About Math Day 2008
Registration Dealine: Monday, October 27th, 2008
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
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Each year since 1977 the Department has hosted Colorado State University Math Day. Math Day attracts 300 to 400 of the best high school math students from Colorado and neighboring states for a day of mathematics competition. A highlight of the day is a college-bowl-style competition which features a full, double-elimination tournament with 3-member teams from 64 schools. This annual event has given the Department the opportunity to maintain close ties with Colorado secondary schools, and develop new associations with those schools in neighboring states. On an individual basis, the PROBE Examination is administered and the top 10 high school students are awarded scholarships at Colorado State University as mathematics majors.
The purpose of Math Day is threefold
- To promote interest and reward excellence in high school mathematics.
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To strenghten ties and encourage communication between high school mathematics programs and the
Department of Mathematics at Colorado
State University. - To recruit excellent mathematics students to Colorado State University.
Events will include
- PROBE: (Problems Requiring Original and Brilliant Efforts) a written examination, featuring challenging problems, which will determine scholarships for the students with the highest scores.
- TEAM: A college bowl-type tournament involving three-member teams.
- TEACHERS: Coffee and donuts are followed by a discussion of a topic of interest to teachers.