Holiday in Romania

Due to an unexpected event I have spent around 2 weeks in Romania. In this short post I want to share some of my discoveries while I stayed in Bucharest. First of all, here is a short video that gives you an idea of what I have done in those 2 weeks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI9sqWt12G8 I was...

Visiting Edinburgh part 2

No surprise for another post on the beauties of Edinburgh. Since I have moved here I have the feeling I acted more like a tourist than anything else. Of course I had to share some of my favorite images. Let me know if you have ever visited Edinburgh and what is your favorite place.  ...

Learning mathematics from Ants

Hope you had a good week so far. If you have read my previous post, you were probably expecting this post. While visiting Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World I have spent some time watching the ants they have there. Looking at their organized trails and how they were carrying things around, I was sure there was some...

Visiting Edinburgh

I believe that this holiday had the theme "math in nature". During these weeks, I found myself looking for mathematical patterns in nature. Anything from symmetry, spirals, fractals or any other patterns have been part of my "research" project this summer. I don't have an explanation, it wasn't something planned, it just happened. So, I...

Some Fractals in the Botanic Gardens

Continuing the series of posts inspired by nature. This time I will be talking about my discoveries at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Today, I will be talking a little bit about fractals in nature. In mathematics, a fractal is an abstract concept that is used to describe objects or phenomena which can be...

Symmetry and Butterflies

Hope you are enjoying the summer. Recently I moved to Edinburgh and I have started visiting random things. One of the first things I wanted to see was the Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World. Butterflies are some of my favorite creatures ever. Beside their incredible beauty, I find them extremely interesting (especially the process caterpillar...

One Day in Stirling

Yesterday I was at my first Mathematical Association Secondary Education One-Day Conference at University of Stirling and it was a great experience. In this post I will make a short description of what I did there with further posts about the maths in the following 2 weeks. Enjoy! First I have to say that this...

Transform your holiday into a Maths – Camp

Recently I have posted about my holiday to Romania and what I have visited there. During that journey I have thought at different things that could have transformed it into a maths related one. I feel that every holiday could become a maths-camp if you can find the right questions and use your creativity and...

Traveling in Romania

I thought about sharing more about my holiday to Romania. This time I will talk about a couple of things I have visited during my stay there. As you can imagine the post will be full of images and I will do my best to tell you more about those places. The first images are...

Enjoying Life

Last year when I went to Romania I wrote a similar post about my experience and how I have spent my time home (Going Home - Romania). So, I thought it is but fair to write another one this year. First of all I have to say that it was not a proper 100% holiday...