Congrats to Mr. Batik for completing Boss Level 3! Remember, you don't have to be a student to participate! Or even affiliated with Jesuit! If you have any questions about the solution, you can email him at mbatik@jcpstudents.org
Now - the moment you've all been waiting for. The lesson of all lessons - The level of all levels - Level...
Congrats to Will Norris '19 for completing Boss Level 2! If you have any questions feel free to email him at 19247@jcpstudents.org
As for Level 3, I must regrettably inform you that I'm pulling a Harry Potter Deathly Hallows on you. Yes, I am breaking it into two parts... I realized I had a lot to cover. I'm also writing...
Congratulations to Hector Juarez '19 for completing last week's boss level. If you have any questions, feel free to email him at 19173@jcpstudents.org
Now that we've got the basics down (click here for Level 1), it's time to take things to the next level! Literally - check the title...
Let us begin!
Lesson 2.1
As the puzzles get harder, we need a way to...
If you've never done a Sudoku before in your life, this is a good place to start. In this episode I will outline the rules, along with some basic applications.
Here is a blank Sudoku puzzle. Things to note:
Nine rows (going across)
Nine columns (up and down)
Nine big boxes (with a darker outline)
Each row, column, and big box...
If you've ever seen a newspaper, or done any logic puzzle in your life, chances are you've seen Sudoku. That 9 x 9 block where you have to fill in the numbers 1-9.
There are plenty of articles on the cognitive benefits of it. When I googled it, Google even suggested I search scholarly articles. So it seams pretty legit...
12:47, the clock reads. Your eyelids are faltering, exhausted from the hours you’ve spent studying for your math test tomorrow. Even after spending countless minutes going over the difference between the cosine and sine functions, you still manage to get the practice problems wrong, all the while your looming theology homework sits to the side, untouched, meaning that tonight is...
The notion of putting everything I know about barbecue into a book is a daunting one. Not because I know so much... but because of the nature of barbecue itself. It's because the printed word- definitive, exacting, permanent- is in many ways antithetical to the process of cooking barbecue, which is, for lack of a better word, loosey-goosey.
- Aaron Franklin,...
The shrill sounds of a beeping alarm clock wake senior Connor O'Neill up at 5:45 a.m. Rubbing his eyes, he throws a shirt and shorts on and, grabbing his keys, makes the early morning drive up to school. After a grueling yet refreshing morning run, Connor begins his school day, working through his all-honors/AP schedule while fighting the urge...
