Math is Cool! (Is it?)
The first part was the Mental Math contest. It was a series of 8 questions of mental math, with only 30 seconds for each one. Lots of people got messed up when the test proctor asked what was 35*26. Everybody forgot about the numbers so fast probably nobody but me got the question right. I was most likely the only one who calculated that correctly in my head in <30 seconds.
The second part was the Individual contest. It wasn't that hard, but Kevin and Patrick Fan got the last problem wrong. The third part was the Team contest. I'm not happy to say this, but Kevin and Patrick Fan just started running around after they were done. The relay was not so good, either. Patrick Fan took a lot of our precious five minutes doodling on the first page!!! This took away a lot of time - the rest of us had to finish in less than a minute!
The final part was the College Bowl. It was fun. We won all the rounds. I was the best at it, as I am awesome at mental math. I calculated a lot of answers. We pulled the string on the buzzer, competing against the opponent for time and speed. It was really exciting.
All in all, it was a great competition and a fun one too!
Here's a good article!
Can You Hear Me Now? Cellphone Satellites Phone Home : NPR
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