Mathematical Competition in Modeling FEB 2006

To find our more details on this year's competition rules see: http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/instructions.php
For previous problems and details about the contest please see http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/previous-contests.php.

If you like to use your mathematical and computing skills to solve tough problems you may be interested in participating. Send inquiries to Kirby AT math dot colostate.edu.     The Math department will sponsor and register the teams.

The Mathematical Contest in Modeling will take place at CSU and the actual problems will be downloaded electronically from the competition web site and student teams of 2 or 3 students work over a long weekend to solve one of two problems.  This competition is a big time commitment but a lot of fun.

From the contest page: "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 500 institutions around the world. Features of the contest include:

• The selection of realistic problems chosen with the advice of experts in industry and government.
• An extended period of time for teams to prepare solution papers within a clearly defined format.
• The ability of participants to draw on outside resources including computers and texts.
• An emphasis on clarity of exposition in judging, with the best papers published in professional journals."