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KarenCampe

@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz

Math teacher using technology for understanding • Connecticut USA
Reflections & Tangents blog: https://karendcampe.wordpress.com
#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns

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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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That took longer than intended ... but persistence paid off and I got there in the end.

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=744

Current streak: 90 (Thorium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo ok so the "working from bottom up" strategy is really nice... prevents me from missing suffixes that I might not have included if I went top-down.
cc: @amcsquared

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KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo @amcsquared today I was lucky there were more suffixes 😉

christianp, to random
@christianp@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Someone in the @TMiP WhatsApp group told me about a TikTok game where you're shown a sequence of five numbers, and have to guess what order they go in.

I've made my own version of it: https://somethingorotherwhatever.com/number-order-game/

"Order those numbers! You'll be shown five numbers, between 100 and 999. Try to guess what order the numbers will go in, from smallest to biggest." I'm shown 995, 164, 706, 576 and 227, and place them in 5th, 1st, 4th, 3rd and 2nd positions. Then it says "You did it!"

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@christianp Took 11 games to get 1 set with correct order.
Thankfully it aborts game play with first mistake.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Spot the right word(s) early and the rest falls into place:

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=743

Current streak: 89 (Actinium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo woohoo!! I saw your result but then when I first looked at the puzzle I saw NOTHING ... just went back to it now & hoped for inspiration and got it!
Cc @amcsquared

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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Some instantly recognised words, and this one fell into place quickly:

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=742

Current streak: 88 (Radium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo more meandering today.
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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Nice way to start the morning ... I might be getting the hang of this:

#CellTower 741

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=741

Current streak: 87 (Francium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo here's mine for today
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⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬆️➡️➡️➡️

cc: @amcsquared

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Holding fire to see whether or not a trailing "s" was needed ... that did the trick here.

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=739

Current streak: 85 (Astatine)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo so close...
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⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️

cc: @amcsquared

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Mercury. Slippery customer, and that's how I felt about today's challenge:

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=734

Current streak: 80 (Mercury)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo it was troublesome but I got there eventually.
cc: @amcsquared

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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Hah !! Just took a little extra time, but spotted the difficult words early:

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=732

Current streak: 78 (Platinum)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo not perfect but SO much better than yesterday's (I had to get a hint for the first time in nearly 100 games! 😭)
cc:@amcsquared
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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Staying with friends, one of whom has a package that has just been dispatched from source, and I am reminded of this:

https://xkcd.com/281/

Check the hover text ...

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo 😂

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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I took time to plan this time ...

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=728

Current streak: 74 (Tungsten)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo good morning!
I might be onto something beginning at the bottom.
cc: @amcsquared
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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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I marked a word in this, didn't commit it, stared for ages to see hoe to complete the area around it, then realised it was wrong!

So I'm really happy with this result:

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=725

Current streak: 71 (Lutetium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@amcsquared @ColinTheMathmo
Had a good go this morning! Happy with this because I didn't see words at the top at first, so worked from bottom of the grid.

I'm closing in on 100 puzzles without hints. [I sometimes miss the day's puzzle due to time difference, so I don't have a "streak"]

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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Just been doing my weekly review of the Ko-Fi support, both donations and subscriptions.

You people are amazing ... thank you so much.

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo I was just thinking it's time to make another of my intermittent/semi-annual-ish donations.
Thanks for all you & @christianp do to keep the Mathstodon community up and running!

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo @christianp
^^done.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Woo Hoo !!!

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=724

Current streak: 70 (Ytterbium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo
Woohoo, me too!!
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cc: @amcsquared

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Sigh ... the usual:

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=723

Current streak: 69 (Thulium)

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KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo I had a good day!!
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Cc: @amcsquared

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Yet again, one misstep. I was so pleased to have spotted the prefix, I missed the suffix.

Sigh.

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=718

Current streak: 64 (Gadolinium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo good morning! It was going so well, then I got a bit off track!
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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Going for speed, made some mistakes, backtracked, perhaps took longer.

"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast"

Hmm.

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➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=717

Current streak: 63 (Europium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo similar result here.
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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Well, that was more of a meander ...

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⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=716

Current streak: 62 (Samarium)

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KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo Sometimes you get there directly, & sometimes you take the scenic route!
I had an (unusual for me) straight path!!
cc: @amcsquared

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KarenCampe, to random
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Today is a good day for !
Here are 3 nice ones from the April Calendar of Problems; try them out & share your ideas.


Check out more problems at:
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2024/04/01/april-calendar-problems-2/

April 12: If f(x) = x^2 + bx + c, f(1) = 9, and f(3) - f(2) = 8, Find f(4)
April 3: A circle is inscribed in a square whose side is 10. A second smaller circle is drawn tangent to the first circle and tangent to two sides of the square. Find the diameter of the smaller circle.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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No garden-path traps today ...

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=713

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KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo nicely done. Mine wasn't too shabby.
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christianp, to random
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Ahhhhh May is too busy! I've just been told I'm doing a talk at JISC on the 9th, and then I'm doing a new workshop at a primary school on the 10th.
This is after we planned a public @numbas training session for the end of the month, and a private one some time in the month, hope it's not any of those days!
I have a feeling there are one or two others I've forgotten about as well...

KarenCampe,
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@christianp {gentle reminder about those handy calendar apps to keep track -- from a friend who always forgets to put things in their calendar app 😉}

KarenCampe,
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@christianp I always think I'll be able to keep track in my head, but nooooooooooo.......

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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I found this one straight forward. Every now and again there's one that "just works".

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=709

Current streak: 55 (Caesium)

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KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo YES! And I waited to see whether my first word needed a final S or not instead of guessing immediately.
Cc: @amcsquared

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hartkp, to random Norwegian
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#CellTower 707

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=707

KarenCampe,
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@christianp @hartkp @ColinTheMathmo @ppscrv
YES much more interesting!!
cc: @amcsquared
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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=707

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