The Mathematique sans Frontiere Contest is a truly European annual event involving tens of thousands of students from all European countries. Teams of students are entered from individual schools competing by age groups in National Sections of the Contest.On the day of the contest the team is faced with a collection of ten or more tough problems to solve. They are allowed 90 minutes at the end of which they present their final draft solutions to as many questions as possible.However there is a slight twist. One of the questions is presented in a foreign language and must be answered in that language. As a result the team not only requires top rate mathematicians but also first rate linguists!
Madras College for the first time this year entered two teams for the contest, one from S4 and one from S5. At the prize-giving ceremony at Heriot-Watt University on Thursday 18 June it was announced that each of our two teams had won 2nd prize in their respective age groups in the Scottish Section of the Contest. The prizes include a total of £400 to the Maths Department along with various prizes for the individual members of the teams. Congratulations to both our teams on their outstanding performance.
Here is a list of the prize winners:
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S4 Group: |
1st prize: St Ninian's High School, Giffnock 2nd prize: Madras College, St Andrews 3rd prize: St Bride's High School, East Kilbride |
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S5 Group: |
1st prize: High School of Glasgow 2nd prize: Madras College, St Andrews 3rd prize: Dalziel High School, Motherwell |
Here is a list of teams awarded a certificate of excellence:
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S4 Group: |
Douglas Academy Fortrose Academy, Ross-shire High School of Glasgow Hutcheson's Grammar School, Glasgow Lenzie Academy Perth High School St Aidan's High School, Wishaw |
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S5 Group: |
Bearsden Academy Hamilton College School Lenzie Academy Portree High School, Isle of Skye Stewarton Academy, Kilmarnock St Aidan's High School, Wishaw St Bride's High School, East Kilbride |
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