Life Updates (Oct-Nov. 2021)
universal_Daniel In case my future self forgets what happened in the first quarter or so of my freshman year of high school, I will write this down. It’s also for people…
2021
HSS Fall Concert 2021
This past Friday I participated in our school’s Fall Orchestra Concert! It featured three orchestras: the String Ensemble (Grade 9), Camerata (Grades 10-12) and the Philharmonia (Grades 10-12). In addition…
2021 Fall AMC 10A – Reflection
It’s very crucial that you reflect on what you did right and what you can improve next time for every competition of any sort (olympiads, sports, etc.). I plan to…
Two Years
Today is October 10th, 2021. It may seem like an ordinary day for most of us, which I suppose should be. Today is also the national anniversary of Taiwan, where…
First Few Weeks of School 2021 (part 1)
It’s definitely great to be back at school again after staying and homeschooling in Taiwan for two years. My math definitely improved the most during this time, though did not…
Balanced Expressions – A Different Way
After I moved back to the United States and started school I had much less time to do personal stuff like coding and writing but today, my school district is…
ExtraSpace Moving Experience (plus problem-solving)
Read all about my ExtraSpace storage moving process! Includes some problem-solving strategies and skills.
住在台灣的回憶
我的台灣回憶(2019-2021)
Balanced Expressions CS Interview Question
Take a look at how I tackled the Balanced Expressions Coding Question!!
Polynomials/Special Factorizations – GSHOC Lectures
Take a look at two more GSHOC lectures!
‘Super Antibody’ fight’s off multiple coronaviruses!
Image Credits: Nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01917-9 Take a look at this article! Recently researchers in Seattle have found an antibody named S2H97 that could fight off multiple coronaviruses! Specifically, the antibody binds…
Sequences and Series Lecture
Take a look at my Sequences and Series lecture!
AMC 10/12 Preparation
Here's one possible way to prepare for the AMC 10/12.
Quitting Online Chess + Videogames
This week I made a crucial decision that will impact my future life. Take a look at what it was...
Implementing My Own ArrayList
Take a look at how I solved the bug in my very own ddArrayList class!
Nice Conditional Probability Problem
A nice conditional probability problem from the 2011 AMC 10A.
Thoughts on Homeschooling
Image Credit: https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/jun/30/heres-how-my-chhota-schools-homeschool-brings-convenient-education-to-your-doorstep-12976.html WARNING: This article is a bit long, so you can safely skim over the nitty gritty details. But please do look at some of the bullet points,…
EGMO Problem 1.10
Here’s a really neat problem that demonstrates the usage of lemmas in a geometry proof: Problem : Show that a trapezoid is cyclic if and only if it is isosceles.…
Taipei NTCH – 4/13/2021
Come learn some interesting facts about the Taipei NCTH!
Soul – Movie Review
Today me and my family watched the Pixar movie Soul. It was a great movie, and I highly recommend it for teens and adults because it asks deep questions about…