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Competing in the Greater New York Math Fair

A dedicated student, Wataru Takada studies Advanced Placement and honors courses at the Bronx High School of Science in New York City. In addition to his studies, he belongs to the institution's Math Research Program and he competed in the 2017 Greater...

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A dedicated student, Wataru Takada studies Advanced Placement and honors courses at the Bronx High School of Science in New York City. In addition to his studies, he belongs to the institution's Math Research Program and he competed in the 2017 Greater...

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Wataru Takada | Professional Profile | LinkedIn

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View Wataru Takada's professional profile on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the world's largest business network, helping professionals like Wataru Takada discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners.

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Wataru Takada AP Math Student A high-achieving student at the Bronx High School of Science (Bronx Science), Wataru Takada is enrolled in the school...

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Born in Japan and raised in the United States, Wataru Takada pursues an interest in Japanese language and culture. An origami enthusiast, Wataru Takada has posted photographs of his original work on his blog.

Origami, the art of folding paper into the shapes of objects and animals, is a simple concept, though complex or precisely crafted pieces can be made with advanced techniques. Precision is one of an origami artist's most important goals since a crease that is askew can easily affect the look of the entire piece.

Origamists can avoid this snowballing effect by ensuring that the starting piece is precisely square and then by ensuring the completeness of each fold. The precision of the fold is as important as completeness, so origamists often make a soft crease before attempting a fold.

Certain designs benefit from helper creases, which show the perpendicular lines and diagonals of the square and help highlight any symmetry. However, even with the most precise guides, there may be mistakes.

In the case of a mistake, starting again may be the best course of action, particularly if the mistake is in a hard fold. The most important thing to remember is that all mistakes are instructive and lead to better folding in the future.

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League of Legends - Popular “Battle Arena” Online Multiplayer Game

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League of Legends - Popular “Battle Arena” Online Multiplayer Game

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Wataru Takada is a Bronx High School of Science student who recently achieved appointment as Bronx Science Math Bulletin editor. Having translated Ririko Yoshioka’s "Kimi ni Chiisana Uso Hitotsu” manga, Wataru Takada is also a longtime fan of the anime and game League of Legends.

One of the distinguishing aspects of the Riot Games-developed multiplayer game is that it encourages online participants to battle it out in an arena. This enables teams with members with differing skill sets to emerge and carve out names for themselves in competitions that are covered on ESPN and in other media venues. The overarching goal is to destroy the nexus of competing teams, or a core base protected by defensive structures.

Operating on a freemium model, League of Legends generates revenue through microtransactions. Top teams are defined within highly competitive global power rankings that span major regions such as North America. World contenders are often tied to major corporate sponsors that currently include Samsung Galaxy and SK Telecom T1, with tens of millions of casual players competing every month.

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Science Talent Search Aims to Nurture New Generation of STEM Experts

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Science Talent Search Aims to Nurture New Generation of STEM Experts

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Wataru Takada recently completed his junior year at the Bronx High School of Science. An advanced student in physics and statistics, he is working on a project for submission to the Regeneron Science Talent Search at the start of his senior year. Under guidance from his mentor, Wataru Takada is conducting research at the postgraduate level into the applications of algebraic geometry to incidence combinatorics.

The Science Talent Search has worked for the better part of a century to award prize money to gifted young researchers to further their college educations. Initiated in 1942, the program is the oldest science and math talent identification and awards program of its kind in the country. It has awarded millions of dollars to its thousands of finalists, based on the quality of their special projects.

Directed by the nonprofit Society for Science & the Public, the program has received sponsorship from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since 2016. The Society’s previous partners were Westinghouse and Intel.

The top awards in March 2017 went to studies involving the possible treatment for neurons lost to brain injury, the creation of a new computational rubric for solving partial differential equations based in complex geometries, and a melding of the principles of computer programming and graph theory to explore the functions of networks.

Registration for the program takes place yearly. With registration, applicants are required to submit reports on their research, mentor recommendations, and school transcripts, and to answer a series of essay questions.

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A student at The Bronx High School of Science since 2014, Wataru Takada is enrolled in several Advanced Placement classes, including statistics, physics, and math research. Away from his education, Wataru Takada enjoys origami and maintains a blog showing some of his creations. Origami has several educational benefits.

1. Geometry. With proper application, teachers can use origami to strengthen student knowledge of key geometric formulas, labels, and concepts. In particular, the folding and card rotation aspects of origami improve students’ special awareness and ability to analyze both two- and three-dimensional figures.

2. Attention. Origami encourages students to watch attentively to execute specific instructions accurately, which encourages the student to focus his or her energies while creating an end product that, upon success, increases students’ self-esteem.

3. Fractions. Folding paper is useful in helping students understand the core concept behind fractions. A single fold demonstrates one-half, with further folds highlighting the idea behind thirds, quarters, and so on. Additionally, teachers can use constant folding of paper to elaborate on the infinity concept.

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Wataru Takada

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A student at Bronx High School of Science, Wataru Takada is interested in pursuing a career in mathematics. Awarded a silver medal at the 2017 Greater NY Math Fair for his Properties of an Apollonian Gasket presentation, Wataru Takada is working with a University of Rochester professor on a research project detailing the applications of algebraic geometry to incidence combinatorics, which he plans to submit to the Regeneron Science Talent Search in the fall of 2017. Throughout his sophomore and junior years, Wataru Takada has taken numerous AP and honors classes, including sophomore math research, AP physics, and honors pre-calculus. He plans to enroll in more advanced classes as a senior. Wataru Takada has taken part in numerous extracurricular activities throughout high school and middle school. He was selected to participate in the NY Math Circle summer program in 2016, and the year prior, he took part in the Bronx Science summer course. As a middle school student at United Nations International School, he was involved with both the math and soccer clubs.

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A student at Bronx High School of Science, Wataru Takada is interested in pursuing a career in mathematics. Awarded a silver medal at the 2017 Greater NY Math Fair for his Properties of an Apollonian Gasket presentation, Wataru Takada is working with a University of Rochester professor on a research project detailing the applications of algebraic geometry to incidence combinatorics, which he plans to submit to the Regeneron Science Talent Search in the fall of 2017.

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A student at Bronx High School of Science, Wataru Takada is interested in pursuing a career in mathematics. Awarded a silver medal at the 2017 Greater NY Math Fair...

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A recipient of an outstanding tutoring award as a volunteer middle school math tutor, Wataru Takada is a junior at Bronx High School of Science, where he is taking college-level math courses in advance of a potential career in the field. Among other advanced courses, Wataru Takada is enrolled in AP statistics and honors pre-calculus. Since the beginning of his sophomore year, he has been working on an algebraic geometry research project and was recently awarded a silver medal at the Greater NY Math Fair for his Properties of an Apollonian Gasket presentation.

In addition to math, Wataru Takada is interested in origami and studying the Japanese language. Self-taught in origami by watching YouTube videos, he displays his work on his blog and plans on submitting a creation to the 2017 Origami USA Convention. He is a Japanese national, but has lived in the United States since he was 3 months old. Fluent in Japanese and English, he has translated Ririko Yoshioka's 602-page magna comic Kimi ni Chiisana Uso Hitotsu from Japanese to English.

A former member of the Marshall Chess Club, Wataru Takada has participated in various math and soccer clubs and recently completed the selective NY Math Circle summer program. In his free time, he enjoys playing in League of Legends tournaments and helping his family prepare dinner.

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A recipient of an outstanding tutoring award as a volunteer middle school math tutor, Wataru Takada is a junior at Bronx High School of Science, where he is taking college-level math courses in advance of a potential career in the field.