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A
Good
evening,
everyone
we
do
have
some
sports
going
on
tonight,
so
we're
ready
for
anything,
but
we
may
have
some
folks,
trickling
in
in
full
baseball
attire.
So
if
you
know
we
are
nothing
if
not
flexible
after
coded,
okay,
so
students,
parents
and
guests,
I
welcome
you
to
our
annual
induction
ceremony
for
mu,
alpha
theta,
and
this
is
the
byram
hills
chapter
of
the
national
organization
and
it's
my
pleasure
to
kick
off
tonight's
events.
A
A
A
So
tonight's
program
is
kind
of
sectioned
into
three
phases.
The
first
part
is
I'm
going
to
bring
up
these
folks
to
my
left.
To
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
the
history
of
mu,
alpha
theta,
then
we're
going
to
have
all
of
our
senior
officers
come
and
give
a
little
reflection
on
their
math
journey
in
barham
hills
and
then
we'll
enter
into
stage
three,
which
will
be
when
we
give
out
death
certificates.
A
B
B
In
his
words,
mu,
alpha
theta
is
an
organization
dedicated
to
promoting
scholarship
in
mathematics
and
establishing
math
as
an
integral
part
of
high
school
and
junior
college
education.
The
name
mu,
alpha
theta,
was
constructed
from
the
greek
lettering
for
the
phonemes
m,
a
and
th
forming
the
word
math.
The
principal
purpose
of
mu
alpha
theta
is
to
stimulate
a
deeper
interest
in
mathematics.
C
Good
evening
my
name
is
ariana
tvankin
and
I
am
the
vice
president
of
mu,
alpha
theta
candidates.
I
begin
with
the
oldest
history
of
mathematics,
the
arithmetic,
trigonometry
number
theory
and
astronomy
of
the
babylonians
and
egyptians
were
far-reaching
and
contributed
much
to
the
progress
in
the
ancient
world.
From
calculating
the
circumference
of
the
earth
to
the
building
of
the
pyramids,
man
began
to
apply
mathematics.
C
The
applications
of
20th
century
higher
mathematics
have
radically
changed
virtually
every
aspect
of
our
lives
in
the
physical
and
life
sciences.
New
developments
have
contributed
to
understanding
understanding
areas
as
diverse
as
mass
energy
relationships
to
population
growth,
business
and
economics
have
benefited
from
new
theories
in
statistics
and
group
analysis,
advances
in
medical
technology
and
communications
abound.
C
Applications
of
new
kinds
of
mathematics
have
arisen.
Not
theory
is
being
used
to
explain
dna
structure,
while
topology
attempts
to
understand
the
shape
of
our
universe.
Perhaps
the
most
important
development
attributed
to
higher
math
is
the
field
of
computer
science
and
the
development
of
user-friendly
computers
with
its
far-reaching
applications
to
virtually
every
aspect
of
our
lives.
C
D
Good
evening,
I'm
jake
goldman
the
treasurer
of
mu
alpha
theta.
It
is
time
now
to
consider
the
future.
The
mathematics
of
the
21st
century
promises
mankind,
even
more
telecommunications
without
wires
words
and
pictures
transmitted
via
algebraic
codes,
rather
than
developing
at
a
constant
rate.
Discoveries
build
one
upon
the
other,
each
leading
to
more
innovative
theories.
Our
knowledge
grows
exponentially
and
its
applications
grow
wider
in
scope.
In
summary,
then,
the
mathematics
of
the
future
relies
increasingly
upon
man's
ability
to
imagine
and
create,
as
well
as
his
ability
to
reason.
D
Mankind
awaits
new
mathematical
and
scientific
theories
to
complete
the
work
of
the
great
men
and
women
who
have
come
before
just
as
mathematical
principles
and
research
have
helped
us
to
understand
so
much.
We
anticipate
further
research
and
development
to
allow
us
to
greater
understand
of
the
world
around
us.
It
is
with
proud
recognition
of
your
skill
and
interest
in
mathematics
that
we
welcome
you
to
mu
alpha
theta.
May
we
someday
add
your
name
to
the
list
of
great
mathematicians
who
have
helped
the
world
advance.
A
So
now
we're
on
to
stage
two.
So
this
is
an
interesting
stage
because
it
used
to
be
where
we
had
a
guest
speaker
come
and
some
folks
in
the
audience
might
remember
some
from
years
back
and
then
covid
hit,
and
this
became
kind
of
an
unexpected
transformation
from
covid.
Because,
as
I
was
thinking
about
it
tonight,
our
last
in-person
ceremony
was
in
2019,
which
is
crazy
to
think
about
that.
A
And
so
one
of
the
adjustments
that
we
made
for
that
first
virtual
ceremony
was
having
the
student
senior
officers
to
share
some
thoughts
and
reflections
on
their
journey,
and
we
found
it
was
so
successful
and
so
much
well
received
by
the
audience
that
we
kept
that
tradition,
and
so
it
continues
tonight.
So
the
first
person
I'm
going
to
invite
up
is
julia
lucino.
