Struggling Through

     For the last few weeks, I have been participating in a contest known as Google Code In, and it has been one of the best experiences of my life. What is Google Code In?      Google Code In is a global, online contest where students help complete tasks for various organizations. It is, obviously, run by Google. In this competition, participants are given the opportunity to complete tasks for global organizations and actually make changes that will be seen by thousands of people. Luckily, they are not alone with these tasks, as they have talented mentors who are all super helpful and want them to succeed. Google Code In is an incredible experience for students from ages 13-17, as it focuses on open source development in order to teach students about cooperation and how real-world software is made. To learn more information, go here: https://codein.withgoogle.com/ .      You may be asking, what is open source development? It's when software such as Blender, Apache, Firefox, A

     As I wrote in my first post, I like to do math competitively. As of now, I am in 9th grade, but I didn't start doing competitive math until the second half of 8th grade. Before that, I had always liked doing math, but I never really considered doing math competitions or doing any form of training for them. I had taken a math competition in 4th grade and 5th grade called the Noetic Math Contest, and I did the best in my school district. However, afterward, I didn't do any other math contests, as our school district did not give students opportunities to take them. As a result, I wouldn't touch competitive math again until 8th grade.      During 8th grade, I was taking an honors Geometry class. In the class, I would frequently read the textbook and skip ahead multiple chapters, leaving me bored. As a result, one day, I discovered competitive math again. My mom had heard about the AMC 10 and AMC 12 from a relative, and she was interested in seeing how well I would do. F

     So, this is my first blog. I don't really know what I am doing, but I'm willing to go through this and learn. I really don't expect a single person to ever read this, but if someone does, thank you. I won't try to spread around my blog or anything, and I'm going to be more or else using this as somewhat of a journal for myself. Things I Plan on Writing About -  Math Competitions Technology/Programming Competitions Robotics Competitions Other Random Stuff I Happen To Do More About Myself -  My name is Ryan Chang I live in Springfield, New Jersey I go to Magnet High School I enjoy programming, math, solving Rubik's Cubes, playing piano, and playing video games My favorite video game is Super Smash Brothers Melee I have a Maltese named Mui mui ("little sister" in Chinese) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .