Invitation to participate: 2024 MCM/ICM International Mathematical Contest in Modelling for Undergraduate Students

Invitation to participate: 2024 MCM/ICM International Mathematical Contest in Modelling for Undergraduate Students

Hello UofS students,

if you are an undergraduate student in your 3rd year or higher, interested in Math Modeling in any field, you are invited to participate in this fascinating event. For many years, UofS teams participated, and have done well, in this international contest.

Read the information below, have a look at the COMAP website, make a team, and contact Prof. Shevyakov.

Contest dates: February 1-5, 2024
Contact Prof. Shevyakov (shevyakov@math.usask.ca) by January 10

What is MCM/ICM?
- Every year, thousands of teams around the world, consisting of three undergraduate students, compete in MCM/ICM.
- Teams pick and solve one of the given problems and submit a solution report online.
- All reports are centrally graded; a rank is assigned; outstanding winners travel to USA to receive prizes.
- UofS teams have done well over the recent years (see awards in McLean Hall near room 242). We usually have between one and four teams.
- Contest website: https://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/

How it works:
- Make a team of three undergraduate students from the UofS. You should be strong as a team, with complementary skills (such as math/physics; literature search; modeling; programming; writing).
- Typically, teams consist of students in their 3rd, 4th, or 5th year; programs don’t matter. Team members don't have to be Math students -- we had participants from all over the campus: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, English... Undergraduates from any department/program are eligible.
- The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is hosting the event. A Math/Stat professor will be your advisor. We will have general meeting(s) prior to the competition.
- For 4 days, 5PM EST on Thursday to 8PM EST on Monday, you will be working together, mostly in one place, on a problem with your team members. Registration and food will be covered. Rooms and computers/software can be provided if you choose to stay and work at the Math Department.
- Link to the Rules: https://www.contest.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/instructions.php

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Alexey Shevyakov

Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

University of Saskatchewan

Room 227 McLean Hall, 106 Wiggins Road

Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E6, CANADA

Phone: (306) 966-6097, Fax: (306) 966-6086

Email: shevyakov@math.usask.ca

Web: https://researchers.usask.ca/alexey-shevyakov/

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