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since there been a lot of math questions and topics and riddles lately, let's do something fun and have a math contest. All the participants will be split into teams in a way every team is balance and has about an equal chance of winning.

If you want to participate, then reply to this thread and also state the last few math classes u took. everyones encourage to join.

A judge (SM-Count) will then decide which team has the most correct answers will be declared winner.

Team leaders will be selected based on activeness and competence in math. If someone in the same team disputes the solution within the team, then the team captain will have the final discretion of which answer he/she thinks is correct for submission.

anyways, reply if u want to participate.


-Current Participiants-
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Thiefz
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SM-Count (Judge/Host)
Me -(Assistant Judge/Host)

Last Updated: 9/24

We need more participants to make this fun!
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A math contest?!?...ugh damn math :banghead:


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Sign me up.

( also how we wil ldetermine everyones math level? and make sure that no one will cheat? )

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count me in too. last math class taken was algebra II

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tedtwilliger wrote:Sign me up.

( also how we wil ldetermine everyones math level? and make sure that no one will cheat? )


i asked people to post their last few math classes they took. for your 2nd question, how?


Tasdik wrote:A math contest?!?...ugh damn math :banghead:


:roll:


questions will mostly be fun real life math problems not some obscure boring stuff.



come on people, sign up... show the spirit
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Oh well i finished 2 unit ( advanced ) math like a year ago or something..? >_>

and cheating would be quite easy. go on the net, find out equations and solutions to similar problems and apply them to the question. Unless we are going off the "honesty" system.

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I'd join. Even though im not good in Math, but logic.
Dont even think about posting an equation 5th degree :P
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I'm in. 8)
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sure, count me in xD
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I can be host. I can always write a diagnosis test of 10(ish) questions that tests each level of math starting from algebra 2 - pre-calc. I don't think calc is gonna be much fun since you can't brute calc so some will be left out.

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Well I might wanna take part but im doing Math B + D - 4th grade VWO (the dutch system), so i dont have much experience...
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Havent done much since I dropped out of Applied Physics in Uni, 5 years ago. Il have a bash tho.
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sure, for now im in.
currently taking first term of calculus.

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SM-Count wrote:I can be host. I can always write a diagnosis test of 10(ish) questions that tests each level of math starting from algebra 2 - pre-calc. I don't think calc is gonna be much fun since you can't brute calc so some will be left out.


That's great. I will updated the first thread.

tedtwilliger wrote:Oh well i finished 2 unit ( advanced ) math like a year ago or something..? >_>

and cheating would be quite easy. go on the net, find out equations and solutions to similar problems and apply them to the question. Unless we are going off the "honesty" system.


i don't think you can go on the internet and google the question since it'll be special questions that aren't on google and the phrases will be changed around. people can go and google for reference, but it probably won't do much. either u know how to do it or u dont.

SM-Count and I are going to give about 10-15 problems (to be determined) and the questions will be split into about a third easy, medium, high medium, and ONE very hard questions :P

anyways, we need more people. ask your friends/guildmates or SRF mates to join to get this going.
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i am intrigued...
somehow i have the feeling someone is gonna post their math homework...
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crazyskwrls wrote:i am intrigued...
somehow i have the feeling someone is gonna post their math homework...


participants can't submit HW questions.

SM-Count and I will make up own questions or use books to get the questions to be asked.

on the other hand, do u guys think each team should be able to submit one and only one math question to the question pool?

and are u joining crazy?
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There will be no homework, only myself and icm will post the questions and I will try my best to make the original as well as varying in difficulty.

The only thing I can think of guarding against cheating is a time limit, that and original questions which I can think up easy and will be somewhat unique. There's no reward for winning yet so there's no incentive to cheat, that and no one would want to ruin a game of math would they?

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oh alright :P i am in
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ooh someone needs to get Terry into this lol. Math major.
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LadyGee wrote:ooh someone needs to get Terry into this lol. Math major.


Terry = who? Would be nice to have math majors and math geniuses. Will make this contest more intense and more interesting.

Are you participating LadyGee?
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Terry only post in the BHA section, AFAIK.
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count me in too. i also want to be team captain.
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ThiefzV2 wrote:count me in too. i also want to be team captain.

competition for SRF member only
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NuclearSilo wrote:
ThiefzV2 wrote:count me in too. i also want to be team captain.

competition for SRF member only


Are you drunk? :? This is SRF, isn't it?
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I'm going over the rules now. I'll have a sticky for official registration coming soon, so look for that. Captains will be choosen based mostly on math skills and a bit arbitrarily. We're thinking about three teams. The official sticky will have rules, which is, once again, coming very soon. (like hours soon possibly)

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ThiefzV2 wrote:
NuclearSilo wrote:
ThiefzV2 wrote:count me in too. i also want to be team captain.

competition for SRF member only


Are you drunk? :? This is SRF, isn't it?

Did i say u arent a SRF member?
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i in. i come.
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ill try it im in AP calc chyeaaa
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Jstar1 wrote:ill try it im in AP calc chyeaaa


nice. i've updated the list.


NuclearSilo & Thief, please show good sportsmanship. this thread is open for everyone to participate and have fun. please put differences aside and respect everyone, including your competitors. ty
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