Educational resources for self-learners
Symmetry Challenge
A web-based puzzle game that enhances logical thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving through drawing mirror image patterns.
Foxy Sudoku (Background Game)
A free, ad-free online Sudoku game, playable on smartphone, tablet, and computer. Offers six difficulty levels from beginner to diabolical, perfect for training your brain and boosting concentration while listening to educational content.
Mathigon Polypad: Your Interactive Math Playground
Unleash your creativity with the world’s best virtual manipulatives! Our mathematical playground is filled with unique tools that allow students to play and explore.
Navigation in Birds: Understanding Homing Abilities
University-level lecture explaining different bird navigation systems including route-based navigation relying on visual landmarks, olfactory cues, and other sensory inputs. The content provides a foundation on biological navigation systems relevant to pigeons and can inspire programming and engineering solutions for a 24-year-old interested in programming, mathematics, and startups.
Simulation and modeling of natural processes
Offered by University of Geneva. This course gives you an introduction to modeling methods and simulation tools for a wide range of natural phenomena. You'll cover Python programming, dynamical systems, numerical integration, cellular automata, and agent-based models, including a section on optimization problems. This is perfect for applying computational methods to understand and optimize complex systems, aligning with your interests in programming, mathematics, and startups. The course includes full-length video lectures with subtitles and practical assignments.
Cross Validated
Q&A for people interested in statistics, machine learning, data analysis, data mining, and data visualization.
r/animalbehavior
A Reddit community focused on the behavior of animals, often discussing scientific studies that can include bird navigation, animal cognition, and related topics. This community occasionally welcomes posts about mathematical or computational approaches to animal behavior.
Avian Navigation: Pigeon Homing as a Paradigm
This highly technical monograph by Hans G. Wallraff thoroughly reviews avian navigation signals such as the solar compass, geomagnetic field, and visual landmarks, with detailed scientific progress and future research directions. It offers deep insights into pigeon homing mechanisms, sensory input, and neural bases, perfect for those interested in programming and mathematics applied to biology.
How do birds navigate and pigeons home?
A lecture by biologist Rupert Sheldrake exploring the unsolved problem of bird navigation and pigeon homing, suggesting a field-mediated sense of direction.
Academia Iuvenum
A group of young scientists at Wrocław University of Science and Technology conducting interdisciplinary research in areas like applied mathematics, stochastic processes, and machine learning, relevant to optimizing pigeon navigation systems.
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