sPIqr Society

Mr. Ripa's masterpiece...

A book on hyperoperators, p-adic convergence and big numbers.

Un compendio di matematica ricreativa e logica applicata. Nel corso di quattro capitoli, verranno illustrate molte decine di problemi aperti (inediti) concernenti la teoria dei numeri, i quali chiamano il lettore ad essere protagonista di entusiasmanti scoperte...

Math paper published on "Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics" (NNTDM)

The .pdf version of my high range IQ test

The relations among the elements of the circular sequence (1,12,21,123,231,312,1234,3412,?) are finally shown.

A.A. 2008-2009

General solution to the nxn puzzle: the square spiral proof.

Considerazioni in merito all'universo de "La Biblioteca di Babele".

A paper (in Italian) about the study of a class of integer sequences, from the consecutive sequence (by F. Smarandache) to the circular one.

Conference-proceedings - 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness (17 Jul. 2012)

Dimmi (metà-1) cifre del risultato e indovinerò quelle che mancano... Comunicami (metà+1) cifre del sottraendo e ricostruirò l'intera operazione effettuata.

"How to complicate simple problems"

A.A. 2008-2009 (corso di Economia dello Sviluppo)

In this paper, we discuss the most important signs which usually reveal gifted children. A pupil, who alternates very smart answers with clear symptoms of being bored, would be a good Mensa membership candidate. A gifted child is able to understand a given topic faster than others of the same age, but their first characteristic/obstacle is the considerable difference between them and the others. This means that gifted children often feel alone, or they prefer to escape into their own world, especially if they do not feel adequate acceptance and love from their family, peers or school. It is really important to make the child feel that their family loves him unconditionally and to provide a challenging environment. In fact, the second feature of gifted children is their hyperactivity, even if this hyperactivity does not always imply giftedness. Finally, the author describes his particular journey from childhood to adulthood, in a country where there are no guidelines for gifted pupils? education, and where only a small percentage of people are able to understand the meaning of the word "giftedness". This personal journey led him to found the sPIqr Society, with the aim of trying to help gifted pupils inside their home country?s schools.

A very challenging IQ test for the High Range, accepted by many recognized High IQ Society (including sPIqr).

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