Simon has fallen in clover. His new friends seem like they listen to him and accept him. And they stick together, too. The only problem is his lurking father. He doesn’t get the message, does he?
Ethan is a great friend to come out and support Chipper. We should all have friends like this. But the two of them with Bryce and Zion? Oh, my. And even if Chipper isn’t sure if he wants to win, I certainly want him to. Great chapter!
Awesome chapter. I’m looking forward to both Mason and Jeremy talking to Clay. More important is Greg’s generous instinct to ask Orson to join them. That’s what made me smile most.
Now that’s a great chapter. Thanks for showing us another side of Chipper’s talents. He’s got the judges on his side. Now maybe America will be there too.
The Fibonacci sequence is just one of an infinite variety of recursively defined patterns. It’s just a coincidence that I’m covering them in classes right now. Maybe. You’re kind to read these, and I’m glad you did.
I’m happy for Mason and Jeremy. Perhaps they can be strong and good for each other. As for Clay and the cliffhanger, I have doubled my heart medication and will require sedation until the next installment. Well done.
The Fibbonacci spiral is a marvelous image. There are all kinds of different spirals, and these can depend on the starting point - the size of the original tiny quantity, as you have suggested. I'm so glad the intention of the second poem shone through - together, we can raise each of us to be whole. You were so kind to read these, and to offer such wonderful thoughts in response. Thank you!
I'm so very sorry you are hurting. I hope these didn't make your headache worse. At least you have a favorite - I confess that I like that one very much, too. Thanks so much for reading, and for your response.
Asymptotes: lines on a graph indicating an eventual discontinuity. That is, the curve will get infinitely close to the asymptote, yet it will never touch it. In order for the curve or graph ti continue, it must break at the asymptote and restart on the other side. It's good to know that the meanings of these are clear, even if the mathematical metaphors are obscure. Thanks very much for reading!
You're much too nice to me. I can't help seeing things through math vocabulary. I'm glad that the meanings of these aren't as obscure as the concepts used as metaphors. Thanks so very much for reading!
It’s nice to see someone like Nalbo get nailed. Once exposed, who would want to do business with him? And Abramov is right: Chipper and his friends are indeed extraordinary.
How is it
that as differentials
amongst us shrink to almost nothing,
these tiny distances create yawning chasms,
eternal and discontinuous,
asymptotes which prevent
convergence?
Some teachers
see inequalities
as greater than or less than symbols,
dry observations which require no reaction;
but I believe we must raise ourselves
to powers which make our
numbers whole.
I can’t solve
life’s complex equations
with multipl
Simon has made an honest friend in Freddie. He appears to be open in talking through stuff that’s had Simon stumped for days. Perhaps Simon has found someone who might care enough to help him become more of who he is, unlike the infamous Max. I enjoyed this chapter.
You take us for a roller coaster ride! Up, up we climb to the top, exhilarated by the music and the audience, and then, down, down, as Chipper deals with the ugly blackmail confronting him. At least he’s fortunate that he has solid friends he can count on. Not every aspiring entertainer is so fortunate. Great chapter.
I’m filled with autumn by this poem. I hear your voice in the images you evoke: the flocking starlings and blackbirds, and the whirls of bright parted leaves. I feel autumnal melancholy in each line. And I, too, offer my best hugs against the approaching winter.