Mathematics competitions

Mathletes get ready - World Maths Day is back

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Mathematics competitions, Mathematics education in the United Kingdom, World Maths Day

b'SYDNEY, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Time for students around the world to prime those maths brains and flex those fingers, World Maths Day is back in 2021.Teachers, students and parents are invited to register to take part in the biggest online global maths event held across 48 hours on Wednesday 5th May, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • b'SYDNEY, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Time for students around the world to prime those maths brains and flex those fingers, World Maths Day is back in 2021.Teachers, students and parents are invited to register to take part in the biggest online global maths event held across 48 hours on Wednesday 5th May, 2021.
  • World Maths Day is one day where we have equity in education, a chance for everyone to get on board regardless of your math ability, your financial position or social standing.
  • We encourage all students to \'have a go\', unite with students around the world and practice those skills in a fun learning environment.
  • "\nWorld Maths Day has grownexponentially since its beginning in 2007.It holds theworld recordfor the most participants in an online mathematics competition.In 2015, 150 countrieswere represented.\nIn Australia, 250,000 students in 3,000 schools are expected to participate in World Maths Day 2021.\n"Let\'s get on board and celebrate our kids participation in learning and enjoying maths."

Mathletes get ready - World Maths Day is back

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Mathematics competitions, Mathematics education in the United Kingdom, World Maths Day

b'SYDNEY, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Time for students around the world to prime those maths brains and flex those fingers, World Maths Day is back in 2021.Teachers, students and parents are invited to register to take part in the biggest online global maths event held across 48 hours on Wednesday 5th May, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • b'SYDNEY, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Time for students around the world to prime those maths brains and flex those fingers, World Maths Day is back in 2021.Teachers, students and parents are invited to register to take part in the biggest online global maths event held across 48 hours on Wednesday 5th May, 2021.
  • World Maths Day is one day where we have equity in education, a chance for everyone to get on board regardless of your math ability, your financial position or social standing.
  • We encourage all students to \'have a go\', unite with students around the world and practice those skills in a fun learning environment.
  • "\nWorld Maths Day has grownexponentially since its beginning in 2007.It holds theworld recordfor the most participants in an online mathematics competition.In 2015, 150 countrieswere represented.\nIn Australia, 250,000 students in 3,000 schools are expected to participate in World Maths Day 2021.\n"Let\'s get on board and celebrate our kids participation in learning and enjoying maths."

One in Three High School Students Favor Keeping an Online Component to their Education Post-Pandemic, Survey Shows

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Monday, April 5, 2021
Articles, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics competitions, Educational technology, Mathematics education, MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge, Educational psychology, Mathematical modelling competition

The students queried are participants in this years MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge , an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM.

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  • The students queried are participants in this years MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge , an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM.
  • Four percent say they would be happy learning virtually full time or for a majority of their time.
  • The competitions final judging event traditionally held in New York City will be done virtually on April 26 this year.
  • We know that all students learn differently, and the results of this survey show that there is a role online learning can play for many students, Montgomery said.

Boys are More Confident than Girls When it Comes to Math, Survey Shows

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Monday, April 6, 2020
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics competitions, Mathematics education, Science, Mathematics

The students queried are participants in this years MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge, an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM.

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  • The students queried are participants in this years MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge, an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM.
  • Similar to the gender breakdown of the M3 Challenge, respondents of the survey were about 60 percent male and 40 percent female.
  • According to the survey, 76 percent of male students describe their participation in math and science class as frequent and confident, whereas only 58 percent of females say the same.
  • The survey also looked at the students preferences and practices when it comes to completing math assignments and problems.

Carnegie Learning’s Middle School Math Solution Gets Updated Near-Perfect Score from EdReports

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Other Education, Technology, Primary, Secondary, Software, Education, Mathematics competitions

Carnegie Learning announced today that EdReports.org has published a new report increasing the score of Carnegie Learnings Middle School Math Solution to 69 points out of a potential 70.

