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NCS-MAA TEAM MATH CONTEST, NOVEMBER 11, 2000

Each fall, the North Central Section of the Mathematical Association of America holds a mathematics contest for undergraduates. Teams of at most three students work collectively on a set of ten problems for three hours. This year, there were 54 teams from 17 schools located in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Alberta, and Manitoba. The University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) sponsored five teams for the contest this year. The results are summarized below. The problems were scored at ten points for each, so that a perfect set of solutions gave a score of 100. The actual scores ranged from 12 to 99.

 

Top 10 teams: Rank; School; Team name; Score

1. University of Minnesota (TC); Gold; 99 Team members: Brian Jacobson, Derek Larson, Jon Moon

2. Carelton; 88

3. Macalester; 84

4. U. Manitoba; Geeks&Nerds; 81

5. Carleton; 75

6. Macalester; 72

7. University of Minnesota (TC); Kestrel; 69

Team members: Michel D. Sa, Timothy Lee

8. Carleton; 68

9. St. Olaf; 65

10. U. Manitoba; Crablegs; 62

Our additional teams:

21. University of Minnesota (TC); Raptor; 43

22. University of Minnesota (TC); Gopher; 41

35.5 University of Minnesota (TC); Maroon; 30

On behalf of the School of Mathematics, I would like to extend our congratulations to the team members who did so well. Thanks and appreciation go to all who helped make this a successful event: the team members, and Professors Warren S. Loud and Bert Fristedt.

Charles A. McCarthy
University of Minnesota contest coordinator.

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