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--Don Stenberg
"Don stole my quote."
--John-Paul Wilson
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--Todd Stohs
The official website of Irving Mathcounts.
The National competition is complete. I finally have results and they are shown below. I extend my gratitude to the Mathcounts organization for the use of the information and graphics from their web pages on my page.
+-*/ The following question has nothing to do with Mathcounts, but I'd like to see if people can figure it out. +-*/
Decide which of the three following expressions is the greatest and explain:
#1. 4*(1-1/3+1/5-1/7+1/9...)
#2. 1/0!+1/1!+1/2!+1/3!...
#3. 3
Answers here.
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Stats from Nationals:
- Team placing:
- Massachesetts: Coach Heidi Johnson
- Indiana
- California
- New Jersey
- Wisconsin
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Colorado
- Virginia
- Florida
- Individual placing:
- Zhihao Liu: Wisconsin
- Reid Barton: Massachusetts
- Austin Shapiro: California
- Andrew Chi: Indiana
- Jeffrey Chang: Maryland
- Michael Church: Pennsylvania
- Yuran Lu: Maine
- Michael Asmar: Michigan
- Clayton Critcher: Louisiana
- Samuel Shapero: Kentucky
Ryan Haase placed a respectable 31st as Captain of the Nebraska team. I don't have the placings of the team or the other team members at this time, but I will put it up when the information becomes available. I extend my congratulations to all of them for their commendable job.
Stats for Nebraska:
- Team placing:
- Lux Middle School: Leona Penner
- Irving Middle School: Susie Watson
- Omaha Westside Middle School
- McMillan Magnet Center
- Individual placing:
- Ryan Haase: Lux
- Elizabeth Greer: St. Martin Mary
- Jason Strauch: Mitchell
- Robert Lefferts:Irving
This page was created and produced by Todd Stohs, former Irving Mathlete and State Champion. Please e-mail me with any questions or comments.
