NESMAA 2010 Collegiate Math Competition

The Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America will hold its sixth Collegiate Mathematics Competition on November 18th, 2011 at the Fall Meeting at Connecticut College New London, CT. This will be a team competition for undergraduate students open to all colleges and universities of the Section. This will be great fun for first-time competitors as well as competition veterans. It can also be a great warm-up for the Putnam exam, which takes place a couple of weeks after the Collegiate Mathematics Competition. The questions are meant to be stimulating, but not as difficult as those on the Putnam exam.

The competition will take place during the Fall 2011 Section Meeting at Connecticut College New London, CT, on Friday, November 18th . The competition stands at the center of a great day for students at the meeting, including opportunities to hear accessible talks by faculty and student speakers, and if desired, a banquet and after-dinner talk.

You can click the links above to see the official rules, some practice problems, and the questions and solutions for the first two competitions. You can also look at the old practice problems, as well as register online (via an Adobe Reader form). Registration information will be posted as soon as it is available. Team members need to register for the conference and the competition by Friday, November 11th, 2011. Students who register by this date can choose the option of attending the award ceremony dinner at no cost (the Chapter has generously offered to cover the costs for students who compete). Note: we will not turn away teams who register after this date - however registering before November 11th helps the organizing college plan appropriately.

Winning teams will be announced and prizes awarded after the banquet. Prizes include copies of Mathematica for Students (courtesy of Wolfram Research) and $100 for the winning team, $75 for the second place team, and $50 for the third place team.