diff --git a/content/events/bmt-2024.md b/content/events/bmt-2024.md index c47fd75..22c64f4 100644 --- a/content/events/bmt-2024.md +++ b/content/events/bmt-2024.md @@ -298,35 +298,8 @@ incorrect, even if equivalent. ## Activities -After lunch, we will host optional student activities that promote recreational -math and engage students in various ways. Participating students will have the -opportunity to win prizes! Below are some activities we expect to run: - -### Estimathon - -A team-based contest that combines trivia, game theory, strategy, and -mathematical thinking. Teams of ~3 will face a tight time limit to work on a set -of 13 Fermi-style estimation problems. - -### Fraudulent Math - -Attention all students! Mathematics is under attack by people who claim that we -need "rigor" and "logic" to justify our answers. Join us for an event of -Fraudulent Math, where students will compete to come up with the most -outlandish, mind bending proofs of false statements and to create impossible -constructions. - -### Integration Bee - -Compete head to head against the best integrators around! Students will face off -in a tournament style bracket, solving difficult integrals involving some clever -tricks, to determine who will be the champion of all integrators. - -### Origami - -Want to bring home a cute souvenir from BMT? Come join us for a fun origami -session! We will be offering multiple paper patterns and instructions, and -teaching from the basics of origami. No prior craft experience is needed. +Updated information about activities can be found on the +[Tournament Day Logistics] page. ## Frequently Asked Questions diff --git a/content/news/2024-10-28_bmt-2024-logistics.md b/content/news/2024-10-28_bmt-2024-logistics.md index b7280b4..badf6ad 100644 --- a/content/news/2024-10-28_bmt-2024-logistics.md +++ b/content/news/2024-10-28_bmt-2024-logistics.md @@ -224,27 +224,33 @@ Additionally, we will have the following activites for parents. After the Guts Round, we will be hosting student activities. These are optional activities that promote recreational math, and include the following: -- **Estimathon [Pauley Ballroom]** – A team-based contest that combines +- **Estimathon [Pauley Ballroom]** — A team-based contest that combines trivia, game theory, strategy, and mathematical thinking. Teams of ~3 will be under a time limit to work on a set of 13 Fermi-style problems. -- **Fraudulent Math [Dwinelle 79, 88]** – Attention all students, +- **Fraudulent Math [Dwinelle 79, 88]** — Attention all students, mathematics is under attack by people who claim that we need “rigor” and “logic” to justify our answers. Join us for an event of Fraudulent Math, where we will compete to see who can come up with the most outlandish, mind bending proofs of false statements and who can create impossible constructions. -- **Integration Bee [Dwinelle 182, 183]** – Hosted by our Diamond Sponsor +- **Integration Bee [Dwinelle 182, 183]** — Hosted by our Diamond Sponsor [blackpenredpen](https://www.youtube.com/c/blackpenredpen)! Compete head to head against the best integrators around! Students will face off in a tournament style bracket, solving difficult integrals involving some clever tricks, to determine who will be the champion of all integrators. -- **Origami [Dwinelle 205, 206]** - Want to bring home a cute souvenir from BMT? +- **Origami [Dwinelle 205, 206]** — Want to bring home a cute souvenir from BMT? Come join us for a fun origami session! We will be offering multiple paper patterns and instructions, and teaching from the basics of origami. No prior craft experience is needed. +- **Plank Countdown (new!) [Wheeler 222]** — Miss the excitement of the + MATHCOUNTS® Countdown Round? Want to show off both your core strength and + mental math simultaneously in a countdown match... while planking? If you'd + enjoy that exciting and silly experience, come join us for our Plank Countdown + tournament! + ## Awards The Awards Ceremony will take place simultaneously in Dwinelle 145, Dwinelle 155,