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  • Carnegie Learning announced today that EdReports.org has published a new report increasing the score of Carnegie Learnings Middle School Math Solution to 69 points out of a potential 70.
  • Carnegie Learnings High School Math Solution was also recently reviewed by EdReports, and earned a near-perfect score.
  • The Carnegie Learning High School Math Solution, which was reviewed by EdReports this year, also received top marks, including perfect scores for Focus & Coherence and Rigor & Mathematical Practices.
  • We are very proud to receive near-perfect ratings for both our Middle School and High School Math Solutions, says Barry Malkin, CEO of Carnegie Learning.

Eye Level to hold its 2019 Eye Level Math Olympiad for students to test out their math skills in November

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Monday, September 30, 2019
Pedagogy, Eye Level Learning, Mathematics competitions, Learning

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 2004, Eye Level has been running its annual Math Competition called the Eye Level Math Olympiad (ELMO) to allow students to showcase their math skills in grade 1 through grade 8 area.

Key Points: 
  • SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 2004, Eye Level has been running its annual Math Competition called the Eye Level Math Olympiad (ELMO) to allow students to showcase their math skills in grade 1 through grade 8 area.
  • The event is open not only for Eye Level members but for anyone to join with a small registration fee.
  • The test that runs for about one hour is designed to challenge students' math skills in variety of areas and covers most of the arithmetic and critical thinking aspects.
  • In 2018, around 8,600 students from 12 countries participated in the event and Eye Level expects to have more than 10,000 students apply from 15 countries this year.

MathCON Invites 900 Students to 11th Annual MathCON Finals in Chicago

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Mathematics competitions

CHICAGO, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Nine hundred students out of 48,000+ students nationwide participated in MathCON's online competition , held from January to March, are expected to compete in the 11th annual MathCON Finalsheld on April 27th at the McCormick Place West Building, Chicago.

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  • CHICAGO, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Nine hundred students out of 48,000+ students nationwide participated in MathCON's online competition , held from January to March, are expected to compete in the 11th annual MathCON Finalsheld on April 27th at the McCormick Place West Building, Chicago.
  • The MathCON finals competition is a day-long event, which promotes a 100-minute timed test comprising 40 multiple-choice questions and student constructed responses covering a range of mathematical disciplines.
  • MathCON is a nonprofit national mathematics organization recognized for its annual student mathematics competition for students in grades 5-12, with over 250,000 student participants since 2008.
  • Students attending public, private and charter schools, as well as homeschooled students are eligible to compete in MathCON.

Master Jeonghee Lee, Co-Founder of Abakidz by Tactile Brain LLC, becomes Mental-Math World Champion and World Record-Holder

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Monday, November 12, 2018
Mathematics, Elementary arithmetic, Arithmetic, Mathematical analysis, Mental calculators, Abacus, Mental calculation, Mathematics competitions, Mental abacus, Pi, 0, Addition

In doing so, Master Lee became the world champion in Addition and world record holder in Multiplication and Division.

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  • In doing so, Master Lee became the world champion in Addition and world record holder in Multiplication and Division.
  • Master Lee became the world record holder in Multiplication by completing ten multiplication problems of 8-digits by 8-digits in 183 seconds and in Division, Master Lee completed ten division problems of 10-digits divided by 5-digits in 53 seconds.
  • Presently, Master Lee is also the reigning world champion in Addition, Multiplication, Division and Flash Anzan (mental math) Marathon titles she attained at the 2016 Memoriad World Mental Olympics.
  • For more information on Master Lee or Abakidz, please call 646.780.9895, visit http://www.abakidz.com or contact [email protected] .

Texas Teen Repeats to Become First 2x Winner of Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition

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Monday, May 14, 2018
Mathematics competitions, Mathcounts, Raytheon, Economy of the United States, Science and technology in the United States, Massachusetts

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --For the first time in the competition's 35-year history, a teen Mathlete won the Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Championship for the second year in a row.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --For the first time in the competition's 35-year history, a teen Mathlete won the Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Championship for the second year in a row.
  • Luke Robitaille, a 14-year-old homeschooled eighth grader from Euless, Texas, is the 2018 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Champion, following an intense, elite competition at the Renaissance Washington, D.C.
  • Luke Robitaille won the final round of the 2018 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition by answering the question: "The first three terms of an infinite arithmetic sequence are 3.46, 2.47 and 1.48, in that order.
  • In the team competition, Texas captured the title of First Place Team for the third consecutive year.