Events & Challenges 2009~2010
UK Mathematics Trust Senior Team Challenge
On Tuesday 10th November 2009 Jay Chen, Tong-tong Fan, Callum Moore and Tracey Zheng represented Friends’ School in the regional final of the UKMT Senior Team Maths Challenge.
Silver Certificates: Tracey Zheng, Tiger Xi-Hu, Tongtong Fan, Callum Moore
Bronze Certificates: Jay Chen, Ivor Jarman, Jamie Feng, Bruce Wu, David Hu
The event was held at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. There was a group round, a giant cross Number (like a crossword) and a relay round, all of which involved solving difficult problems against the clock.
Although the team did not qualify for the national final, they thoroughly enjoyed the event and gained great satisfaction answering the tricky problems.
Mark Caddy
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UK Mathematics Trust Regional Final
On Tuesday 17th March 09, a team of four pupils Callum Fleming, Tom Taylor, Alex Ma, and Priya Ladwa represented the school in the Regional final of the UK Mathematics Trust at the University of Cambridge. |
The pupils completed a team round, a head-to-head, a crossnumber and a huge team relay race. Well done to the team for their hard work, although we did not claim a prize, the pupils enjoyed the day.
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UK Mathematics Challenges
These challenges, organised by the United Kingdon Mathematics
Trust, are an opportunity for pupils to display their skills and
apply their mathematical knowledge to practical situations.
Click here to visit the UK Maths Challenges website. |
The UKMT Maths Challenges are lively, intriguing papers designed
to stimulate interest in maths in large numbers of pupils. They
are tests of reasoning and mental agility which can be taken without
any special preparation or revision. The three levels cover the
secondary school range 11-18 and together they attract over half
a million entries each year from over 4000 schools and colleges.
The three levels:
· UK Junior Mathematics Challenge for year 8 and below
· UK Intermediate Mathematics Challenge for year 11 and below
· UK Senior Mathematics Challenge for the sixth form and
below.
The Junior and Intermediate Challenges are aimed at the top 35%
of pupils in each year group. The Senior Challenge
is suitable for all students aged 16-19 studying maths below university
level, but enthusiastic younger pupils are also encouraged to enter.
Senior Maths Challenge. Tuesday 10th November 2009. For all 6i and 6ii Mathematicians.
Results. Congratulations to :
Silver: Tracey Zheng, Tiger Xi-Hu, Tongtong Fan, Callum Moore
Bronze: Jay Chen, Ivor Jarman, Jamie Feng, Bruce Wu, David Hu
Intermediate Maths Challenge. Thursday 4th February 2010. For those in top sets and others who are interested in Years 7 to 11.
Results. Congratulations to :
Gold: Callum Fleming, Harry Jeffery, Alex Ma, Aidan Wright
Silver: George Irwin, Harry Blackmore, Sophie White, Rupert Hallawell, Matt Beaumont
Bronze: Calum Davie, Will Wilshere, Kim Wu, James Cochrane, Ross Donaldson
Callum Fleming also Qualifies for the 'Pink Kangaroo' Follow on round
Junior Maths Challenge. Thursday 30th April 2009. For those in top sets and others who are interested in Years 7 and 8.
Results. Congratulations to :
Gold - George Irwin (8) and Jessie Harris (7)
Silver - Sophie White (8) and Freddie Evans (8)
Bronze - Sarah Saxon (8), Tom Taylor (8), Ben Winfield (7) and Dom McGann (7).
The papers contain 25 multiple-choice questions. Of these, the
first 15 are more accessible whilst the final 10 will provide more
food for thought. Gold, silver and bronze certificates are awarded
to 40% of participants nationally and the most successful participants
at each level are invited to enter follow-on rounds.
Click
here to find out more and to see samples of the papers.
Try Some Questions
Junior Challenge
1. The sum of seven, single-digit positive whole numbers is 17.
Six of these numbers are equal, so what is the other number?
Intermediate Challenge
1. Alice's room is furnished with three-legged stools and four-legged
chairs. There are 17 legs in all (excluding Alice's!). How many
three-legged stools are there?
Senior Challenge
1. Which of the following networks is not traversable? (A traversable
network is one which can be drawn without taking the pen off the
paper and without going over any line more than once.)
Are you up to the Maths Challenge?
· 580,000 students in 4000 schools across the UK took part last year.
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