It's mid-year and time to remind ourselves of the many mathematical opportunities coming up. Thanks to all for a great Fall; we look forward to seeing you, first-timers and veterans, in the new year!
| January 11 | March 15 (Tournament of Towns) |
| February 8 | April 26 |
| February 21-23 (Charleston trip) | May 17 (picnic; time/place TBA). |
Math club meetings are organized in two parts: a "problem set" time for students to work on a collection of problems, both individually and collectively, and a "team" time, usually combined with a presentation on a more advanced mathematical topic. The problem set portion of the meeting is open to all CMC members, but we recommend the team time portion for motivated students in Geometry or a higher level mathematics course.
Meetings start at 9:30 and end promptly at 11:15 (junior group) or at 12:30 pm (senior group.) Parents, please arrange to pick up your student no later than 10 minutes following the end of their portion of the meeting. Unless otherwise noted, our meetings are at Providence Day School (PDS), located at the corner of Rama Rd. and Sardis Rd.
Note: The CMC policy with respect to all competitions is...
If your school is attending, you must participate with your school.
Each year, for the past 11 years or so, CMC has taken a group of students to Charleston to participate in the College of Charleston Math and Science Weekend. The 2003 "C of C" Weekend is February 21--22. We welcome CMC members currently enrolled in high school level (Algebra I and above) mathematics courses to participate with us in this adventure. We drive to Charleston on Friday afternoon to arrive in time to check into our accommodations (the Hampton Inn Riverview in Charleston) and make our way over to the Friday evening computer programming contest. The math and science competition begins at 9 am Saturday with the "Level" tests (there are three levels for students from Algebra through Pre-Calculus and beyond) and continues into mid-afternoon with various team and individual events. Lunch at the college cafeteria is included in the registration. The contest concludes with an awards ceremony at about three o'clock. Following the close of the contest, our group usually explores the Market area of Charleston, and then we go to a good local restaurant for dinner. The evening activity has traditionally been bowling at a local bowling alley. Sunday morning we get up and eat breakfast and then leave for home.
The club organizes lodging and transportation (by van and/or cars) for members who decide to participate, and pre-pays the registration fees for the contest. Your leaders enforce a nighttime curfew, and participants agree to abide by CMC and hotel rules for personal conduct.
Most rooms at the Hampton Inn have a king-sized bed and a sleep-sofa. (To keep costs down, we plan on assigning three students to each room.) Also, the hotel has a complimentary breakfast buffet. Each member who attends the C of C is responsible for paying for his or her own food and incidental expenses, as well as for lodging and a contribution towards gas and other costs that are paid by the club. The expenses for the student will be $75 to cover two nights lodging and a small contribution for gas/other costs. This amount will be due before departure. Also, factor in additional expenses for the cost of meals (about $25), and $10 for bowling and/or snacks.
Signing up: Space is limited and you must pre-register by January 25. Pre-registering means
The past few years CMC members have helped out at Discovery Place's Pi Day celebration (March 14, or a weekend nearby). If you are interested in volunteering, please contact one of our leaders (see the contact list below).
AMC->8 NC results will be posted soon at the American Math Competitions NC website.
Don't forget the AMC->10 and AMC->12 contest on February 11 or February 26, 2003.
The preliminary rounds for the Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Comprehensive levels of the NC State Mathematics contest will be held at various sites in NC during March and April. Locations and dates can be found at the NC State High School Math Contest website.
Jan 11 CMC meeting
Feb 8 CMC meeting
Feb 11 AMC->10 & AMC->12
Feb 15 MathCounts South Piedmont Chapter Competition at UNCC
Feb 15 Wylie Mathematics Tournament at Furman
Feb 21-23 College of Charleston Math & Science Weekend
Feb 26 AMC->10 & AMC->12
Mar 1 MathCounts State competition
Mar 10 UNCC Math Contest (State Regional: Alg. 2 & Comprehensive)
Mar 15 CMC meeting
Mar 29 Wake Forest Math Contest (State Regional: Alg. 1, Geom., Alg. 2; email)
Apr 3 Catawba College Math Contest (State Regional: Alg. 1, Geom.; email)
Apr 10 Wingate Math Contest (State Regional: Alg. 1, Geom., Alg. 2, & Comprehensive; email)
Apr 24 NC State Contest Comprehensive Finals (NCSSM)
Apr 26 CMC meeting
May 1 NC State Contest Alg. 1, Geom., Alg. 2 Regional Finals (UNC-A, UNC-G)
May 17 CMC picnic (place, time TBA)
The Mecklenburg Math Club
(MMC) is a group for students of grades 4 through 6.
The MMC meets monthly at two sites:
MMC-South at Providence Day School
and MMC-North at the Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, 9100 Olmstead Drive (UNCC area).
For more information, contact Cara Jokell (MMC-South)
(704) 814-9276,
cjokell@post.com,
or
Chuck Nusinov (MMC-North) (704) 503-1112,
tnusinov@hotmail.com.
Meeting dates for the MMC during Spring 2003 are:
Jan. 11, Feb. 8, Mar. 15, Apr. 26 and May Picnic (TBA).
Meeting time is 9:30-noon on these dates.
If you have younger siblings, tell them about the MMC.
The MMC web site is http://www.math.uncc.edu/~hbreiter/clubs/mmc.htm.
| Stephen Davis: | 704-894-2343 (w)
704-894-2005 (fax) 704-892-1394 (h) | email: stdavis@davidson.edu |
| Harold Reiter: | 704-687-4561 (w)
704-687-6415 (fax) 704-364-5699 (h) | email: hbreiter@email.uncc.edu |
| Susan Schaeffer: | 704-552-2869 (h) | email: susans@conninc.com |
| Arvo Kaseorg: | 704-544-9597 (h) | email: arvo@carolina.rr.com |
| CMC homepage: | http://www.davidson.edu/math/cmc | |
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