B
So
first
I
would
like
to
congratulate
all
of
the
candidates
on
this
great
achievement.
You
should
all
be
very
proud
of
everything
you've
done
to
reach
this
milestone
along
the
way.
I'm
sure
you've
all
had
ups
and
downs
throughout
your
journeys
in
math,
but
I
wanted
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
mine.
B
I
guess
I've
always
thought
about
learning
as
a
straight
line
progression,
meaning
you
start
out
knowing
nothing
and
as
you
go
on,
you
learn
and
eventually
know
more,
but
math
wasn't
always
that
way.
For
me,
when
I
took
algebra
2
trig
a
my
sophomore
year,
the
concepts
didn't
come
easily
to
me.
In
fact,
I
actually
thought
about
dropping
down
to
a
different
track,
but
I
persevered
and
I'm
glad
I
did
because
by
the
time
I
got
to
11th
grade
everything
really
started
to
click.
B
B
This
concept
has
helped
me
in
all
of
my
classes
and
so
is
math,
whether
it's
using
equations
in
physics,
in
computer
science
or
using
logic.
In
writing.
My
english
essays.
I
have
been
able
to
apply
concepts.
I've
learned
in
math
and
I
couldn't
be
more
excited
to
continue
my
journey
with
math
in
college
next
year.
Who
knows?
Maybe
one
of
you
will
decide
to
become
a
math
major
too.
C
Mathematics
is
an
integral
part
of
our
society,
whether
we
realize
it
or
not.
Of
course,
its
ulitarian
purposes
operate
our
machines
program,
our
computers
and
help
us
understand
our
economies
amongst
many
other
uses,
but
I
would
like
to
focus
on
a
different
aspect
of
math
that
is
not
explored
nearly
as
in-depthly
this
past
summer
as
part
of
byram
science
research
program,
I
spent
six
weeks
in
a
lab
in
upstate
new
york.
I
intended
to
study
a
virus
and
a
qualitative
study.
Nonetheless,
so
math
was
the
last
thing
on
my
mind.
C
Consequently,
when
the
principal
investigator,
through
molar
conversions,
microliter
concentrations
and
fluorescent
quantifications
at
me,
I
was
blindsided.
I
was
faced
with
math
numbers
formulas
and
equations.
In
a
way
I
had
never
experienced
before
there
was
no
math
teacher,
I
could
turn
to
every
time
I
hit
a
dead
end.
There
was
no
answer
key
to
check
my
work
with.
There
were
no
youtube
videos
to
search
up
and
follow
their
instructions.
C
A
E
Good
evening
my
name
is
sammy
glusky
and
I'm
one
of
the
co-secretaries
of
muafa
theta.
When
I
asked
ms
pellegrino
what
to
write
this
speech
about,
she
gave
me
many
recommendations.
One
of
the
ideas
that
she
gave
me
was
to
talk
about
circles.
So
tonight
I
will
be
talking
to
you
all
about
the
circle.
In
case
you
didn't
know.
A
circle
is
the
set
of
all
points
in
the
plane
that
are
a
fixed
distance
from
a
fixed
point.
E
Obviously,
circles
relate
to
math
and
I
can
think
back
to
my
time
in
math
classes,
at
byram
hills
and
find
circles.
Looking
back
at
9th
grade
geometry,
we
learned
that
the
area
of
a
circle
equals
pi
r
squared
and
did
proofs
that
included
circles.
Moving
on
to
algebra
algebra,
true
trig
and
precalculus,
we
use
the
unit
circle
to
define
right
triangle,
relationships
and
easily
calculate
sine
cosine
and
tangent
of
any
angle.
Now
in
calculus,
we
use
the
disk
and
washer
method
with
circles
to
calculate
the
volume
of
a
solid
of
revolution.
E
However,
circles
are
not
just
used
in
my
math
classes.
Many
of
you
might
think
that
mathematics
doesn't
come
up
in
your
daily
lives,
but
life
would
be
very
different
without
circles.
None
of
the
planets
would
exist
in
a
circular
shape.
There
would
be
no
movement
of
wheels
cars
or
bicycles
on
the
road
clocks,
coins
dishes
and
even
pizza
would
look
different
without
circles,
but
circles
are
not
only
essential
to
our
lives.
E
A
A
F
We
sat
there
mesmerized
at
our
genius
brother
and
dreamed
of
the
day.
We
would
finally
be
able
to
do
it
ourselves.
A
few
years,
a
few
years
later,
we
felt
like
the
genius
older
sisters,
as
we
demanded
our
little
brother
to
sit
crisscross
applesauce
in
the
carpet.
While
we
carried
the
one
and
showed
him
how
to
use
his
fingers
to
add
and
subtract.
F
As
the
years
went
on.
However,
I
began
to
develop
a
deep
hatred
for
math.
I've
always
been
infatuated
with
the
humanities,
with
my
main
interest
being
in
history,
english
and
poetry.
I
adored
writing
short
stories
and
spending
the
days
in
an
imaginative
world
with
the
characters
in
books
and
movies.
It
felt
as
though
my
brain
would
never
understand
numbers
as
much
as
it
could
fathom
words
and
works
of
art.
