1.  Hello!
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iokkeiwa

2.  https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=jgdo
Practice 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=kzppamwr
The first session is this Tuesday at 4:30!  For those that signed up, be sure to work through the material.  Get pumped as you train to set a new PR!

4.  https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=ovjplxdhvdxgka
For those that are new, know that we have a sweet website.  Read bios on e-board members and coaches, check out old posts, and look through the results through the years!

See you Tuesday!

3:30 – 4:25 
1500/1502 soph/sr
1508/1510 frosh/jr

4:30 – 5:25
JHOT!!!!

daMathTeam

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. It’ƨ qɒɿt oʇ γoυ lɘɒɿninϱ ʜow Ƨtɘvɘnƨon woɿʞƨ. =) Alƨo tʜiƨ wɘɘʞ, dɘ ɿɘɒbγ to lɘɒɿn moɿɘ on γoυɿ ИƧM⅃ toqiɔ, oɿ qoƨƨidlγ tɒʞinϱ ɒ vɘttinϱ ɔontɘƨt. It’ƨ ƨomɘwʜɒt bɘqɘnbɘnt on tʜɘ γɘɒɿ… in otʜɘɿ woɿbƨ, I’m not ƨυɿɘ. =) 

2. Иɘxt wɘɘʞ ɒʇtɘɿ MATH TƎAM, ovɘɿ 55 oʇ γoυ ʜɒvɘ ƨiϱnɘb υq ʇoɿ ႱHOT!!!! A ʇloob ϱɒtɘ oʇ olγmqiɒnƨ ɒɿɘ on oυɿ wɒγ… =). Iʇ ƨtill intɘɿɘƨtɘb, looʞ ʇoɿ tʜɘ ɘmɒil dlɒƨt ʇɿom lɒƨt wɘɘʞ. 

3. In two wɘɘʞƨ, tʜɘ MATH TƎAM ʜoƨtƨ tʜiɿb to ʇiʇtʜ ϱɿɒbɘɿƨ in oυɿ ɔommυnitγ ʇoɿ tʜɘ MATHɔɒɿnivɒl! 𐐒ɘ qɒɿt oʇ tʜɘ ʇυn! ⅃ɒƨt minυtɘ pυɘƨtionƨ oɿ ʜɘlqɘɿƨ ƨʜoυlb ɘmɒil Mɿ. Ⴇɘɿ (ƨɘɘ to: linɘ) … ɒ looʞ ɒʜɘɒb ƨʜowƨ tʜɒt tʜɘ AMƆ iƨ tʜɘ wɘɘʞ tʜɒt ʇollowƨ, ɒnb oυɿ ƨɘɔonb ИƧM⅃ ɘvɘnt ɒt tʜɘ Univɘɿƨitγ oʇ Ɔʜiɔɒϱo ⅃ɒd ƨɔʜool! … ɒnb tʜɘ wɘɘʞ ɒʇtɘɿ tʜɒt iƨ tʜɘ ƨɘɔonb AMƆ … ʇollowɘb dγ tʜɘ nɘxt olγmqiɒb tɿɒininϱ ƨɘƨƨion tʜɘ wɘɘʞ ɒʇtɘɿ! wɒɒɒʜ!!! ꟻiɿƨt tʜinϱƨ ʇiɿƨt. Wɘɒɿ ƨomɘ mɒtʜ ƨwɒϱ, ϱɘt tɿɒinɘb υq in γoυɿ ИƧM⅃ toqiɔ, tʜɘn lɘt’ƨ tɒʞɘ ɒ ƨwɘɘt γɘɒɿdooʞ qiɔtυɿɘ. =)

See ya Tuesday:
3:30 – 4:25
frosh/jr in 1508/1510
soph/sr in 1500/1502
Then we all head down to the recital hall.  4:30 photo shoot

daMathTeam

Hello amigos!

We get to MATH-amos again manana!
We start-amos with some updates on the Math Carnival
We 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 TEAM
The majority of the time will be in preparing-amos for our next NSML event.  No vetting contents yet… just training-amos and learning-amos with our amigos.

Check your google classrooms for material and get a leg up on the material.
Also be sure to keep attacking-amos AMC questions on your own!  Don’t be picky.  Just load up the 2023 AMC and get to it.  Do problems and check answers.  You really can’t replace experience, and you can microwave gains… just do the work!  Systematically work chronologically backwards to 2022, 2021… as your capacity allows.

