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Have been reading my old The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen book to the kids, taking the time to view the gorgeous illustrations depicting mid-18th century fashion: “Imagine Dad wearing those bows on his … Continue reading Mozart’s gender
Simon has made a table of how to calculate the areas of various shapes. The ellipse one made him especially happy: πr x h/2 Which one is r, I asked, and which … Continue reading Reading the formulas
Mom, if this angle is +90 degrees and the other one is -90 degrees, they are like magnets! They make a beautiful maths artwork! (Мама, это моя атематическая картина!) It … Continue reading Maths as Art
Yesterday in bath: Mom, I’ve made a discovery! That two and a half 1/5’s is 1/2!! *** I’m explaining what symmetry vs asymmetry is: Draw an imaginary line in the middle … Continue reading Chitchat
Simon having evening tea: Mom! Do you know there are more seconds in an hour than there are minutes in a day?
– Why isn’t there any pink in the rainbow? – I know! – Simon said. – It’s because in the rainbow the primary and the secondary colours are alternating. Let’s … Continue reading Rainbow Wheel Experiment
Geeks out of the box 