Math Modeling, taught by Ms. Durost, covers mathematical concepts applied to real-world scenarios to improve our understanding of concepts such as modular arithmetic, patterns, statistics, and more. We learn concepts through homework assignments rather than through lectures, and we discuss them in class to further our knowledge. We also work on problems in our table groups during class to learn different techniques to solve them. There are also many group projects in this class.
We started the year with a math modeling challenge called Modeling The Future Challenge (MTFC). MTFC is a competition held around the world by the Actuarial Foundation, and it gives students the opportunity to mathematically model a real-life scenario. I am in a group with Saara P., Aishani G., Jasmine P., and Parnitha K., and we are modeling the cost of opioid addiction on communities. We want to minimize the risks and the costs of addiction for families with addicts. Trouble viewing the PDF? Click here!
We also presented a modeling project where we modeled how many teachers would be needed for the new year. For this project, we were in small groups of 6, and we created a slideshow about our process and solution. We had an equation as our model and multiple variables that played into the equation. Trouble viewing the PDF? Click here!