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Competitions
The
Putnam Competition
A national collegiate mathematics competition , is given the
first Saturday in in December to well over two thousand students
in the U.S., including many of the brightest future mathematicians.
The exam is given in two parts, from 9a.m.-noon and from 2-5
p.m. Each part consists of six problems graded on a ten point
scale. Partial credit is normally not given. Some practice
sessions are usually held in the weeks prior to the competition.
Please see Dr. Isihara if you are interested.
OUR
HIGHEST RANKED TEAMS
Rank
/ Team Members / Year
52 / Paul
Best, Stephen Hruska, John Wallbaum / 2004
69 / Nathan Roberts, Christine O'Leary, Nancy Elizabeth
Bush / 1998
70 / Aaron
Jaggard, Nathan Roberts, Christine O'Leary / 1997
84 / Andrew
Barker, Stephen Hruska, Nat Stapleton / 2003
113 /
Nathan Roberts, Andrea Koenisgberg, Evan Wilson /2000
142 / Michael DiPasquale, Elliot Nelson, Kelly Whiting /2007
OUR
HIGHEST RANKED INDIVIDUALS
Rank
/ Name / Points / Year
234.5
/ Christine O'Leary / 40 / 1998
? / Aaron
Jaggard / 29? / 1997
276.5
/ Nathan Roberts / 19 / 2000
447 / Paul
Best / 28 / 2002
503.5 / Michael DiPasquale / 20 / 2007
504 /
Nathan Roberts / 28 / 1998
560 /
Amy Hillis / 10 / 2000
560 /
Yeong-Beom Kim / 10 / 2000
596 /
John Wallbaum / 20 / 2004
729 /
Andrea Koenigsberg / 10 / 1999
739 /
Andrew Barker / 11 / 2003
970 /
Evan Wilson / 10 / 2001
971.5 / Elliot Nelson / 11 / 2007
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The
Math Modelling Competition (MCM)
An
international competition given usually around the beginning
of February of each year. The competition begins Friday morning
(12:01 a.m. EST) and continues through the weekend, ending
on Monday (11:59 p.m. EST). Contest information is given at
the website http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/
.
Please
contact Dr. Isihara if you are interested in participating
in this year's competuition.
MERITORIOUS
TEAMS:
'99
Nancy-Elizabeth Bush, Nate Wentzel, Wendy Huang
'95 Brandie
Andrews, Jeffrey Mikels, Aaron Jaggard
'88 Joe
Cyzyk, Joy Magalit, Stuart DeSoto
HONORABLE
MENTIONS:
'06
Samuel Cole, Michael DiPasquale, David Rowell
'06 Allison Mae Barnes, Gloria Cho, Henry Kuo
'01 Nat Stapleton, Mark McGhee, Jason Scmurr
'98 Chris
Jones, Derek Hamilton, Kirsten Cosand
'96 Aaron
Jaggard, Nate Roberts, ?
'94 Jonathan
Hayward, Scott Martin, Carl Olson
'90 Peter
Boatwright, Brooks Estes, Mary Kellstrom
'90 James
Davidson, Jeffrey Ziegler, Kristin Miller
'87 Maurice
Lee, Ron Netzel, Stuart Williams
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The
ACCA Calculus Competition
This
competition is given each spring semester, and is open
to any full-time student. ACCA, or the Association of Colleges
in the Chicago Area, consists of about 16 schools. The competition
is 90 minutes long and done in teams of three. The questions
cover mainly material from our Math 231-2 sequence, with perhaps
a bit of vector calculus (Mth 331).
Please
contact Dr. Isihara if you are interested in entering this
year's competition.
COMPETITION
WINNERS (1st Place):
'07 Robyn Lyons, Sarah Motsinger, Stephanie Vinton
'06 Gloria Cho, Sam Cole, Michael DiPasquale
'04 Andrew
Barker, Kyle Hunsberger, Nat Stapleton
'03 Andrew
Barker, Kyle Hunsberger, Ryan Yates
'02 Stephen
Hruska, Jason Schmurr, Nat Stapleton
'01 Mark
Lund, Cornelia Van Cott, Rebekah Johnson
'00 Beth
Robison, Valerie Hess, Andrea Koenigsberg
'95 John
Darrow, Aaron Jaggard, Justin Maynard
'93 Bob
Correll, Carl Olsen, Craig Webster
2nd
Place:
'05 Stephen Hruska, Braden Koenigsberg, Jeff Pattillo
'03 Sarah Chase, Rebekah Johnson, Garrett Turner
'96 Tobin
Baker, Aaron Jaggard, Gerald Martin
3rd
place:
'07
Joyce Fan, Elliot Nelson
'04 Stephen Hruska, Jeff Pattillo, Johy Wallbaum
'02 Rebekah
Johnson, Mark Lund, Cornelia Van Cott
'95 Anne
Marie Conner, David McKay, Ben Richert
'94 Jeffrey
Mikels, Carl Olsen, ?
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