Tag: math
False Proofs: Can you figure out what’s wrong?
Simon shows three false proofs. Can you find the mistake in each proof? Simon reveals the answers to the first two. Try to give your answer to the third one. … Continue reading False Proofs: Can you figure out what’s wrong?
Simon’s findings about the relationship between the exponent and the factor of a number
Simon explains why the proof that root 4 is irrational is false and shows a couple more related theorems (he came up with) generalizing the relationship between the exponent and … Continue reading Simon’s findings about the relationship between the exponent and the factor of a number
The sin(z) = 2 problem revisited
Simon found the z for sin(z) = 2 once again, to show the solution to his math tutor. He only consulted his old notes once during the whole process. He … Continue reading The sin(z) = 2 problem revisited
Fundamental Frequency
We were reading “17 Equations that Changed the World” late last night, the chapter about the wave equation. Simon got all excited about timbres (shapes of sound waves), that are … Continue reading Fundamental Frequency
Induction as mathematical proof
Simon explains: “Induction is a mathematical term, type of mathematical proof, if you have a couple of base cases (n base cases), then the inductive hypothesis implies that for the … Continue reading Induction as mathematical proof
Behind the scenes
This is a behind the scenes video (Simon wasn’t even aware of me filming at first, but he always talks to himself when working out a proof, so that helps). … Continue reading Behind the scenes
How Simon Learns
This is how Simon learns: I watch him as he discovers a new math resource on YouTube (the Blackpenredpen channel). Then his math tutor (a high school teacher Simon has … Continue reading How Simon Learns
On IQ tests
In AI there’s this concept of dimensionality reduction, which reduces a lot of dimensions to three or less dimensions (however you lose a lot of information through that). IQ tests … Continue reading On IQ tests
MathsJam Antwerp 20 November 2018
Always awesome input and a great deal of understanding coming from the math professors. The last picture is of Simon programming the solution on paper (he didn’t have the laptop … Continue reading MathsJam Antwerp 20 November 2018
Geeks out of the box 