Fairfield Math Club
Monthly Newsletter
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Greetings!
AMC 8 results have arrived from the Mathematical Association of America.
Arjun Jain (grade 8) and Mrinal Kumar (grade 7) are school winners with score of 22 each (out of 25). Both of them would receive AMC 8 National Award of Certificate of Distinction for score >= 22, which is in the top 1% of all student scores. Kavya Boorgu (grade 7), with a score of 17, is in the second place. Gazal Gulati (grade 6), with a score of 16, is in the third place. Gazal Gulati and Sagar Gulati would receive the National award of Certificate of Merit for a student in grade 6 or below with score >= 12.
In 2007, Fairfield math Club (under Fairfield University) secured the School Merit Roll which includes schools with team scores (sum of the top three student scores) of 50-65 (top 2%-5% ).
See page 29 of the summary results here.
A very heart congratulations to all!
Are you thinking about summer 2009?
We strongly recommend that all students, especially those in grades 7 & 8, seriously interested in math contests go to AwesomeMath Summer Camp. It is nationally recognized for excellent training in problem-solving math for top contests. Early registration postmarked by Feb. 9, 2009 would receive a 10% discount. You should go at least twice to develop the skills.
For more information see http://www.awesomemath.org/summer.shtml
High school students should consider Texas Mathworks Honors Summer Camp, if you are interested in math research projects for entering competitions. You need to go there twice because a research project is allocated only to second year campers. This year two of the prestigious Siemens Competition National winners Raphael Joel (RJ) Lim, and Mark Zhang are from this camp. See the press release here. Sixteen other campers were either semifinalists or regional finalists.
For more information on this camp, see http://www.txstate.edu/mathworks/camps/hsmc.html
UPCOMING CONTESTS
Tuesday Dec 16, 7-8 pm
Second MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
Saturday Jan 17, 2:30-3:30 pm
Third MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
Saturday Feb 7, 2:30-3:30 pm
Fourth MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
Saturday March 7, 2:30-3:30 pm
Fifth and final MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
All contests are at Rotary Room, Fairfield Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06825. Remember to bring enough pencils, erasers, rulers. Calculators are not allowed.
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From the Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
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Three Math Projects Among Siemens Competition Finalists in 2008
by Aakash Bhattacharya |
Mathematics-based research projects, either individual or in group, comprised one quarter of this year's dozen Siemens Competition finalists. This shows how successful math research can be. Read the full article here.
For more information on Siemens competition, click here. Read about the National winners here, it'll give you a sense of the accomplishments that these students have achieved.
Also read about Akhil Mathew here, who received the prestigious Davidson Fellow awrad with a $50,000 scholarship for his project in mathematics. Read an interview with Akhil Mathew here. Read about other Davidson Fellows here.
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Looking Ahead
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Winter Practice Schedule
Contests for Grades 3-8
MOEMS contest on Saturdays 2-3 pm for grades 3-8
Nov 15, Dec 16 (Tuesday 7-8 pm), Jan 17, Feb 7, March 7 (5 contests)
Registration fee $30 for all five contests, more information at www.moems.org
Required book for MOEMS practice grades 3-5
Math Olympiad Contest
Problems for Elementary and Middle Schools, by Dr. George Lenchner, ISBN: 978-0-9626662-1-6.
Buy the book at Art of Problem
Solving (www.artofproblemsolving.com)
Winter MOEMS Practice Dates All classes and contests for grades 3-8 are on Saturdays (Ecept Dec 2, and Dec 16) at Fairfield Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06825. Session fee $40 for Dec 2-Feb 28 for all grades.
Dec 2, Tuesday 7-8;30 pm Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room,
Dec 16, Tuesday 7-8 pm. Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Second MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
Dec 20, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Jan 3, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room, Award ceremony before class at 2 pm
Jan 10, Fairfield Main Library, Memorial Room
Jan 17, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Third MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
Jan 24, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Jan 31, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Feb 7, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Fourth MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
Feb 14, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Feb 21, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Feb 28 Last class, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
March 7, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Fifth and final MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
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Aakash & Mousumi Bhattacharya
E-mail: mbhattac@yahoo.com
Web: http://gifted.wordpress.com/fairfield-math-club
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