❭ In this class, taught by Mrs. Burns, we go beyond the traditional high school mathematics curriculum by engaging in open-ended problem-solving, computer simulations, and collaborative work. We use mathematical approaches to model real-world situations by applying algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics. One such assignment was the Epsilon School, where we used deductive reasoning to model how a school should hire faculty to meet student needs. Another project we are completing is the Modeling the Future Challenge, where we are modeling risk assessment for racial bias in court settings.█
In Math Modeling, we often take on problems of the week or POWs, and the Epsilon school was our first such problem. In this problem, we were given the task of mathematically determining how the Epsilon school should hire new teachers to account for a new influx of students based on data given to us about previous class sizes, enrollments, and faculty distributions. We then showed our approach to the class with the following presentation.
Modeling the Future is a competition held by the Actuarial Foundation that gives students the chance to mathematically model a real-world issue with guidance from professional actuaries. I’m currently working in a team with Erica, Rishab, Rishi, and Vasu to develop a risk assessment model for racial discrimination in judicial settings. We advanced to the next round of the competition, and we’ll be meeting with an actuary to discuss the next steps for our model. Here is the project proposal which we drafted and submitted for the first round.