Students Score in More Ways Than One
On February 23, Secondary School students took part in the internationally recognized Canadian Mathematics Competition, organized by the University of Waterloo, Canada. Problem-solving is at the very heart of mathematics, and as such the aim of the contests is to provide students with the opportunity to develop their problem-solving ability while having fun. It is also hoped that the questions will create a dialogue among students and faculty.
Each of the three competitions takes one hour. They consist of three sections with a total of 150 points available: ten “warm-up’ questions in section A; ten more demanding questions in section B; and five “tough-nut” questions in section C.
Twenty-three students in Grade 9 and two students in Grade 7 sat the Pascal competition.
Medals went to Merlin Fabian and Lauren Olens.
The following students gained a certificate of distinction, scoring more than 98 points: Merlin Fabian, Lauren Olens, Martijn ten Lohuis, Arian Burns, Diem-Anh Vo, Christian Mustroph, Benjamin Schuttler, and Caroline Geiger.
Twenty-nine students in Grade 10 sat the Cayley competition.
A medal went to Matthew Keeter.
The following students gained a certificate of distinction, scoring more than 95 points: Matthew Keeter, Casey North, Harris Wattles, Carolyn Rees, Vincent Leibbrandt, and Charles Vanijcharoenkarn.
Ten students in Grade 11 sat the Fermat competition.
A medal went to Nicholas Moise.
The following students gained a certificate of distinction, scoring more than 104 points: Nicolas Moise, Sabrina Besenfelder, Afrooz Family, Eva Imbsweiler, KeXu Wan, David McClatchey, and KeYong Wan.
Further details of the competitions, with the questions that students sat, are available though the department website, at aischool.org/uppermaths.
Congratulations to all students who took part.