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Woah… October first… palindrome.  I wonder how many MATH TEAM days in the last 4 years met on a palindrome day when written as monthDay, like October 1:  1001.  I wonder if there is a slick way to calculate that. Numbers are endlessly fascinating.  On to some news: 1.  On our 2024_0910 email, we talked about prospectiveContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_1001”

You do your best work when you have great competitors. For the last few weeks, we have been working and training, studying and preparing.  Yes, competing for the privilege to represent SHS at the first NSML event, but also competing against our own selves to learn more and improve in math.  I know for soContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_0924”

You’re probably getting better at probability.  =) I know it’s hard to tell at times, but listen…You try a problem, get it wrong, and think, “That was bad! Waaaa!!!  =(. “No!  Don’t throw it out!  It didn’t work, but what did it lead to?  What ideas were redeemable, and what ideas need to be re-evaluated? Continue reading “From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0917 MATH TEAM”

Let’s run a few exercises in prospective hindsight – a mental hack that travels you into the future only to look back on past events (though still in the future) with the clarity of hindsight. 1.  First we jump to September 24, 2024You are pumped for making it onto the bus for NSML #1!  HowContinue reading “From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0910 MATH TEAM”

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Ma-ma-ma-Maaaath Team! Welcome to your weekly MATH TEAM blast, and a warm “aloha” to the 8 new people added to our distribution list. In our first meeting last week, we had 99 students sign in to 5-Star.  Thank you! Two things about that number.  First, the eye-ball test tells me that we had closer to 150Continue reading “From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0827 MATH TEAM”

MATH TEAM, assemble!!! … and a big hello to the 13 new people added to our weekly email blast! This week Tuesday is our first MATH TEAM meeting of the year! For those of you who have been part of our community, we’re excited to see you again!  For those of you who are Spring athletes,Continue reading “From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0820 MATH TEAM”

The shock of school is amazing. Whether you are a freshman about to start your high school career, a senior getting ready to lord over this school, or someone in between, there are a shocking number of questions.  Who will I have lunch with?  Are my teachers going to be any good?  Do I rememberContinue reading “From the Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_0812 MATH TEAM welcomes you back”