We start-amos in smaller rooms!  Hooray!
Hasta manana! 
3:31 – 4:29
frosh/jr: 1508/1510
Soph/sr: 1500/1502

elEquipoDeMatematicas

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 prospective hindsight.  We entertained a thought experiment that allowed us to consider what was done to be successful in NSML #1.  How did it go?   Take a look

On Tuesday we will celebrate the successes we had from our downtown Chicago trip and pass out some ribbons.  We definitely celebrate the effort that led to success

2.  But we know that ribbons and standings are a symbol of one point in time.  We can’t get attached to that.  Take a look at the Topics for NSML #2

We want YOU to be part of our south-side Chicago trip to the University of Chicago on November 7.

3.  While we prepare for NSML #2, we are also preparing for our largest community service event for MATH TEAM: The Math Carnival.   We will devote the first 20 minutes of our meeting this week to forming groups and organizing ourselves for the October 29 event.

4.  The AMC competition is also around the corner.  So not only are we preparing for NSML #1, preparing for the Math Carnival, we also want to help you prepare for the AMC.  If you are taking the AMC 10, it’s time to turn on the grind and power through problems

If you are taking the AMC 12, it’s time to turn on the grind and power though problems

And in order to help you prepare, and to get pumped, we will be holding extra sessions to prepare for the AMC and the AIME.  Our first extra training session will be on October 22.  For interested parties, carve out time and plan to take the 5:30 bus.  

That’s it for now. See ya tomorrow.

Tuesday: 1001
3:31-4:29
1500/1502 All grade levels start in that room. 
We will then shortly after meet in different rooms to introduce the next topic.
daMathTeam

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 so many of us, we have met this goal of improvement.  Take pride in that.  

On Tuesday we will do one last push in probability preparation with everyone in MATH TEAM.  We will learn through problems together, share strategies for different problems, and again enjoy the feeling of getting questions right.  

We will also juggle the room assignments a bit.
Frosh / Senior.  1508 / 1510
Soph / Jr.  1500 / 1502

Come meet us on Tuesday as we prepare and make announcements regarding the folks going to NSML #1.

9/24/2024
3:29 – 4:29
Frosh / Senior.  1508 / 1510
Soph / Jr.  1500 / 1502

daMathTeam

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?  Did you loosen up rigid ways of looking at things?  
When you’re learning, don’t worry about being right.  Focus on generating ideas and finding patterns in the problems you see.  Alternate ways to consider a problem are always present if one bothers to look for them.  Trust that the improvement is happening.

So be encouraged!  Pick up another problem set from the google classroom and work!  Work! WORK!  
That kid that is amazing at violin… you know what that kid does a lot?  practice.
That kid that is amazing at volleyball… you know what that kid does a lot?  Practice.
That kid that is amazing at math… you know what that kid does a lot?  PRACTICE!

Your coaches are giving you the right problems.  You got to go and practice with them.
Those problem sets are simply the difference between what you have and what you want… 

Now to some announcements.
This Tuesday, we are going to bring the whole gang together in room 1508/1510 for the first 20 minutes.  Yup… bring the chaos.  Frosh/Soph/Jr/Sr grades will meet in room 1508/1510 to start our meeting.  There we will formally introduce our first community service event: The Math Carnival.  =).  It’s going to be amazing.  Take joy in being the reason.
After our announcements, we will spread out into our separate rooms: Sophomores in 1500.  Seniors in 1502.  Juniors in 1506.  Freshment in 1508/1510.  In those rooms we will be taking our second vetting contest or reviewing probability strategies, depending on your grade level. 

We are 10 days away from NSML 1!  Time to lock in.

See ya Tuesday, September 17, 2024
1508/1510. frosh/soph/jr/sr
3:33 – 4:29

daMathTeam

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, 2024
You are pumped for making it onto the bus for NSML #1!  How did you get here?  By grinding out problems on your own since early September.  By studying a few more contests on your google classroom.  There are plenty of smart kiddos at your grade level, but the extra moments of work is what distinguishes your abilities.  You’re glad you put in the time to learn a few more ideas and make it onto the bus.

