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年级 | 欢度圆周率日——在生活中发现数学的美

自国际数学家联盟将3月14日定为国际数学节暨国际圆周率日以来，该节日已有9年历史了，而庆祝圆周率日一直是我校高中段的传统。今年，除了3月14日当天活动外，整个三月和四月都充满了富有数学气息的活动。

“数学家的微电影”、“数学说唱”、“数学之美艺术创作”等比赛，贯穿整个3月；3V3淘汰赛则将持续三、四两个月。而所有活动的高潮出现在3月14日。

当天，9-12年级学生在教学楼寻找“314”的身影，在灯谜前驻足思考。而Math Knockout活动则让气氛达到沸点。午间时分，大堂屏幕上播放着题目，双方队员眼睛盯着大屏幕，脑袋里飞速运转，只要一想到答案就立即写好放进答题箱，随着主持人公布答案，现场不断爆发出震耳的欢呼或惋惜声。

一天下来，学生们都感觉意犹未尽。11年级一位同学说：“最初只是抱着试一试的心情参加这些活动，没想到和大家一起讨论、应用和解答数学谜题这个过程即刺激又有趣。”老师们也十分赞成把数学延伸到生活中这一做法，他们认为这种创新有利于学生在日常锻炼和提高数学能力。

作为学校传统活动的圆周率日提供了同学们一个了解，即使复杂的数学概念也充满趣味的机会。让我们以圆周率日为基点，保持发现的眼睛，在课堂内、课堂外感受数学的奇妙与美好！

文：11(1B)彭莉俐

图：11(8)洪庭萱

指导老师：顾悦文