EPTAnd I have work to do, so I"ll try to pop by periodically. At this rate, I'd be happy to be top 5 on the overall Passionboard.
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
And I have work to do, so I"ll try to pop by periodically. At this rate, I'd be happy to be top 5 on the overall Passionboard. | ||
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[PkF] Wire
France24239 Posts
On October 26 2014 00:55 The_Templar wrote: I just got back from a math competition Nice ! I'm a math teacher myself, it pleases me to see there are still some people to engage in those kind of competitions ^^. Too few people in France are really keen on maths sadly  | ||
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Sakat
Croatia1599 Posts
On October 26 2014 00:59 SC2Toastie wrote: Anyways, I'm talking about these beauties when I say paprika/ red bell pepper: ![[image loading]](http://www.bezorggroente.nl/image/cache/data/producten/RZ%20paprika%20rood-500x500.jpg) That's what we call paprika | ||
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Cricketer12
United States14003 Posts
On October 26 2014 00:55 The_Templar wrote: I just got back from a math competition Then lets revive this thread ^_^ | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On October 26 2014 00:59 [PkF] Wire wrote: Nice ! I'm a math teacher myself, it pleases me to see there are still some people to engage in those kind of competitions ^^. Too few people in France are really keen on maths sadly I'm a little surprised to hear that, but I guess that makes sense. I used to be a math major, but decided to go into Electrical Engineering instead; I wasn't very good with how abstract everything was. | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
Interesting. I think that in Canada, a paprika pepper is something which is violently red and very small and spicy. | ||
The_Templar
your Country52798 Posts
On October 26 2014 00:59 dangthatsright wrote: out of curiosity, what competition was this? Virginia Tech regional | ||
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Cricketer12
United States14003 Posts
On October 26 2014 00:59 [PkF] Wire wrote: Nice ! I'm a math teacher myself, it pleases me to see there are still some people to engage in those kind of competitions ^^. Too few people in France are really keen on maths sadly I tried out for math team, didn't make the cut so I went for quiz bowl, made varsity and participated in brain game | ||
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TheBloodyDwarf
Finland7524 Posts
On October 26 2014 00:59 [PkF] Wire wrote: Nice ! I'm a math teacher myself, it pleases me to see there are still some people to engage in those kind of competitions ^^. Too few people in France are really keen on maths sadly Maths sucks but now I am studing engineering where I need math badly | ||
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Sakat
Croatia1599 Posts
On October 26 2014 01:01 IntoTheheart wrote: Interesting. I think that in Canada, a paprika pepper is something which is violently red and very small and spicy. We call that feferon... I think "paprika" is actually a Hungarian term. But, I could be wrong | ||
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Cricketer12
United States14003 Posts
How did it go? | ||
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GumBa
United Kingdom31935 Posts
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On October 26 2014 01:03 GumBa wrote: Do you have to play Bridge now templar? Or groom your ponies? | ||
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[PkF] Wire
France24239 Posts
On October 26 2014 01:00 IntoTheheart wrote: I'm a little surprised to hear that, but I guess that makes sense. I used to be a math major, but decided to go into Electrical Engineering instead; I wasn't very good with how abstract everything was. The very top of our students is actually extremely good, like top 1-3 in the world though they perform very poor in math competitions like IMO. Paris is the place to be if you want to meet extremely skilled researchers (ENS, IMJ, CNRS...). But on the whole, people in France have a real problem with maths. Probably because we teach them in a really abstract -I'd say beautiful- way that most people don't enjoy. | ||
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Cricketer12
United States14003 Posts
On October 26 2014 01:03 GumBa wrote: Do you have to play Bridge now templar? Don't wori he streaming it this time | ||
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The_Templar
your Country52798 Posts
I got one right out of 7 | ||
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The_Templar
your Country52798 Posts
On October 26 2014 01:03 GumBa wrote: Do you have to play Bridge now templar? In a few hours | ||
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GumBa
United Kingdom31935 Posts
I was actually being serious for once :D | ||
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Cricketer12
United States14003 Posts
On October 26 2014 01:04 [PkF] Wire wrote: The very top of our students is actually extremely good, like top 1-3 in the world though they perform very poor in math competitions like IMO. Paris is the place to be if you want to meet extremely skilled researchers (ENS, IMJ, CNRS...). But on the whole, people in France have a real problem with maths. Probably because we teach them in a really abstract -I'd say beautiful- way that most people don't enjoy. For me it's enjoyable but it makes it that much more difficult.... | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On October 26 2014 01:04 [PkF] Wire wrote: The very top of our students is actually extremely good, like top 1-3 in the world though they perform very poor in math competitions like IMO. Paris is the place to be if you want to meet extremely skilled researchers (ENS, IMJ, CNRS...). But on the whole, people in France have a real problem with maths. Probably because we teach them in a really abstract -I'd say beautiful- way that most people don't enjoy. Yeah, I remember a certain tradition of French mathematicians throughout the centuries. Math is more than competitions, in the end. I think that it's a shame that people don't enjoy math as much as they could; it's basically becoming more and more useful as time progresses. | ||
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