree Library
Flipping Coins
Simon created this coin flip simulation in the form of a game that runs until you get 10 heads in a row. In the video, he explains what the chance … Continue reading Flipping Coins
Geeks out of the box 