Math Stuff
I havent written anytrhing for a while, but I'm finally gonna unload about ARML, AIMEs, Scholastic Bowl, etc etc etc.
Lets see....last week, ARML tryouts...I got 13 out of 24, which is a little under what my goal was, but the test was harder than usual. Made the A/B team, which I was pretty happy about. I've already done my whole homework problem set, and am so ready for the first practice.
No really exciting problems this year. Last year, there were a coupld of really good problems, but nothing really cool this year.
P.S. Four other kids from my school made various teams, plus I already know a bunch of people who were on the d team last year. Should be a party.
Scho Bowl Regionals ... Morton Forfeitied, and we got the living crap beat out of us by Fenwick. They have a good team.
AIMEs...Note: AIME answers are available at http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e7-aime/e7-1-aimearchive/2005-aa/05answersaime1.html. Looks like I got a 10, which is much better than I expected. I was able to avoid careless mistakes, which always helps.
If I am taking the USAMO, I can't wait! Nothing excites me more than sitting in a room for 9 hours over 2 days writing 6 essays about how to do 6 problems which I don't know how to do. I figure I'll attempt one for a while, give up, and then make pretty pictures with my compass.
Again, no really good problems this year. And, the general consensus of the AIME experts on ArtofProblemSolving.com is that this was easier than most years.
Last night, there was a math team meet. Our school had a total of ten people going. We had three people taking the sophomore test, and the top three scores count. And somehow, we still got second place.
I need an explanation. The last question of the test was:
Al and Bill agree to arrive at a cafe seperately at a random time between 6 and 7 pm. They also agree to wait 40 minutes for the other, and if the other does not show up in 40 minutes, they leave. What is the probablility they will end up meeting each other.
My friend tried to do this problem using limits. He got the wrong answer. If anyone has ANY IDEA how one could possibly do this with limits, LET ME KNOW. I'm interested in how he thought he could do this.
I'm out
JB
PS: JBlover, (Danny or Ben or Luke or Pat or Mike), why do you insist on posting bogus comments in my comments section?
posted by Jack @ 6:46 PM
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9 Comments:
hey john binder, jblover is actually a bunch of people. we all know the password. and we all love you. this is nate right now, but it will surely be someone else later. will you sign my yearbook?
yes nate, i will sign your yearbook.
JB
Hey, Binder. I may need some help with some of those little ARML problemy things, and I may try to check my answers to yours when I have time to go online and what not. (If you're wondering who the hell this is, I'm Liz D.)
I was just thinking that you need to find a Kemps/Spades partner. Too bad it won't be just like the good old days.
Great job at ARMLs and Conference and what-not... I would have told you so at Conference, but it was a mess and I couldn't just randomly hold my whole bus up to say hi and what not.
Oh, yeah, I'm taking a picture of you next Wednesday to prove that you look just like another of my friends (who I'll also take a picture of on Wednesday).
Liz
So, to continue my insanely large comment: You are going to take the USAMO with your insanely high score on both the AMC 12 and the AIME.
In response to doing that question with limits, I say WTF?! I did that with a silly little graph, on the x-axis was one person's waiting and the y-axis had the other person's waiting. Wrhysktahr, I hope you get what I'm saying, as waiting is the most untechnical term-y thing ever.
Liz
I think the answer to the one we were talking about is 1?
math is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jack, you may have scored a 10, while I scored a 3, but I correctly guessed one of the answers. Consider the odds, 1000 possibilities, one right, and I did it. How many did you guess right? Looks like JBlover 1, Jack 0 on that.
PS. I still love you like a fat kid loves cake JB.
JB you missed an excellent St. Patties party, and i invited you to it. You declined, like always, what else is new. We love you jb you've gotta get your ass out into the world. Trust us, we'll have some good times.
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