a homeschooling blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. Visit https://simontiger.com
Simon had a wonderful time at MathsJam Antwerp again. One of the problems was something he was already familiar with – the puzzle about hanging a painting using two pegs … Continue reading MathsJam Antwerp 18 December 2019
Simon has shown us a curious puzzle: if you hang a poster on a string using two pins, what is the way to arrange the string so that the poster … Continue reading A Knot Theory Puzzle
These are just a couple of pages from Simon’s new book/ digital presentation on knot theory that he’s currently working on: I see him scavenging the internet in search of … Continue reading Simon working on a book about Knot Theory
Simon explains: The Knot Atlas is a complete catalogue of all the possible knots and links and links with 3 or fewer components and 11 or fewer crossings. The number … Continue reading Knots and Links
Simon is pretty obsessed with Knot Theory at the moment (a mathematical theory that is widely used in advanced biology and chemistry, for example in handling tangled DNA). He also … Continue reading Tricks with paperclips and Knot Theory
Geeks out of the box 