World’s largest mathematics modeling contest holds awards ceremony in HUST
Date:2017-12-15Browse:614
| source: Xinhua 2017-12-13 |
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On December 9, the awards ceremony of 2017 China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM ) was held in Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). This year’s contest embraced more than 100,000 university students from 34 provinces, cities and regions in China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) as well as from 1,418 universities and colleges of the countries like Australia and Singapore, becoming the wold’s largest mathematics modeling contest. CUMCM (Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling; for Chinese students, the first C means China) is an annual contest for undergraduates all over the world, organized by CSIAM (China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics). It has been held annually since 1992. In the contest, up to three students (they must be from the same institution, but it does not matter they are from majors in mathematics or from non-mathematical fields) advised by at most one teacher (optional) form a team. The team's task is to develop in three days mathematical and/or computer models to solve a simplified real-word problem in engineering, management, etc. During the contest days, the students can use any references or materials they can find (including the materials on the INTERNET), but discussions with the advisor or out-of-team members are forbidden. The role of the contest is to improve students' understanding of mathematics, especially mathematical modeling and mathematical software, and to enhance students' motivation for studying mathematics and to cultivate students' creativity and overall ability. |
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