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Mathizen's Equip: Preparing Young Minds with Competent Mathematics

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the biggest disruption of education systems in human history. Education has been altered dramatically as a result of the rise of e-learning. Learning Mathematics has become more difficult. The lack of connection with mathematical concepts contributes to students' dislike of math. Getting students to interact with the information after presenting the topic area is the most challenging phase. Students, parents, teachers, and school officials, on the other hand, welcomed these challenges. Fortunately, the Mathematics Society (MathSoc) prepared a webinar series entitled "Mathizens' Equip: Preparing Young Minds with Competent Mathematics" to prepare the BS Mathematics freshmen students of the College of Science for continuing the desire to learn.

The webinar series is divided into three sessions with one Pre-Calculus topic each. The first webinar, titled "Algebra: It's Hip to be Squared," took place on October 23, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. The second webinar, "Trigonometry: It's not a SIN COS we like Math," began later that day at 1:00 p.m. After a week, the third and final session, "Analytic Geometry: Shape Your Future," was conducted on October 30, 2021. (1:00 PM). Two separate online video tools were used for each session: Zoom Meeting and Facebook Live, to ensure that the BS Mathematics freshman students and others who desired to join the program could see the video

The first part of the webinar series was hosted by Patricia Mae DC. Robles, the Secretary for Communication, and Clarence Mae P. Quinto, the Graphic Design Associate. The program began with a doxology, followed by the BulSu Saring Himig performing the Philippine National Anthem. There was also an audiovisual performance of the BulSU Hymn. Ms. Valentine Blez Lampayan, the MathSoc's lovely faculty adviser, gave the introductory remarks and delivered a short but encouraging message.

The hosts began warming up the freshmen by giving them a short story of their personal experiences in college. Then to bring more excitement, an ice breaker was facilitated by John Michael Estacio and Ana Nisha Dionisio, MathSoc's Student Development Committee Head and Education Associate, respectively. The top 3 students with the highest points from the quiz won 50 pesos worth of Gcash load.

To begin the most important part of the webinar, Clarisse Crisostomo, student adviser, introduced the guest speaker. Mr. Sherwin Hinoo, a BS Mathematics alumnus and a former MathSoc officer, started his mini-tutorial session about algebra with another ice breaker. Mr. Hinoo granted one winner a 500-peso worth voucher. The lesson included the topics: operations of fractions, the law of exponents, and factoring methods.

After the tutorial, an intermission number from the members of the CS Dancers brought excitement and fun to the audience. Then, the External Student Adviser, Chris Danielle Javier, awarded the certificate of appreciation to Mr. Sherwin Hinoo. Mr. Javier was followed by the heart-warming closing remarks from the External Vice President, Jaypee Alamin. The session ended with an audiovisual presentation from the Governor of Bulacan, Mr. Daniel Fernando, and Mayor of Malolos City, Gilbert Gatchalian, encouraging the freshmen students and showing their gratitude to the organization.

The remaining parts of the webinar series have the same program flow but with different speakers, hosts, and facilitators. For the second part, with the topic of Trigonometry, the hosts are Rampel Jade Bautista, Public Communication Associate, and John Mico Laxamana, Graphic Design Associate. Ms. Yolanda Roberto gave her fun and sweet opening remarks to the freshmen students. An ice breaker called the Whisper Challenge was facilitated by Aleximiel Lucyl Mendoza, Ethics Committee Head; Daryl Azura, External Associate; and Donita Rose Cruz, Secretary for Records. There are six winners of 50 pesos worth of Gcash load. Afterward, Christian Paolo Pascual, Public Information and Communication Committee Head, introduced Mr. Radjaven Villacarlos as the event's guest speaker. Same with Mr. Hinoo, Mr. Villacarlos is a BS Mathematics Alumni and a former MathSoc officer. The topics covered in the lesson were angles and their measures, right triangle geometry, trigonometric functions of any angle, fundamental identities, sum and differences formulas, and multiple-angle and product-to-sum formulas. Norielyn Dela Cruz, president of Mathematics Society, awarded the certificate of appreciation to Mr. Villacarlos. And Joshua Valeroso, Internal Vice President, gave the closing remarks.

The last part's masters of ceremonies are Marilou Cruz, the Sponsorship Associate, and Anna Mae Tolentino, the Membership Committee Associate for CS. The Secretariat Committee Head, Olivia Bernardo, opened the event with her warm message to the freshmen students. The MCs also facilitated the ice breaker, which is composed of "Mini-Quiz," with top 2 winners, "Fact of Bluff," with three winners, and "What Am I?" with one winner. Aleximiel Lucyl Mendoza introduced Mr. Arcel Galvez, an Instructor in the College of Science, a Computer Science alumnus, and a former MathSoc officer, as the guest speaker. The discussion focused on Conic Sections: circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola, with an intermission number in the middle of the discussion. Russel Joseph Martinez was awarded the certificate of appreciation, and Norielyn Dela Cruz closed the event with her encouraging message. This event can help provide a Pre-Calculus bridge curriculum to assist the freshmen students in gaining the necessary abilities and confidence. The MathSoc officers, supportive MathSoc advisor, and mathematics teachers engaged freshmen participants and outstanding volunteers all contributed to the success of the orientation event.