Grade 9-12 | Math Week — π Day — Find the Beauty of Math

Grade 9-12 | Pi-Day

Again we arrive at March 14, 2019, the renowned Pi Day. The math teachers began action early—from math raps and math videos that begun several weeks ago, to the “Beauty of Math” art exhibition set up in the lobby lately, and to the difficult questions and the number cards everywhere in the hallways, Pi Day has an abundant variety of activities that stimulates students’ interest.

But the most anticipated activity is probably the Math Knockout competition that began noon March 14. As the questions on the lobby screen scrolled past, the contestants quickly pressed their calculators and wrote down the answers; the audience discussed the questions on the board enthusiastically. The first team to finish calculations quickly slid the paper with the answer on it into the answer box, and the other team followed shortly after. As the host announced the answer, the correct team cheered in celebration, and the other tensed in preparation for the next question.

This particular activity is the courtesy of all the math teachers and the student organization STEM Doge Daily. Its purpose is to motivate students’ passion and understanding of math. As an activity involving many grades, Math Knockout will continue until the end of April, when the final winners of each grade will be determined. Student Frank Linfrom 11(1A) comments: “Initially, I just took part in these activities with the feeling of trying. The processes of discussing, applying and solving math puzzles were so exciting and interesting.”

Teachers approve of the activity too. Teacher Ella Gao comments: “There’s no doubt that the charm of Math is everywhere in our lives! This Pi day is a great way to introduce a seemingly complicated mathematical concept to students who are not interested in Math. Now that Pi Day is becoming a school tradition, We hope all the students enjoyed their time playing with mathematics!”

This activity was very successful, stimulating students’ participation and interest. Let us continue to anticipate the following competitions!Written by 11(1B) Lily Peng

Pictures by: 11(8) Tiffany Hung

Supervised by: Hazel Gu

9-12年級 | 歡度圓周率日——在生活中發現數學的美

自國際數學家聯盟將3月14日定為國際數學節暨國際圓周率日以來，該節日已有9年歷史了，而慶祝圓周率日一直是我校高中段的傳統。今年，除了3月14日當天活動外，整個三月和四月都充滿了富有數學氣息的活動。

“數學家的微電影”、“數學說唱”、“數學之美藝術創作”等比賽，貫穿整個3月；3V3淘汰賽則將持續三、四兩個月。而所有活動的高潮出現在3月14日。

當天，9-12年級學生在教學樓尋找“314”的身影，在燈謎前駐足思考。而Math Knockout活動則讓氣氛達到沸點。午間時分，大堂屏幕上播放著題目，雙方隊員眼睛盯著大屏幕，腦袋里飛速運轉，只要一想到答案就立即寫好放進答題箱，隨著主持人公布答案，現場不斷爆發出震耳的歡呼或惋惜聲。

一天下來，學生們都感覺意猶未盡。11年級一位同學說：“最初只是抱著試一試的心情參加這些活動，沒想到和大家一起討論、應用和解答數學謎題這個過程即刺激又有趣。”老師們也十分贊成把數學延伸到生活中這一做法，他們認為這種創新有利于學生在日常鍛煉和提高數學能力。

作為學校傳統活動的圓周率日提供了同學們一個了解，即使復雜的數學概念也充滿趣味的機會。讓我們以圓周率日為基點，保持發現的眼睛，在課堂內、課堂外感受數學的奇妙與美好！

文：11(1B)彭莉俐

圖：11(8)洪庭萱

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