SEPTEMBER MEETING
Welcome Members!
- Dues and the General Membership Form are due by 9/16.
- If you don't turn in your forms by the deadline, you will receive 1 demerit, but you still must turn in forms and pay the dues to be considered a member and participate in MAO sponsored activities.
- General Membership Form: https://tinyurl.com/maogenmem2223
- Dues: https://tinyurl.com/maodues2223
- Reminder: Seniors must have 0 demerits throughout the year to be eligible for scholarships!
MAO Officer Panel
Co-Presidents
Co-Vice Presidents
Secretaries
Competition Managers
Volunteer Managers
Historian
Anaya Bawiskar & Rushil Shah
Tony Dong & Dylan Yu
Athulya Saravanakumar & Anant Asthana
Michelle Chen & Emma Wu
Videet Mehta & Pooja Shah
Siddarth Duttala
Sponsor
Dr. Marilupe Hren
Monthly Meetings
- This year, all monthly meetings are mandatory! If you can't make a meeting, email us at dullesmualphatheta@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance with a valid excuse.
- We have a morning and afternoon meeting on each meeting day.
- Attending only the meeting isn't worth any points, but attending the activity after the afternoon meeting will give you 0.5 points!
Points and Volunteering
- 7 points are required this semester
- Points can be fulfilled through:
- After Meeting Activities
- Competitions
- A-hall tutoring
- 1 hour is required, but you can do more!
- Attending FMPs
- Complete a substantial work of math on your own (email for approval before you work on it) Ex.
- Study guide over a math topic
- Proposing FMP Curricula
A Hall Tutoring
- 1 hour of A Hall tutoring is required per semester.
- To tutor:
- Ask your teacher if they are free and need help on a specific day
- Sign up for the week you want to tutor on Sign Up Genius https://tinyurl.com/AHallTutoringSignUp2223
- Get an hour slip signed by your teacher https://tinyurl.com/AHallHourSlip
- Upload it to our A Hall tutoring form! https://tinyurl.com/AHallTutoringForm2223
Upcoming Competitions
AMC 10/12
Points: 1.5 points each
- https://tinyurl.com/AMCSignUp2223
- The sign-up deadline is September 16th.
- You have to pay your dues in order to participate!
- AMC 10: 10th Grade and below
- AMC 12: Open to all
- Test will be in-person after school 3-4:30 pm
- Will take place on...
- AMC 10/12 A: November 10, 2022
- AMC 10/12 B: November 16th, 2022
Texas A&M University Math Contest
Points: 2.5
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Sign Up Deadline: 11/4/2022
- Subject Exams: based on your math class (1 point)
- Best Student Exams: general math concepts (1 point)
- Power Team: Work with a team to solve a set of proof-based problems. The problems will be available a week before the contest, and you can work on them until the contest day. (0.5 points)
- Email us the solutions the day of the contest to earn your points
- Buzz Contest: game played at the end of the competition, open to everyone (0.5 points)
- You must submit your solutions to the competition to earn points
HMMT November
Points: 1.5 for participating in only the individual rounds and 3 points for participating in all rounds
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Will be held online or in person on November 12, 2022
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Exact details have not been finalized.
- Individual General Round, Individual Theme Round, Team Round, and Guts Round
- Open to all students who would like to participate
- Teams of 4-6
https://tinyurl.com/hmmt22
Friday Math Practices
- First FMP will be on September 16th.
- Every Friday except those when there are MAO or SNHS meetings
- FMPs will cover various topics such as contest math, math class help, and applied math topics. For example:
- Cryptography
- Linear Algebra
- Graph Theory
- You MUST be paying attention to receive full points :)
- Bring questions of your own to ask!
- Points: 1-1.5 points per practice
- You can earn that extra 0.5 points by answering questions, staying for extra time to ask questions, or when FMPs go on for longer than usual!
Math and Science Night
Friday, November 18th 2022
- In partnership with SNHS and SciNow, we will host a Math and Science Night for elementary and middle schoolers in FBISD
- Participation is mandatory for all members in MAO :)
- You can volunteer by helping set up, tearing down, hosting a booth, making posters, donating food/materials
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Start brainstorming booth ideas with your friends. Some examples include:
- Golden Ratio in Math/architecture
- Fermi Questions
- Tessellation/Origami with Geometry
- Probability with weighted dice
- Cryptography
- Volunteer Sign Ups will be sent out closer to the event
- Cap of 4 points total can be earned!
TShirt Design Contest!
Deadline: September 23rd, 2022
- We are designing new t-shirts this year
- Create a design and email it to us for 1 point! If your design is especially good, we may give you an extra 0.5 points!
- Guidelines:
- Max 3 colors
- For now, club shirts are required to be red or blue
- Must include the club name
- Be as creative as you like, but please make sure the design is school appropriate
- Members will get to vote on the designs
Don't forget to check our website for info! & if you are not receiving emails, make sure to contact us so we can get that fixed ASAP. :)
And for those who have not already, please join our remind @dhsmao2223!!!
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask an officer or email us at dullesmualphatheta@gmail.com :)
Contact
Next Meeting:
October 6th
If you are playing the game, listen to the officers for instructions
If you're not playing the game, you're free to leave once the officers tell you so
Everyone will receive 0.5 pts!
Meeting Activity: Buzz Contest
Everyone get into groups of twenty people. An officer will be at each group to explain the rules of the game.
The Codewords
BANG: The number contains a 5 (in its base-10 representation) or is divisible by 5.
BUZZ: The number contains a 7 (in its base-10 representation) or is divisible by 7.
CRASH: The number is prime.
FIBBI: The number is a Fibonacci number.
Time limit: 10 seconds. Last five people in each group can combine together for the final match.