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.

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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, we’re excited to have you back!  For those of you who are not sure about coming, well…

Our first meeting tends to draw lots of peeps – certainly big enough for you to come and check it out in the lovely cover of a large crowd.  Be brave! Try something new while a bunch of others are checking out something new too.  No prerequisites and no commitments.  Our first few meetings are a celebration of people and learning under the banner of MATH.  Whether you come on your own or with a buddy, you will leave knowing what MATH TEAM does, how to get involved, and who else is part of MATH TEAM.

Here are some answers to questions I have received in the last few days… hopefully it will make you more confident and excited about Tuesday.
Where do we meet?  Room 1508 / 1510 (a double classroom)
When do we meet?  Tuesday at 3:35 until 4:30 (Every week at this time)
Do I need to be in a certain math class to join?  Any and all students are welcome to learn, compete, and participate in our community events.
Do I need to bring anything?  Nope.  But feel free to bring a friend if that is more comfortable
What will we be doing?  We will introduce events, introduce the staff, talk through all kinds of MATH opportunities for the year, sign up for some events, then play a game from our e-board… with prizes!!!  
What if I don’t know anyone?  No problem.  The MATH TEAM coaches are in the to: line of this email.  Introduce yourself to us at our meeting and we can chat.  Say hello to the e-board members in the cc: line of this email.  They will be the ones wearing name tags and a big smile.  And really, everybody is kinda new… let’s all be the chill, accepting, and joyful person we hope to encounter. =)

see ya at MATH TEAM!
Tuesday 8/20/2024
3:35-4:30
room 1508/1510

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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 remember how to wake up early?  What should I wear to school on the first day?  Where is my school backpack?  

One question you don’t have to answer is, What should I do on Tuesday after school?  MATH TEAM is faithful.  MATH TEAM has been waiting for you.

But not quite yet.  Pace yourself this first week and get used to the mechanic of school.  MATH TEAM will not meet this week.  The coaches (in the to: line) and the e-board (in the cc: line) will take this week to get ready for our first meeting on:

Tuesday.  August 20, 2024.  1508-1510.

So mathlete, have a good first week of school and see you at our first meeting onTuesday, August 20th!

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Four of fifteen finalist teams in the Modeling The Future Challenge finals are from Stevenson! The Modeling the Future Challenge is a real-world competition for high school students that combines math modeling, data analysis, and risk management. The teams conducted their own research project modeling real-world data. The finalists are in the running for $60,000 in scholarships!

Diana Tang (Jr) and Qi Zhang (Jr) comprised Team Calc with the project topic “Fighting Diabetes: An Analysis of Risk and Solutions to America’s Diabetes Crisis.”

Lillian Wang (Jr), Jaden Chen (Jr), Audrey Hong (Jr), and Aaroh Tak (Jr) comprised Team JALA with the project topic “Risk Analysis of the Causes of Food Deserts.”

Angela Guo (Sr), Aaron Gan (Sr), Vidushi Gupta (Sr), Jeffrey Lu (Sr), and Ethan Zhang (Sr) comprised Team Modeling Megaminds with the project topic “The Math Behind the Mass: An Investigation of Obesity Dynamics.”

Vedant Rathi (Sr), Chinmay Bandapalli (Sr), Krish Chatterjee (Sr), and Aarush Katta (Sr) comprised Team Immortal Man with the project topic “Guardians of the Digital Galaxy: Predictive Modeling for Cyberbullying Prevention.”

Watch the finalists announcement below.

Good luck in the finals, Math Modelers!

On Feb. 1, Stevenson traveled to Libertyville High School for the fourth conference meet of the school year. Stevenson either tied for first or placed first outright in all grades on-site, with a first-place, on-site, team total of 282 points out of 350.

Jaden Chen (Jr) had the top site-score among oralist presenters with 46 out of 50 possible points. Amritha Praveen (Fr), Eric Zhang (Fr), Jonathan He (So), and Angela Ho (So) all had perfect papers.

Across the conference, Stevenson had the second-best total team score of the night. Heading into the final conference meet on March 7, Stevenson (1206) trails Walter Payton (1209) by only three points, a single-question difference.

Stevenson hosted the third conference meet of the school year. The team had a great night, placing 1st on-site with 308 out of 350 points. Fremd placed second with 222.

Jaden Chen (Jr) had the top site-score among oralist presenters with 46 out of 50 possible points. Amritha Praveen (Fr), Eric Zhang (Fr), Angela Ho (So), Richard Xu (So), Tamoghna Dutta (Jr), and Lillian Wang (Jr) all had perfect papers.

Across all sites, Stevenson had the best total team score and has retaken first place in the conference, leading Walter Payton by 21 points.

On Nov. 1, Stevenson traveled to Naperville North High School for the second conference meet of the school year. Junior Jaden Chen had the top site score among oralist presenters with 45 out of 50 possible points. The freshman team finished third with 71 out of 75 points. The sophomore team tied for second with 69 points. The senior team also finished third with 58 points.

Jonathan He, Angela Ho, Landon Hutchinson, Austin Ji, Rhubyn Letuchy, Shreyan Sarkar, and Eric Zhang all had perfect papers.

Across all sites, Stevenson had the sixth-best total team score (290/350) and is currently in third place across the conference, 13 points behind first-place Walter Payton!