🦫 Upstate NY Math Team: Cornell Recap

Nov 01, 2023

Upstate New York Math Team

Mathematical Problem Solving

We came, we saw, we had a great time! The Cornell University Big Red Math Competition on Saturday brought together math students from around New York State and beyond, including many of our past ARML participants. Please read on for the Big Red results and other updates. -Japheth

Cornell University Big Red Math Competition

The Cornell University Big Red Mathematics Competition was an exhilarating event that challenged students’ mathematical prowess and ignited their passion for problem-solving. This competition is open to all high school students who are eager to showcase their mathematical talents.

Website: https://bigredmathcomp.org/

We saw many, many Upstate New York Math Team members at Cornell, most competing with their local teams from around the state. The Upstate New York Math Team consisted of five students for whom there was not a team.

The Upstate Team getting ready for the team round at CUBRMC.

Mason Eyler takes 1st place at the 2023 CUBRMC!

The top three teams at CUBRMC 2023

The 2nd place trophy in a shelf next to a Klein Bottle and a PHiZZ unit origami ball.

Upcoming Practices and Talks

November 19, 2023

Constructing a Dodecahedron with Trig with Coach Finn Goehrig

November 26, 2023

Intro to Induction with guest speaker Professor Hiram Golze (UTAH ARML team coach)

December 3, 2023

Non-standard Induction Examples with Coach Matthew Babbitt

December 17, 2023 (tentative date)

Discriminant of quadratic equation with Professor Xiaodong Cao

The practices and talks are generally on Sunday mornings from 8:30am to 10:00am at the following video call link: https://meet.google.com/ubb-bnyw-hue

Math Opportunities

American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)

(AMC 10/12 A: Nov 8, 2023 and AMC 10/12 B: Nov 14, 2023)

Since these contests are so popular, we ask students for their AMC scores on our ARML team member application. Students who excel might continue into the invitational contests like the AIME, USAJMO and USAMO.

Please check if your high school can offer these contests. If not, then check https://maa.org/math-competitions/amc-8/locations for other locations.

PRIMES-USA (http://math.mit.edu/research/highschool/primes/usa) is a math research program for high school juniors and sophomores from across the United States. They will work on individual and group research projects under the mentorship of MIT graduate students and postdocs, and faculty from other universities. Students will have weekly telecons with their mentors, write research papers, and present their findings at an annual PRIMES conference at MIT.

To apply, students need to solve a challenging problem set, so please look at the application as early as possible. The deadline for applying to PRIMES-USA is November 30, 2023.

American Regions Math League (ARML)

This team-based math contest takes place in early June each year and is the main focus of our planning. The application form to compete at ARML with the Upstate New York Math Team will be open later this fall.

Accolades

We have many accolades in this newsletter.

First, we want to recognize the Cornell University undergraduates who put on the Cornell University Big Red Math Competition (CUBRMC). They worked very hard behind the scenes, and ensured a wonderful experience for the high school student competitors, coaches, and parents. Kudos to you all!

Next, congratulations to all the Upstate New York Math Team members who competed with their local teams at CUBRMC and helped make the day for their less experienced team members.

Here are some individual achievements at CUBRMC that we want to highlight:

Mason Eyler - 1st place, individuals
Jacqueline Herrman - 5th place, individuals
Jacob Chung - 6th place, individuals
Tianze Qiu - Top Middle Schooler, individuals

And a shout out to our team of students from Upstate New York, who did not have a spot on other teams and therefore competed as the Upstate New York Math Team placed #2 as a team: Celene Sahoo, Gabriel Sampliner, Jacob Chung, Jiyun (June) Park, and Tianze Qiu.