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The session covered Fermi estimations, a technique for approximating answers to complex problems. The tutor and student worked through several examples, including estimating piano tuners in a city and the number of basketballs in a bus, to practice the methodology. They planned to continue this topic in the next session.

The tutor and student reviewed the steps for completing a project involving calculating the volume, arc length, and surface area of an object, with a focus on error calculation and the use of computational tools for complex derivatives. They then transitioned to practicing implicit differentiation problems, where the student successfully calculated derivatives and tangent lines.

The student and tutor worked through a statistics problem involving a two-sample t-test for means, examining food consumption based on portion sizes. They defined the parameter, formulated hypotheses, and calculated the sample statistic. They also established the significance level and planned to discuss the test statistic and evidence evaluation in the next session.

The student and tutor worked on a vase modeling project, focusing on collecting measurements, inputting them into Desmos, performing polynomial regression, and calculating the volume using integration. The next steps involve calculating the error of the volume using a provided formula.

The Tutor and Student worked through a hypothesis testing problem involving two sample proportions. They practiced identifying parameters, calculating sample statistics, setting up null and alternative hypotheses, and determining the test statistic and p-value. The next steps would involve confirming enrollment for further practice.

The tutor and student reviewed a practice test covering basic statistical measures and then transitioned to learning about stem-and-leaf diagrams and box plots. They discussed the construction, components, and interpretation of these graphical data visualization tools, and practiced applying these concepts through examples and problems. The next session will focus on stem-and-leaf plots.