My day at math camp July 21,2008
Cubular and Circleish

  Today was my first full day at math camp. Today one of the things that we studied was the golden ratio, otherwise known as Phi.We also studied the Fibonacci sequence to help us better understand the workings of the golden ratio.The sequence helps us to understand the golden ratio because when you divide the previous number in the sequence by the number that you have just reached you get a number close to Phi. And as you keep dividing and get further into this infinite sequence you get closer and closer to Phi.
   We also studied linear and quadratical equations. These equations help to graph locations with lines and points.
   Even though you might think that math campsounds like a snore, it's not. For instance, today, on the computer, we used a geometry program to create tessellations.Basically, a tessellation a repeated image that fits together because of its congruent sides. The finished productlooks really cool!
   Well, I really must get back to mathematicianing. Bye!
    My day at math camp, July 22,2008
Today our class was very honored to get a visit from the writer of a polynomiography software program. The program is mainly made to help the user form polynomiographical equationsthat create images according to the equation. There is also a part in the program where the user just has to type a maximum of seven random numbers into the number box,compute,and calculate to get a polynomial. My favorite part of the program was where I could click random points on the green canvas to form the points of the polynomial and then the user clicks calculate to see the polynomial that they have just created.
I believe that it is wonderful for us young ladies to get the opportunity to study what interests us.  This is because for a while, women weren't allowed to get an education and I think that some people take for granted the opportunities that we get today. That is why I am so thankful for  girls plus math.
tessellations click here for a sweet tessellations link.
Pascal's Triangle! click to see a website all about Pascal's triangle.
My day at math camp,July 22,2008
Today we had an engineer visit our class named Stephanie Jones . She graduated from the University of Illinois. She is presently working on her MBA at WIU. She told us about how she was the president of a company called Paul Willi. I also found it upsetting that since the company Paul Willi was owned by a woman it was called disadvantaged. But, I guess I'll just have to get over it.
We also worked wih polydrons, which are plastic 2-dimensional shapes that we turned into 3-dinensional shapes. I found them very interesting.
Ta Ta for now!!!!! : )

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This green and red polynomial is a number polynomial that I made by typing the numer 1996 into the number explorer.
This polynomial was made by forming a polynomial equation.
My day at math camp, July 23,2008
Today was christmas in July. I know, it sounds absolutely weird, but it's true. So, today being a holiday our entire class ate Christmas copokies and we sang The Twelve Days of  Christmas and did the math problem for the Twelve Days of Christmas to see how many gifts the guy who wrote the song got from his true love. We figured out that the person got 364 gifts in all.
Today we also started an origami project that uses twelve pieces of colored origami paper to make a box with other pieces of origami paper sticking out of it. I know that isn't a very good description but this piece of origami is really hard to describe. I really am enjoying math camp, and I have learned so much about math this week. Even though I really miss my family I have enjoyed this week immensely and I hope to come back again. (Super Teddy agrees. ) Yes, I have a teddy bear named Super Teddy. Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )

The twelve days of christmas
click here to see how many presents that guy really got
click here for a polyhedrons link
click here for M.C.Escher tessellations
click here for some awesome sudoku puzzles
click here to play a game of mastermind.
Click here tolesrn about Fibonacci and the golden ratio.