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Contest Overview |
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On October 24th, 2009,
Shippensburg University will host the first Cumberland Valley Math
Modeling Challenge (CVMMC). This new regional math contest gives
undergraduate students the opportunity to apply their math skills to real
world problems. In teams of three, students will have 23 hours to develop
and test a model and write a one-page summary of their findings; an
additional (24th) hour will be available in order for teams to finalize a
10 minute presentation explaining their result. Soon after completing
their presentation, teams will present their findings to other student CVMMC
participants. The event will conclude with an award ceremony that will
highlight the work of winning teams as determined by students and
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Why
the CVMMC? |
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COMAP's Mathematical Contest
in Modeling (MCM) successfully encourages teamwork, creativity and written
exposition. However, one (logistically necessary) element that many
students remark is lacking from this competition is adequate feedback --
both from the micro perspective "What do the judges really think of
my team's paper?" to the macro "How did other teams answer this
question?" This contest was designed in response to the
aforementioned student concerns and has been developed to meet the
following objectives:
- Encourage independent thinking.
- Promote collaboration.
- Develop mathematical communication abilities.
- Prepare student teams to participate in the MCM.
- Create a unique mathematical community.
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Interested
in Competing? |
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More information about the
CVMMC can be found by reading the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and the schedule. If you
have additional questions or comments, or if you are interested in being a
part of future contests, please feel free to contact
me. |
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