Candid Student Reports

The following (emails) were written by members of the Math Explorations, Session B during the second session of theprogram. Some elements may have been removed for various reasons, but the text that remains is in the student's own words.

Today was ok we learned about binary code, and started to learn about
how base 1-10 worked.


Jon

I like it when you make us think. And try to help us when we need
help, and not giving us the answers when we can figure it out. You give
hints of what we have learned.


Jikai

Today we did something a little bit different from yesterday. We used
Euler Examples to help create paths and circuits. Some of the examples
were difficult and it took me a while to answer them. Near the end of
class we drew maps. The reason for drawing maps was that we were trying to
find out if there was any way that you could draw a map using more than
four colors. Class was really interesting today.


Le'Roy

I thought todays class was extremely boring. I learned nothing
because since the new math that we have at school is integrated we already
have learned everything already. I was trying my best to be nice and pay
attention, but the class was about something I have known for a while and
I felt that I shouldn't have to learn it again.


Lauren

Today was my first day.  Math Explorations was really fun.  I liked
what we did.  The kids taking pictures were very distracting.


Maggie

Today we did puzzles and found easier ways to solve them. They didn't
put me to sleep, but I didn't love them. The best part was inventing maps
that had to have five colors so the same colors didn't touch. I really
liked it.


Ellen

I liked todays lesson about the maps and how exiting you made it.  


Tyrone

Todays message is coded to find out what I have said write on a piece of
paper 1 through 26.  Write the alphabet backwards starting with "z" and
ending at "a" ligning up the letters, good luck if you choose to try.
   7,12,23,26,2  4,22 23,18,23  22,6,15,22,9  11,26,7,19,8,
    24,18,9,24,6,18,7,8,  26,13,23 14,26,11,8.  18,7  4,26,8  21,6,13
    26,13,23  24,19,26,15,15,22,13,20,18,13,20.  8,12,9,9,2  7,19,18,8
    18,8  8,19,12,9,7.        I may have missed a few numbers.

Will