Department of Mathematics

Undergraduate Problem Solving Competition

Rules

1. You must be an undergraduate enrolled in coursework at the University of Utah (students in the HSUP program are also eligible).
2. You must work independently.
3. Write your solutions clearly and show all of your work.
4. If there is more than one sheet, staple the pages together.
5. Bring your solution to the math office by the deadline and drop it in the box provided.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Each problem 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.

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