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International Science Engagement Challenge – Free! App due 5/10!

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Post date May 4, 2020
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I just came across this awesome and FREE summer opportunity!

International Science Engagement Challenge (ISEC) is a summer camp developed to bring together young science enthusiasts from around the world.

Online ISEC 2020 will be free of charge and is open to students between the ages of 16 and 24.

Applications are due by May 10th, although early application is preferred.

Students will take part in a short, two-week research project of their choice, while collaborating with 1-2 project partners. In addition to learning science and research methods, this will be an opportunity to learn a little more about the cultures of other ISEC participants.

We have many enthusiastic mentors with knowledge in a wide variety of fields, including Astronomy, Astrochemistry, Biology (Computational Biology and Genetics), Climate Change, Coding and Computer Science, Environmental Sciences, Geochemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, and Physics (Astrophysics, Quantum Mechanics, Particle Physics & Thermodynamics).

Online ISEC will take place between June 29th and July 26th, with each participant starting their two-week project either on June 29th, July 6th, or July 13th, depending on their own personal schedules, as well as that of their mentor. This means that for a student starting a project on June 29th, their Online ISEC session will run until July 12th. You can find more information, including the application form, at https://summeratisec.org/online-isec/.

This Week in Math

This Week in Math (4/28/20)

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Post date April 28, 2020
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Here’s what’s been going on in the world of math!

Aaron Hammer ’24 was the top finisher of the New England Math League, Algebra 1 division! Congratulations Aaron! The competitions problems and answers are online right here. [Just the problems can be viewed here.]

Two new HowsLifeHowsMath.com posts are now online:

A reminder from Mrs. Hill about the Math Resource Center!

Don’t forget! The Math Resource Center is still here to help you this spring! We have tutors on duty this week during the following times:

Tuesday: D,E,F2,G, and A periods

Wednesday: C and D periods

Thursday: E,F,G2,A, and B periods

Friday: D,E2,F, and G periods

They can help you with all your homework and study questions! Just use the link to access the MRC Zoom meeting.

Some articles from the world of math worth checking out:

Matheminecraft: Where math and Minecraft meet
- “Mathematician David Strütt, a scientific collaborator at EPFL, worked for four months to develop Matheminecraft, a math video game in Minecraft”
Those Damn Denominators
- “Life is messy. Numbers are neat. Or so I’ve liked to think. Math has been a comfort zone in times of confusion, a way to pick out signals in the noise, see patterns in chaos. At the least, it could provide a sense of boundaries, scaffolding, a handhold. With a little help from math, we can begin to grasp even concepts we’ll never really grok.”

The answers for the 3rd round of problems of the week are now online! What cool problems! The 4th round of problems will be sent out soon!

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This Week in Math

This Week in Math (4/20/20)

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Post date April 20, 2020
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Lots going on in the world of math!

The Algebra 1 round of the New England Math League is now online right here! Anyone is welcome to participate! Send answers to Mr. Seamon by Sunday, 4/26 @ 6pm EST!

The deadline for the most recent round of problems of the week has been extended to Sunday, 4/26 @ 6pm EST! You have another 7 days to work on the problems!

Two new HowsLifeHowsMath.com blog posts are now online:

Dyeing Fabric With Tea by Noel
Running Away by Nat

Here are some recent math articles that’re worth checking out!

One of the two John Horton problems:

[To clarify: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, and j are all single digits. Each digit from 0 to 9 is represented by exactly one letter. The number abcdefghij is a ten-digit number whose first digit is a, second digit is b, and so on. It does not mean that you multiply a x b x c x…]

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Students

Wake Up Williston Announcement!

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Post date April 17, 2020
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Check out our slot in the ultra-amazing Wake Up Williston show! (It starts at 16:23.)

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This Week in Math

This Week in Math (4/13/20)

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Post date April 13, 2020
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Welcome to the 1st of what will be weekly updates from the world of math? Please send any items you’d like included in these posts to Mr. Seamon!

Lots of awesome things are going on in the world of math!

Jack Berrien answered the most week 1 problems of the week correctly! Congratulations Jack! The problems and solutions for week 1 are right here.

The week 2 problems of the week are now available! Solutions are due by Monday, 4/20 at 6pm EST. Like this week, the winner gets a SUPER cool Buffy sticker!

A couple new blog posts are now online!

Smile at the Supermarket 🙂 by Ciara
Stress Baking by Guillermo
Daily Puzzles by Jonathan

Congratulations to the math Students of the 2nd trimester! You can read all about them right here.

You can read about the students of the 1st trimester right here.

Remember, the Virtual Math Resource Center is here to help! From Mrs. Hill:

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all staying healthy and happy! Don’t forget, if you have questions about the math assignments you’re working on, there is still lots of help available to you. During this Green week, the virtual MRC will be running at the following times (all EDT):

Monday: F,G,A2,and B

Tuesday: D,E,F2,G,A, and during study hall

Wednesday: C and D periods

Thursday: F,G2,A, and B

Friday: D,E2,F, and G

Just go to this Zoom link, enter password 1841, and help will be waiting!

Looking for additional math tutoring support in Algebra 1 or Algebra II? This just in from Nikhil Sierros:

My name is Nikhil. I am a junior in the Upper School at Williston and I recently started a math tutoring program called ASAP Math Tutoring. The program is intended to provide free math tutoring to algebra students in Williston and the local community who need assistance. In my own math class, I understand that learning can be more challenging without physically being in a classroom environment. Math is a cumulative subject that will carry on throughout our high school years and so, it is very important that we understand our current material in order to be prepared for next year’s math class. If anyone is interested in assistance with Algebra I or II, the link to my website is asapmathtutoring.weebly.com, where you can schedule an appointment time. I look forward to connecting with you!

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Faculty

Extraordinary

The Williston faculty is extraordinary. Yesterday morning we joined together in our first virtual meeting of the year and it was full of energy, enthusiasm and hope. We are realistic about what we’re experiencing and what’s to come, but we haven’t changed an iota of who and what are (amazing) or our focus (our students).