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2006 Mathematics Awareness Month

Mathematics and Internet Security

April 2006

Mathematics Department, University of Kansas
announces

Mathematics Competition

at three levels: Elementary, Junior High, and High School

First, Second, and Third Prizes awarded at each level.


Saturday, April 1, 2006
2:00-3:30 p.m.
405 Snow Hall
University of Kansas

 The exam at the Elementary level will reflect math taught through the sixth grade. The exam at the Junior High level will reflect the level of math taught through the eighth grade. The exam at the High School level will cover material through the eleventh grade. Calculators will be allowed on the exam. Presentation of solutions is considered in the grading of the exam. Sample exams are on the department's web site at http://www.math.ku.edu/mathawareness/index.html#competition

For more information contact Jack Porter, 864- 3651 ( email: porter@math.ku.edu).

Awards will be presented to the top three finishers in each category,at the Mathematics Department s Honors Banquet on April 25. Winners will be notified by mail.Certificates for participants will be sent to their schools.

Registration begins at 2:00 pm.The exam will start at 2:30 pm and will last about one hour.Parents are welcome to wait in the lounge areas during the exam.Participant s will be released to these areas when they complete the exam.

Entry Form

Mathematics Competition

Entry deadline: March 29, 2006

We strongly encourage you to pre-enter. We will accept entries at registration on the day of the exam. The Mathematics Department does not send a receipt of entry. (Please print all the information.)


Name:

Age:

Grade:

School:

Math Teacher:

Teacher's e-mail address:

Student's Home address:

Student's e-mail address:

Social Security Number(needed in order to issue a check to the winners):

Citizenship/Permanent Resident/Non-resident (Visa type):

I want to participate at the:

--- Elementary Level (must be in the 5th or 6th grade)

--- Junior High Level (must be in the 7th, 8th, or 9th grade)

--- Senior High Level (must be in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade)

Prticipant's signature:

Parent's signature:

Math Compeition, c/o Gloria Prothe, Department of Mathematics, 1460 Jayhawk Boulevard, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045

Fax: (785) 864-5255

email: kumath@math.ku.edu