HP Spectre

Lim Min just bought a HP Spectre from COMEX 2018.

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* 7th Gen Intel Core i7-8550U (1.8 GHz base frequency, up to 4 GHz with Intel Boost Technology, 8 MB Cache, 4 cores)
* Windows 10 Home 64
* 16 GB LPDDR3-2133 SDRAM (onboard)
* Intel UHD Graphics 620
* 512 GB PCle NvMe M.2 SSD
*13.3" diagonal FHD IPS micro-edge WLED-backlit touch screen with Corning Gorilla Glass NBT (1920 x 1080)
* Full-size island-style backlit keyboard
* 1.11 kg
* 2 Years International Warranty
Bundled: McAfee LiveSafe

Cost: S$2439 (original $2899)

IOI 2018 Singapore Team Results and More Pics

Full IOI 2018 Results

IOI 2018 Singapore Team Results:

Gold - Gabriel Goh, NUSH Year 6
Silver - Jacob Teo, NUSH Year 6
Silver - Jeffrey Lee, NUSH Year 5
Bronze - Teow Hua Jun, HCI Year 5

From left: Prof Tan, Dr Daren Ler, Dr Steven Halim, Gabriel, Jacob, Jeffrey, Hua Jun, Lim Li, Ranald, Wei Liang

Singapore Team with their coach

Closing Ceremony. 2:00" has Singapore Team with their coach

With IOI 2018 Mascot, AI

Mushrooms! In Q't Mall, near Okura Frontier Hotel in Tsukuba

Sensoji Temple

Aqua World

Hitachi Seaside Park

IOI 2018 Live Scoreboard and Photos

Click here to watch the Live Scoreboard from 9 am to 2 pm Japan Time (8 am to 1 pm Singapore Time)
Contest Day 1, 3 September (Monday)
Contest Day 2, 5 September (Wednesday)

IOI 2018 Programme

IOI 2018 Singapore Delegation

SMO 2018 Top 10 Results

SMO Junior Top 10

1. SHEVONNE CHIA NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
2. JAMIE LIM JIA SIN NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
3. TAN YUN HUI NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
4. TOH JING EN DANIEL NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
5. MARIO TANIJAYA NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
6. WU XINYUE Nanyang Girls' High School
7. HU XINGHUI Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
8. KRISHNAN AKASH NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
8. SHEN XING YANG NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
10. DREW MICHAEL TERREN RAMIREZ St Hilda's Primary

SMO Senior Top 10

1. BOO TSE YANG LUCAS Raffles Institution
2. NG YANGYI, ALOYSIUS Raffles Institution
3. TAN XU CHEN Raffles Institution
4. ANG BOON HAN NATHANIEL Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
5. BENSON LIN ZHAN LI Hwa Chong Institution
6. HO LI XIONG, TIMOTHY NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
7. TAN WEE KEAN Raffles Institution
8. NGUYEN KHOI NGUYEN St Joseph's Institution
9. LOW CHOO RAY Raffles Institution
10. CHEN XINYI Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)

SMO Open Top 10

1. JOEL TAN JUNYAO NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
2. BOO TSE YANG LUCAS Raffles Institution
3. DYLAN TOH SHAN HONG NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
4. CHENG PUHUA Raffles Institution
5. WANG JIANZHI Raffles Institution
6. TAN XU CHEN Raffles Institution
7. GABRIEL GOH KHENG LIN (WU ZHENNING) NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
8. LEE KER YANG Raffles Institution
9. DAVID TOH HUI KAI Raffles Institution
10. BENSON LIN ZHAN LI Hwa Chong Institution

Full results can be found here

International Chemistry Tournament 2018

The 2nd International Chemistry Tournament was held in Moscow from 20–25 August 2018.

The team from NUS High came in First. Refer to results here

Congratulations to Team NUSH!

NUS 2018/2019 Semester 1 Modules

Lim Li has started her undergraduate course at NUS last week.

Double Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics
Home Faculty: School of Computing

Modules this semester:
CS2106 Introduction to Operating Systems
CS2030 Programming Methodology II
MA1102R Calculus
LAJ1201 Japanese I
GES1021 Natural Heritage of Singapore
ES1103 English for Academic Purposes

Japanese I textbooks, costing $100

Modules exempted:
CS1010 Programming Methodology (exemption reason: NOI Gold, CAP not counted)
CS1231 Discrete Structures (exemption reason: NUS High's Computing Honours module, obtained A+, CAP counted)
CS2100 Computer Organisation (exemption reason: NUS High's Computing Honours module, obtained A+, CAP counted)
MA1101R Linear Algebra I (exemption reason: took Advanced Placement Test, obtained A+, CAP not counted)
CS2040 Data Structures and Algorithms (exemption reason: took Advanced Placement Test, obtained A+, CAP not counted)

CWMI 2018 and CGMO 2018 Singapore Teams' Results

CWMI 2018 Singapore Team Results:

(not in order of merit)

