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RELEASE
2018
21st Annual High School Mathematical Modeling Contest
The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) is pleased to announce the results of the Twenty-First Annual
High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM).
A total of 785 teams, with up to 4 students each, from
283 schools, competed. All teams worked at their own schools within the contest window of November 9-19, 2018. Each high school team chose from two modeling
problems offered, and then constructed their solutions.
A
Complete Results Report,
with designations for all participants, is available in
portable document format
Outstanding Teams
Changzhou Senior High School of Jiangsu Province, China (NCTM Winner)
Guangdong Country Garden School, China
Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore
Jiangsu Tianyi High School, China
NC School of Science and Mathematics, NC, USA (NCTM Winner)
Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School, China
YK Pao School, Shanghai, China
2018 HiMCM Statistics
Problem |
Outstanding |
% |
Finalist |
% |
Meritorious |
% |
Honorable
Mention |
% |
Successful
Participant |
% |
Unsuccessful |
% |
Disqualified |
% |
Total |
A |
5 |
1% |
39 |
7% |
75 |
14% |
170 |
32% |
240 |
45% |
0 |
0% |
7 |
1% |
536 |
B |
2 |
1% |
21 |
8% |
33 |
13% |
82 |
33% |
111 |
45% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
249 |
Total |
7 |
1% |
60 |
7% |
108 |
14% |
252 |
32% |
351 |
45% |
0 |
0% |
7 |
1% |
785 |
COMAP commends schools for their efforts. The judges
were impressed with all the teams’ creativity and
ingenuity in mathematical modeling, and in their ability
to explain their strategies and problem-solving techniques
in clear terms. Each participant is a true winner. A complete
Results Report, listing all teams by designation, can
be found at: /highschool/contests/himcm
For additional contest information, contact COMAP at:
himcm@comap.org
Click here to download your HiMCM certificate.
The 2018 Outstanding HiMCM Papers Are Now Available
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