When
I
entered
seventh
grade,
I
realized
how
important
extra
practice
and
one-on-one
time
with
teachers
was.
F
I
remember
going
in
every
morning
before
school
and
discussing
with
miss
pasquale,
how
frustrated
I
was
with
my
trouble,
visualizing
things
and
easily
getting
through
the
problems
she
suggested.
I
use
my
crea
my
creativity
to
solve
the
math
problems
and
suddenly
math
became
so
much
easier
for
me.
I
was
so
stuck
in
memorizing
formulas
and
doing
work
in
my
head
that
I
forgot
that
the
most
wonderful
thing
about
math
is
that
problems
can
be
solved
in
so
many
different
ways.
F
Within
a
couple
years
I
was
tutoring
other
young
impressionable
students
in
math
and
teaching
them
to
see
the
problems.
The
way
that
would
suit
their
minds
best.
Now,
as
I
use
multi-colored,
expo
markers
to
make
diagrams
and
multiplication
tables,
I
can
help
but
smile
at
the
idea
of
my
older
brother
doing
the
same
thing
years
before
math.
While
always
a
struggle
for
me
has
taught
me
hard
work,
grit,
perseverance
and
creativity.
G
G
Just
the
language
of
that
sentence
is
confusing,
never
mind
the
math
concepts
anyways.
Throughout
our
time,
learning
math
at
byram
hills.
We
learned
to
slowly
add
on
new
ideas
to
an
ever-growing
foundation
in
order
to
discover
new
uses
for
mathematics
and
derive
new
ways
to
understand
our
world
and
each
time
we
learn
something
new.
G
It
may
seem
like
the
hardest
concept
ever
and
then,
a
few
days
later,
you
laugh
about
the
fact
that
a
specific
topic
brought
you
such
trouble
through
learning
math,
we
learn
a
new
form
of
resilience
that
allows
us
to
build
and
build
upon
ideas
to
make
sense
of
our
world.
Until
one
day
you
realize
that
you've,
quite
literally
learned
everything
from
counting
fish
to
functions,
leaning
towards
infinity.
D
Let
me
tell
you
being
a
second
semester:
senior
is
pretty
rough,
so
when
I'm
sitting
in
math
class
at
8
30
a.m,
I
ponder
the
importance
of
math.
Why
didn't
I
just
sleep
in?
I
wonder
to
myself:
it's
not
like
I'm
going
to
be
using
the
disc
and
washer
methods
when
I'm
40
years
old,
to
find
the
volume
between
two
functions
that
are
rotated
around
a
certain
axis.
D
In
fact,
I
used
to
think
about
the
same
about
many
other
math
concepts,
including,
but
not
limited
to
using
bonus
tolerance.
Five
times
in
a
thirty
line.
Proof
graphing
functions
when
there
is
a
calculator
in
my
backpack
that
could
easily
do
so
and
spending
a
day
deriving
the
law
of
cosines,
which
I
have
only
used
probably
about
five
times.
D
No
matter
what
field
you
choose
to
pursue,
as
you
grow,
older
math
will
surely
be
involved.
Math
is
used
in
practically
every
career
in
some
way,
whether
you
are
coding,
analyzing
data
and
running
statistical
tests.
Investing
in
the
stock
market,
baking,
wedding,
cakes
or
engineering
math
will
play
an
integral
part
of
your
everyday
life.
No
pun
intended
to
sum
everything
up:
here's
a
quote
from
brad
moffitt.
D
Every
human
on
the
planet
is
a
mathematician
from
birth.
Some
may
have
been
poorly
taught
and
no
longer
enjoy
it
as
much,
but
everyone
does
it
every
time
they
think.
I
think
this
is
an
important
message
to
remember,
since
it
exemplifies
how
we
may
all
perceive
mathematics
differently
and
achieve
at
varying
levels.
For
me,
while
I
may
not
use
the
washer
method
or
modis
tollens
ever
again,
math
classes
taught
me
how
to
be
a
better
thinker,
problem,
solver
and
overall
student.
D
E
Congratulations:
each
of
you
have
demonstrated
excellence
in
mathematics
and
portrayed
the
service
and
leadership
qualities
required
of
mu
alpha
theta.
Each
of
you
was
required
to
complete
a
rigorous
application
process
that
required
not
only
a
written
application
but
10
hours
of
service
activity
with
at
least
five
hours
being
through
muaf
mu,
alpha
thea
sponsored
activity
this
year.
Your
contributions
have
included
homework,
help
for
the
hcc
middle
school
students,
jeopardy
decorations
for
pi
week,
a
beautiful
muaffa,
theta
bulletin
board
and,
of
course,
puzzle
day.
F
G
G
A
So,
congratulations
to
all
of
the
students
behind
me
welcome
to
mu
alpha
theta.
I
would
like
to
give
a
special
thanks
not
just
to
our
officers,
but
our
leadership
board.
That's
listed
on
your
program.
They've
also
dedicated
countless
hours
this
year
to
making
the
alpha
theta
a
success
and,
of
course,
all
of
you.