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MathFest 2008 took place in Madison, WI on July
31 - August 2. Just as usual, it was a great celebration of
mathematics, mathematical biology, and the history of mathematics, a
program rich with varied events and activities for mathematicians,
teachers, students, and everyone who loves mathematics!
During a session at MathFest 2008 two groups of students were awarded
plaques and certificates for their work at
Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM). This
is a competition started by Consortium for Mathematics and Its
Applications[]6 (COMAP) in 1985 and designed to test students'
abilities to solve realistic problems and work in a team setting. MCM
Founding Director Ben Fusaro attributes the competition's popularity
in part to the challenge of working on practical problems.
This year, the MCM drew 1162 teams from all over the world to compete
in the contest's 23rd edition. Teams of up to three high school or
undergraduate students had five days to research, model, and submit
answers to one of two practical math problems. And what a surprise!
One of the two problems (problem B) concerned developing Sudoku
puzzles of varying difficulty (with metrics to define a difficulty
level). The group of Martin Hunt, Christopher Pong, and George Tucker
from
Harvey Mudd College won for their work on the
problem B.
For more information on MCM 2008, please, read this
article or visit the respective COMAP's
MCM/ICM Contest or
MCM/ICM 2008 Winners and Results webpage.
Definitely, there were many other exciting mathematical events during
MathFest 2008. If you are interested in more detailed information
about MathFest, please, visit their official
website.
MathFest 2009 will be held in Portland, OR, on August 6-8, 2009. |
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Sources:
MAA Online |
MathFest |
COMAP |
Harvey Mudd College |
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