Join the Math Modeling Team!
Would you like to join our next team for the Mathematical
Contest in Modeling? Think of the benefits:
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Great Experience.
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Realistic modeling problems from science and industry.
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Represent Tech in a national competition.
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Looks great on a resume.
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Have a chance to get published.
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Have some fun doing math.
Any undergraduate major can join. We are looking
to form two teams of three students each. The competition takes place
over the weekend in late January or early February.
The sign up period for the next contest ends December 1, 2019.
We are proud of our
modeling team for 2019.
For more information, or to sign up, contact Dr. Kyle
Riley.
About the contest
The Mathematical Contest in Modeling, challenges teams
of students to clarify, analyze, and propose solutions to open-ended problems.
The contest attracts diverse students and faculty advisors from over hundreds of
institutions around the world. Features of the contest include:
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The selection of realistic problems chosen with the advice
of experts in industry and government.
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An extended period of time for teams to prepare solution
papers within a clearly defined format.
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The ability of participants to draw on outside resources
including computers and texts.
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An emphasis on clarity of exposition in judging, with the
best papers published in professional journals.
Teams entering the Mathematical Contest in Modeling
will choose one of two modeling problems: Problem A (continuous), Problem
B (discrete). Data, if furnished, will be attached to the problem. Sample
problems are available from the Univeristy
of Pudget Sound. There are many excellent resources about the contest and undergraduate
modeling, which would include:
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