Undergraduate Problem Solving Competition
Rules
- You must be an undergraduate enrolled in coursework at the University of Utah (students in the HSUP program are also eligible).
- You must work independently.
- Write your solutions clearly and show all of your work.
- If there is more than one sheet, staple the pages together.
- Bring your solution to the math department office by the deadline and drop it in the box provided. (While the time listed for the deadline is 5:00 p.m., the math department office may close earlier without notice. Please be aware of this when submitting your solution.)
- Include your name, student ID number, and email address. Have the secretary mark the date and time on your solution before you put it in the box.
- A winner will be decided on the basis of the best solution submitted. If no best solution can be determined (i.e. there exist relatively identical solutions), the winner will be the student who submitted the first best solution.
- Each submission will be given 3 points for a fully correct solution and 1 point for a partially correct solution. The winner of each problem will get a bonus of e points.
This is not exactly a rule as it is unenforceable, but do not try to find the solution to a problem by looking it up in a book or by searching online. That goes against the spirit of the contest.
Other Information
The overall winner of the annual contest will receive an all-expense-paid trip to MathFest, the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America. While attending the meeting, the winner will be able to participate in a national problem solving contest.
You can read about Brandon Gibson's experience at MathFest 2012:
My Experience at MathFest