Hahn's Message Board (and a thanks to Brilliant)

Hello fellow Brilliant users! I've noticed a lot of message boards, so here's mine. It's rather long, but bear with me.

I am currently 12 years old. I am in 7th grade and lives in North Carolina. Although all of the [mostly useless] homework teachers "torture" students with has hindered me from doing more things, I am still very active in many things. Soccer is my passion, and I like to play the cello. Besides math, I participate in other school-affiliated activities, like Science Olympiad and Quiz Bowl.

Math has been so interesting to me, and although I realize that I have capital M-U-C-H MUCH more to go in order to be nearly as good as some of you guys are, I strive to do my best. One person from this another really cool math site besides Brilliant called AoPS (indirectly) told me about this, and I am glad that I learned about this site. From here, I am able to gain a valuable experience that I continue to enjoy. This wonderful site has made me to what I am today, and it has become a great influence in my mathematical journey.

Feel free to ask questions and share your thoughts below! Thanks!

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Remember to wrap math in `$` ... `$` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
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`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

Fist bump for all twelve year old Brilliantians. :D

Sharky Kesa - 7 years, 1 month ago

Rebels. X'D Hahhaaa...

Vishnuram Leonardodavinci - 7 years, 1 month ago

Fist bump. :D I'll be 13 on May 5th. :D

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 1 month ago

My brother turns 5 on May 14th. During my sixth year of life (that's between the age of 5 and 6), I learnt all my tables till 12. Guess this is why I am so good at math. Foundations.

@Sharky Kesa – Hah, dude, I didn't know what a function was until this summer. I learned 8 years of math in the time it takes some people to learn to ride a bike. :D

@Finn Hulse – Same here. I was learning limits but I didn't know what functions were. Last year, If you had asked about $f(x)$ , I would say, I got no idea. Talk about structured learning.

@Sharky Kesa – Dude, I was learning surface integrals when I asked that question. :P

@Finn Hulse – Just like @Nathan Ramesh except you can't seem to succeed

David Lee - 6 years, 11 months ago

@David Lee – Ahem. Wait till next year. 10 bucks I kick all your MC and AMC scores. :D

Finn Hulse - 6 years, 11 months ago

@Sharky Kesa – i turn 12 in like 9 months

@David Lee – I turn 13 in 5 months 9 days.

Sharky Kesa - 6 years, 11 months ago

@Sharky Kesa – I never learned tables. I mean, they tried to teach me them but I just ignored the stupid teachers.

YESSSSSS ANOTHER PERSON THAT PLAYS THE CELLO AND LIKES IT :D

bj prognome - 6 years, 9 months ago

What is Fayetteville, North Carolina known for?

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years, 1 month ago

You asked the same thing about Williamsburg to me. Did you see what I responded?

Although I am not military-affiliated, Fayetteville is known primarily for being the most prominent site of Fort Bragg, which is apparently the largest US Army installation. It is also home to the Pope Air Force Base. In my school, a little more than half of the entire population is somehow directly connected with the military.

It has also won the All-American City Award from the National Civic League three times.

Hahn Lheem - 7 years, 1 month ago

Woah cool beans. We're pretty close geographically.

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Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$