Mathematical Problem Contest

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The Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America is pleased to announce its first Collegiate Mathematics Competition.   This will be a team competition for undergraduate students open to all college and universities of the Section.  Teams can have two or three members and a College may enter as many teams as it wishes. This will be great fun for first-time competitors as well as competition veterans.  It can also be a great warm-up for the Putnam exam, which takes place a couple of weeks after the Collegiate Mathematics Competition.  The questions are meant to be stimulating, but not as difficult as those on the Putnam exam. The inaugural competition will take place during the Fall 2006 Section Meeting at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, on Friday, November 17th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.   The competition stands at the center of a great day for students at the meeting, including opportunities to hear accessible talks by student speakers afterward and, if desired, a banquet and after-dinner talk.  (More schedule details will be announced as we get closer to the meeting.) Winning teams will be announced and prizes awarded after the banquet.   Prizes include copies of Mathematica for Students (courtesy of Wolfram Research) and $100 for the winning team, $75 for the second place team, and $50 for the third place team. Rules, a registration form, and more details can be found at: http://www2.norwich.edu/rpodiac. Click on the link marked "NES/MAA Information." Please note:  All team members must be registered for the meeting and  have paid the registration fee for the meeting by November 3rd.