Gold - Nathaniel Ang Boon Han, Year 4, ACS(I)
Gold - Sun Long Xuan, Year 5, HCI
Gold - Timothy Ho Li Xiong, Year 4, NUSH
Gold - Low Choo Ray, Year 3, RI
Gold - Aloysius Ng Yangyi, Year 4, RI
Gold - Shen Xinyi, Year 4, RI
Gold - Tan Wee Kean, Year 4, RI
Silver - Timothy Loh Yan Xun, Year 4, HCI

CWMI 2018 has awarded a total of 73 Golds, 78 Silvers and 56 Bronzes


CGMO 2018 Singapore Team Results:
(not in order of merit)
Silver - Yang Yue, Year 5, HCI
Silver - Chen Xinyi, Year 4, RGS
Bronze - Wang Yujing, Year 5, HCI
Bronze - Hu Xinghui, Year 2, RGS

SJPO 2018 Gold Medalists

Full SJPO 2018 Results is here

SMO 2018 Top 30 Results

IPhO 2018 Singapore Team Results

Full IPhO 2018 Results

IPhO 2018 Singapore Team Results

Gold - Dylan Toh Shan Hong, NUS High
Gold - Lu Ziyou, NUS High
Gold - Joshua Teo Wei Hern, NUS High
Gold - Wang Jianzhi, RI
Silver - Han Ruobin, RI

Congratulations!

IChO 2018 Singapore Team Results

Full IChO 2018 Results

IChO 2018 Singapore Team Results

Gold - Marvin Dragon Choo, NUS High
Gold - Fong Khi Yung, RI
Silver - Miao Jiapei, NUS High
Silver - Lim Hur, RI

Congratulations!

SIMO Junior Team 2018

SIMO Junior Team 2018 (36)

HCI (5)
Brandon Ong Jing Jie
Chow Guan Ze
Huang Qinrui
Pierre Yeap Yu Song
Peter Theodore Siauw

NUSH (19)
Jamie Lim Jia Sin
Lee I-Shiang

Mario Tanijaya

Oh Zhi Yuan

Julian Tang Jing Le

Edden Chew Keyn-Hantz

Cheng Eason

Ryan Nathaniel Thesman

Lim Jin Tao

Shen Xing Yang

Tan Si Jie

Tan Ye Kai

Wong Yin Leng, Angelina

Au Heng Hoi, Joel

Chek Ze Chan

Daniel Ng Chun Kit

Yeong Jun Kai

Ashley Aragorn Khoo

Cheong Sik Feng

RGS (1)

Yu Hanzhang

RI (6)

Andrew Yar Kwok Wing
Chang Chia Wei
Sun Yu Chieh
Kwan Kaiee
Liu Hao
Rahul Kumar Singh

Catholic High Primary (2)
Li Jiaxuan
Liu Xiuping

Nanhua Primary (2)
Wang Xiao Qi
Yu Qinxi

St. Hilda's Primary (1)
Drew Michael Terren Ramirez

IBO 2018 Singapore Team Results

Full IBO 2018 Results

IBO 2018 Singapore Team Results:

Gold - Lim Yun Wei Shermane, NUS High
Gold - Ng Wei Jun Justin, HCI
Gold - Chan Xu Rui Isaac, HCI
Silver - Ong Jia Xin, NUS High

Congratulations!

IMO 2018 Singapore Team Results

Full Results by Country
Full Results by Individual

IMO 2018 Problem 6 Solution

Lim Jeck's solution

Pics from IMO 2018

Off to Romania for IMO 2018

From left: Mr Zong, Eugene, Yu Peng, Joel, Puhua, Lucas, Ker Yang, Shi Cheng, Siah Yong, David, Mr Teo

CWMI 2018 and CGMO 2018 Singapore Teams

The following students are selected for China Western Mathematical Invitational (CWMI) 2018, which will be held in Haikou, Hainan from 13 - 18 August 2018:

Nathaniel Ang Boon Han, Year 4, ACS(I)
Timothy Loh Yan Xun, Year 4, HCI
Sun Long Xuan, Year 5, HCI
Timothy Ho Li Xiong, Year 4, NUSH
Low Choo Ray, Year 3, RI
Aloysius Ng Yangyi, Year 4, RI
Shen Xinyi, Year 4, RI
Tan Wee Kean, Year 4, RI

The following students are selected for China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO) 2018, which will be held in Chengdu Shude High School from 11 - 15 August 2018:

Hu Xinghui, Year 2, RGS
Chen Xinyi, Year 4, RGS
Wang Yujing, Year 5, HCI
Yang Yue, Year 5, HCI

Cambridge Year 2 Results

Top 3 in Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Part IB are Warren Li, Lim Jeck and Andy Zhao. All 3 are from Trinity College.

IBO 2018 Singapore Team

The 29th IBO (International Biology Olympiad) will take place at Tehran, Iran, from 15 - 22 July 2018.

The following Year 6 (JC2) students are in the Singapore Team:

Chan Xu Rui Isaac, HCI
Ng Wei Jun Justin, HCI
Lim Yun Wei Shermane, NUS High
Ong Jia Xin, NUS High