A five-pointed star with dotted fold line (c) FuzzypegCC0 A few weeks ago I was cutting out some photocopy diagrams and pictures for my project. After a while, I got annoyed because it was so Continue Reading
Is the Nautilus shell spiral actually a golden spiral?
Fibonacci spiral 34 (c) DicklyonCC0 While I was cleaning my room I saw my abandoned snail toy decoration at the corner of my desk. Then the shell spiral draws my attention because it seems like the Continue Reading
The Origins and Uses of Pi
By Xavier Lam Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to it's diameter. No matter the size of the circle this ratio will always stay the same. The special characteristic of pi is that it is an Continue Reading
Is snowflake a fractal?
Snowflake macro photography 1 (c) Alexey Kljatov (CC BY-SA 4.0) Since the start of January, I have expected snow to come because the first snow is usually around this time period. However, it is Continue Reading
Affine Ciphers in Java
In the January 15th session of Future Science Leaders, we learned about affine ciphers. Affine ciphers are a simple example of encryption that can be easily deciphered by computers. Affine Continue Reading