What is your first thought when you here Mathematics?

math lizard huh? -lol- yeah, math can still be enjoyed and brought to life in a game. it's very interactive, and for a few moments while you play, you forget how difficult the subject was. :)

Dear mylesnarvaez will please let me know where you had your education? This Battle of the Champions seem an interesting thing to happen in a school. But I am not sure I understand about the process in the competition. Is it only for mathematics? What are the steps for this Battle of Champions? It would be nice to introduce this in the school that I teach. And thanks for your suggestion and thoughts.

yes, definitely only for math. i'll try to remember how it all went. i was a mere player at the time. :) the Battle of the Champions was a math competition amongst all year level students. first is the selection of teams: in each highschool level (1st year - 4th year), the math adviser chooses the top 5 students who excelled in math based in their grades and performance in oral quizzes and all the honor students in the class. they take a short speed test as a screening for the competition. since speed is of the essence, the test was timed and under pressure. the top three students with the highest scores in each year level will represent a team in the Battle of Champions. Once selection is done, you will be down to four teams: freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. (back then, we were only given one day to bond as a team. we were a nervous wreck by the time of the competition. we weren't given a hint on what topics to study, except that it has to be something that all year level students have taken up. hehehe) on the day of the competition: Round 1: individual category -each of the 12 contestants is given a short written quiz in front of an audience. at the end of the round, the scores are tallied (sum of scores of the 3 team members) and they put it in the chart so that the audience could see whose team is leading. (and the pressure starts. hehe) Round 2: actual team play -each team will play against the other three teams in answering the math questions as accurately as possible within the given time limit. game rules will be mentioned and judges will be introduced. questions range from a time limit of 15-30 seconds for easy round, up to 30 seconds to 1 minute for problem solving. each question will be read by the game master, and then flashed on the screen while the time starts counting. at the end of the time limit, all teams will be asked to show what their answer is. then scores are added on the team chart. there are 3 levels in this round, from easy to difficult set of questions. scores for each correct answer depends on the level of difficulty. after each level, team scores are tallied and score status is announced. the team with the highest scores when round 1 and round 2 is combined, wins. in case of a tie, a tie breaker question will be given by the judges.

hope this helps. should you have more queries, you can also send me a pm. i just don't know if we are on each other's list. anyways, goodluck! :)

Well said flagella08. Its about what the teacher can give. Thanks for your advice.

Dear stardustcdsd, I understand that you love maths, isn't it? But you don't feel all that you have learnt in maths is used i daily life. Don't be disapointed by that because if you revieve what you have learnt (not only in maths) is not always used in every sphere of life. Now the use of surface are of curve etc... Have you ever need to buy a water tank? There are different companyies providing you with a wide range of tanks at different rates. Now tha surface area of the tanks and the materials used as well as volume of water it can contain plays a major role in determining the cost of the tank. If you carefully analyse all these you can find the best one suited to you. You won't be a normal customer but an intelligent one.:-) Thanks for your valuable participation.

So if people stop complaining about maths then it might become easier? Thanks for your opinion mira91.