(Recital was OK. Finished one more application problem. Everything else that happened since the last update is trivial.)

I failed a practice AMC 12 (2007 B); I could only answer 1-12 and 23 (and got them all right, but that’s still not AIME qualification). (I also failed 2007 A because I remembered Vieta incorrectly and didn’t notice that 3 = 1 x 3.)

I’m also failing at electricity (well, potential/capacitance and currents).

Why am I becoming (more) stupid? >_<

We have an Algebra 2 quiz tomorrow, and I have the feeling I’m going to get 11.5/12 again. I’ll just have to check more. After that, I’ll ask Mr Mallon about not taking precalculus at MSJ, instead taking AP Stats and AoPS Precalculus and possibly AoPS Calculus. (Maybe Spivak’s Calculus. I’m not sure yet.)

I also hear on AoPS that USPhO (F=ma) results come back tomorrow. Apparently the cutoff was 13.75 last year, and will probably be lower this year. I answered 15 (and would have gotten one more correct if I didn’t solve that one right before we had to put our pencils down). Maybe I’ll make it. Who knows?