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By Geeks out of the Box Posted on November 21, 2020May 15, 2021

Simon’s videos are featured on the Global Math Project website!

In October, Simon’s videos were featured on the Global Math Project website! The bulk are his latest three videos with detailed proofs of pile-splitting magic: In this video, I will … Continue reading Simon’s videos are featured on the Global Math Project website!

Categories: Coding, Community Projects, Crafty, Logic, Math and Computer Science Everywhere, Math Riddles, Math Tricks, Milestones, Murderous Maths, Set the beautiful mind free, Simon makes gamez, Simon teaching, Simon's Own Code, Simon's sketch bookTags: binary, Exploding Dots, Global Math Project, homeschooling, James Tanton, math, Napier's Checkerboard, pile splitting, proof, self-directed learning
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

A “quirky way to add, subtract and multiply in binary”

Simon has shown me an interesting way to add, subtract and multiply in binary using what is called a Napier’s Checkerboard (or Napier’s Chessboard), something he learned from his new … Continue reading A “quirky way to add, subtract and multiply in binary”

Categories: Crafty, Logic, Math and Computer Science Everywhere, Murderous Maths, Simon teaching, Simon's sketch bookTags: binary, homeschooling, James Tanton, math, Napier's Checkerboard, numbers, self-directed learning

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