From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_1022 MATH TEAM

1.  Hello!https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iokkeiwa 2.  https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=jgdoPractice and training continues this week!  Many levels will be having their first in-person vetting contest.  Study up on your topic and find your way onto the bus!!! 3.  https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=kzppamwrThe first session is this Tuesday at 4:30!  For those that signed up, be sure to work through the material.  Get pumped as you trainContinue reading “From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_1022 MATH TEAM”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_1015 MATH TEAM

Two wɘɘʞƨ ɒϱo on qɒlinbɿomɘ bɒγ (1001), tʜiƨ woυlb ʜɒvɘ dɘɘn moɿɘ timɘlγ… oʜ wɘll, ϱoob ibɘɒƨ lɒtɘ iƨ dɘttɘɿ tʜɒn no ibɘɒ ɘvɘɿ.  ummmm… for those that can’t handle this.  Copy the email,  paste here, and ask for mirror text. =) https://www.textfixer.com/tools/reverse-text-generator.php It’ƨ ɒ dυƨγ tʜɿɘɘ wɘɘʞƨ in ɒ ɿow.  1. Tʜiƨ wɘɘʞ, wɘɒɿ ƨomɘ Ƨtɘvɘnƨon Ƨwɒϱ to MATH TƎAM. At 4:25, wɘ will ɒll ƨtɒɿt ʜɘɒbinϱ bown to tʜɘ ɿɘɔitɒl ʜɒll to tɒʞɘ oυɿ γɘɒɿdooʞ qiɔtυɿɘ! MATH TƎAM ƨʜiɿt? Ǝvɘn dɘttɘɿ! Iʇ γoυ ʜɒvɘ nɘvɘɿ tɒʞɘn tʜɘ ƨυqɘɿ lɒtɘ dυƨ, ɔonƨibɘɿ tɒʞinϱ it tomoɿɿow.Continue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_1015 MATH TEAM”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_1008 MATH TEAM

Hello amigos! We get to MATH-amos again manana!We start-amos with some updates on the Math CarnivalWe then sign-up-amos for a special AMC/AIME/USAMO training.  The first event is onOctober 22, from 4:30 – 5:30, right after MATH TEAMThe majority of the time will be in preparing-amos for our next NSML event.  No vetting contents yet… just training-amosContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_1008 MATH TEAM”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_1001

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”

Sep. 25, 2024 – NSML Meet 1 Results

On September 25, Stevenson traveled to Walter Payton College Prep for the first conference meet of the school year. The Stevenson freshman, sophomore, and senior teams all had a perfect night, earning 75 out of 75 points! The junior team and oral presenter took second place among on-site teams. Adhijyot Chadha (Fr), Debarghya Das (Fr), Amarjot Singh (Fr), Wenhan Li (So), Amritha Praveen (So),Continue reading “Sep. 25, 2024 – NSML Meet 1 Results”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2024_0924

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”

From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0917 MATH TEAM

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”

From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0910 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”

From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0903 AMTH ETAM

hTree ady ewekend.  I adre oyu ot ifnd a ebtter rtio fo owrds. hWen oyu ocme abck uTesday, ew iwll erunite ni AMTH ETAM ufn. nOce gaain, ew iwll emet ni esparate oroms, iwth:rfosh/rj: 1508/1510osph/rs: 1500/1502 eW iwll psend a omment ot atlk baout hte roalist veent nad atke a usrvey ofr htose htat rae niterested.  eW iwllContinue reading “From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0903 AMTH ETAM”

From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2024_0827 MATH TEAM

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”