2.  Next we jump to September 25, 2024
You handed in your contest a few minutes ago and are now talking to the other Patriots at your grade level.  Crazy!  You think you got all the questions right!  One of the extra ideas from your coaches and some of the extra problems from e-board members prove to be crazy useful, and you scooped up a ton of points for SHS!  =)  You took your time and feel great about your effort.

3.  It’s 10 PM on September 25, 2024
Hundreds of mathletes across the Chicagoland area are refreshing the NSML site… and it looks like Stevenson is at the top of the rankings!  Crazy!  You’re pumped to be part of the reason why.  Whether you made it on the bus or not, you have been studying probability, you have been giving and receiving ideas from other patriot mathletes, and you know you can handle yourself a bit better when it comes to probability.  

So there it is, with the benefit of hindsight, know that it is worth it to work out another contest, to muddle through a SINGLE! problem for over 20 minutes until it makes sense, to read up on different resources related to probability.  Let’s do it!  With the clarity of hindsight, I encourage you to go to your google classroom and crank out another problem!  

There is such a peculiar and specific joy in making mathematics bow to your will.  Go get it!

On Tuesday, most grade levels will have their first of a few contests that will simulate the testing environment and also help coaches make decisions on who makes the bus.  Get excited!

Winning Tuesday, 9/10/2024
3:35 – 4:30
1500/1502 Frosh / Jr
1508/1510 Soph / Sr

daMathTeam

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hWen oyu ocme abck uTesday, ew iwll erunite ni AMTH ETAM ufn.

nOce gaain, ew iwll emet ni esparate oroms, iwth:
rfosh/rj: 1508/1510
osph/rs: 1500/1502

eW iwll psend a omment ot atlk baout hte roalist veent nad atke a usrvey ofr htose htat rae niterested.  eW iwll laso nitroduce a efw enw poportunities ot ehlp oyu rpepare ofr hte MAC omcing ni oNovember.

d’I rwite omre, ubt ti si evry ahrd ot rwite htis m-eail.  )=

ese oyu uTesday!

9/3/2024
rfosh/rj: 1508/1510
osph/rs: 1500/1502

adMathTeam

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 150 kids.  Second, from our sample of 6 e-board members (names seen in the cc: line), only (gulp) 3 signed up in 5-Star last week.  That makes our numbers possibly as high as 200… a hilariously large number of students. =). As we start up our meeting this week Tuesday, please be sure to login to 5Star as that is how we build out our official roster.

To have a little bit more elbow room and be a little bit less of a fire hazard,  we will split into two double rooms. In fact, we usually split into multiple rooms throughout the year so that we can give everyone a bit more attention.  This week:
Freshmen and Juniors will be in room 1508/1510
Sophomores and Seniors will be in room 1500/1502

Please come out this week so that we can make sure you are on our roster, make sure you are in the correct google classroom, and to receive a field trip form that works for the whole year.  We hope you can make it to one or more of our various competitions, but in order to be eligible, we will need that field trip form.

Most of our time Tuesday will be spent practicing and hearing from coaches or e-board members about our first topic: Probability.

More specifically: 
Frosh: Counting Basics and Simple Probability: The emphasis is on organized thinking, not using formulas. May include tree type problems, combinations, and permutations. Any calculator (even CAS) is allowed.
Soph: Geometric Probability: Standard treatment of probability problems with continuous variables using ratios of lengths, areas, and volumes. Any calculator (even CAS) is allowed.
Jr: Probability: The standard treatment of probability. It may include combinations, permutations, mutually exclusive events, dependent and independent events, conditional probability, and expected value. Does not include binomial distribution. Any calculator (even CAS) is allowed.
Sr: Probability: May include combinations, permutations, mutually exclusive events, dependent and independent events, conditional probability, Bayes’ Theorem, binomial distribution, expected value, and geometric probability. Any calculator (even CAS) is allowed.

Please bring your calculators Tuesday!  For those that want to dabble with the TI nSpire CAS calculators, please speak with Mr. Anderson or myself during our meeting.

See you Tuesday
8/27/2024
3:35 – 4:30
Freshmen and Juniors in room 1508/1510
Sophomores and Seniors in room 1500/1502

In the meantime, wash your hands a lot and do your best to stay healthy.  I’m pretty sure 5 out of every 4 Stevenson students are mildly sick right now.

daMathTeam