Students fill Hughes Hall and sit shoulder to shoulder on the rustic brown steps as they listen to one of the many Pi Day presentations. On the day before Spring Break, Friday, March 7, Jesuit students experienced a Pi day that was very different from the expected all day event in the Terry Center.
This year, in contrast to previous years,...
Once a year, math classes from Algebra 1 to Honors Calculus file into the Terry Center to observe the wonder that is Pi Day. Pi Day is held once a year, as close to March 14 as scheduling allows, to demonstrate how math can be used in everyday life and in careers.
All of Jesuit’s math teachers pitch in to...
Donning their best poker faces, the students in Mrs. Bean and Mrs. Mattachione’s statistics classes have bluffed, called, and raised their way to victory. In a brand new classroom activity, these two statistics teachers have been hoping to teach the seniors in their classes about probability by constructing a casino in their classrooms.
Attempting to have a very real and...
During the Mass of the Holy Spirit, Jesuit Dallas welcomed 17 new faculty members. One of them is Mr. Saroni. Mr. Saroni is one of the three new math teachers at Jesuit.
How did your path through high school and college lead you to Jesuit?
"My high school experience was I was homeschooled and I was decent in math. So my...
After I finished my last exam and went home for the break, I was sitting at home in front of my fireplace screensaver in my room, certainly enjoying the freedom, yet knowing something was missing. Suddenly, it hit me. Christmas is a time to be together and enjoy one another's company, not to hide away from others! So, I...
Infinite series, binomial coefficients, n-simplex numbers. Confused yet? Don’t worry; I’m as lost as you are. These are just a few of the magnificently complex mathematical subjects that fascinate Jesuit senior Alonso Espinosa-Dominguez 16’. In fact, Alonso’s unqualified love of mathematics has inspired him to give a series of math-based lectures through the Mu Alpha Theta Club.
Throughout this year,...
Jesuit is a place of intellectual growth. While some people enter their freshman year disliking math, many come to enjoy it by senior year. Moving from algebra 1 and in some cases all the way up to calculus, the Jesuit graduate will see a wide variety of math in his four years. Although many consider math to be confined...
It is no secret that the eccentric public figure Elon Musk handles the largest private space company in the world, SpaceX. But how has the company gained such prestige, and what is in store for its future?
A devout advocate of chasing interests, Elon Musk highly values expansion, and after his online company successes of Zip2 and PayPal; His imagination...
