Math+Competitions


 * __ Math Competitions 2013 Schedules __**



**__ Math Competitions 2012 __**

ISP has been very well represented by our students, so please take the time to CONGRATULATE **Dayna** Erdmann (grade 9), **Hynungsuk** (Andy) Lee (grade 9) and **Dyne** Lee (grade 10) for their performance at  the **Junior Math Competition** held in Milan this weekend? Friday 3 - Sunday 5 February 2012, as they worked very hard.

As a math teacher who loves numbers:

· It was very cold **– 10° **, and snowing

· The American School of Milan welcomed **271 **students from **48 ** international schools (biggest math competition ever!)

· Dayna ranked **3rd ** on the Sunday chase this morning, and Dyne obtained the **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">1st **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">place. They both won plaques, and Dyne also received an iPod Shuffle.





Now it's time to give a big hand to the SENIORS for their hard work towards the maths competition, which happened a week after the Junior competition. This year ISP was represented by two teams. One team comprised of the 12th graders - **Pieter Fabry, Sang Yun Yang** and **Rajan Sambhavi Priyadarshini.** This is their last year with us, so BEST WISHES TO THEM!



Second team comprised of the 11th graders - **Haerin Jang, Seung Yun Yang** and **Seoram Lee.** They performed splendidly so congratulations to them and good luck for next year!



Check out the tee-shirts they got! **!**  **__ Math Competitions 2011 __**

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">"Once again, ISP has been very well represented by our students, so please take the time to CONGRATULATE Seoram Lee (grade 10), Seung Yun Yang (grade 10), and Sang-Yun Yang (grade 11) for their amazing results at the Senior Math Competitions held in Warsaw this weekend.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">They ranked 7th for the team competition out of 62 teams, and Seung Yun (grade 10) obtained the 11th place at the individual competition among about 200 students, mostly in grade 11 or 12; which makes their performance even more impressive."

__**International Competitions**__: A student is only eligible to participate in one of the __**ISMTF Competitions**__ in any one year: Middle School, Junior or Senior.

FRI 4. MARCH - SUN 6. MARCH 2011
 * __SENIOR__** (grade 11 and 12 or under 19 years old)
 * British School of Warsaw **

FRI 4. FEB - SUN 6. FEB 2011
 * __JUNIOR__** (grade 9 and 10 or under 16 years old)
 * British School of Brussels **

FRI 8. APR - SUN 10. APR 2011
 * __Middle School__** (grade 6, 7 and 8 or under 14 years old)
 * International School Basel **

The “__**concours kangourou**__” is the most popular annual mathematics contest in France; its aim is to promote mathematics among young people around the world. It is composed on just one test, written in French, which takes place in March on the same day and the same hour in all countries and consists in a Multiple Choice Questionnaire of twenty-four or thirty questions on increasing difficulty, corrected by computer, which meant that thousands of pupils could participate at the same time. For each question, five categories are proposed : Primary Schools (8-10 years old), Benjamins (11-12 years old), Cadets (13-14 years old), Juniors (15-17 years old) and Seniors (18-19 years old). The classifications are different according to class level (for example, in France 6th grade and 7th grade for Benjamins). You will find below the 2010 questions :

An assembly will be held early in September to present this Math Club to students.


 * __ Math Competitions 2010 __**

This weekend, ISP students participated, for the very first time, in the ISMTF Senior Math Competition, held this year at the Berlin Brandenburg International School. Our school was very well represented by: **Sang Yun YANG (grade 10), Sung Chul AHN (11), Yun Tak CHUNG (12), Sébastian GRUBB (12), Kiyoon KIM (12), Akanksha MIDDYA (grade 12), and Meng Kiang SEAH (12)**.

One of the aims of such a competition is to invigorate the mathematical interests and encourage the development of the mathematical talents.

Students participated in individual and team events, and a “Sunday chase”.

· The individual contest consisted of 50 multiple choice questions each with 5 possible answers, only one of which is correct. The questions were distributed in 10 sets of 5 questions, and students were allowed 10 minutes for each set of questions.

· The team competition consisted of 18 questions, distributed in 6 sets. Students were allowed 15 minutes for each set of questions.

· The Sunday Chase consisted of 10 questions. The teams were chosen at random from different schools. The teams, of 4 each, went from one problem to the other for 65 minutes.

Congratulations to our ISP team, we are proud of them as they all worked really hard and performed very well. Meng Kiang scored the highest, and Yun Tak won first place with his team in the Sunday Chase. Around 180 students from 38 international schools participated to this challenging competition. Other pictures of the competition and awards ceremony will be soon available.

As you may know, because of bad weather conditions, due to the storm Xynthia which hit the French coast, around 100 flights were cancelled on Sunday at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, including ours. Our setback gave us the opportunity to do a tour of Berlin, and to see a remaining piece of the wall.


 * Congratulations to them all!**

On the first weekend for February, ISP students participated, for the very first time, in the ISMTF **Junior** Math Competition, held this year at the American School of Paris. Our school was very well represented by the three following students : **Keun Soo LIM (grade 10), Shin-Wook Park (grade 10), and Seung Yun Yang (grade 9).** Congratulations to our ISP team, we are especially proud of **Seung Yun Yang who obtained the 9th position on the individual contest out of 220 places**, bringing home one of the ten beautiful plaques. The competitive field was exceptionally strong, including 220 students from 42 international schools who are used to international tournaments, making Seung Yun's performance all the more impressive.

Students enjoyed the challenge of competition. For you to realize the hard work that Keun Soo, Shin-Wook, and Seung Yun did, I have attached the questions to the individual and team contests and encourage you to take up the challenge. Some of the questions you will tackle will seem to be relatively routine, and some will seem impossibly difficult. Sometimes, intelligent guesswork will be the best approach. The most annoying thing about mathematics is how easy a question seems once you know how to do it! But, we have all experienced the satisfaction of finding the answers to difficult questions, and we have all learned to love the struggle. Remember, if a question in this competition seems impossibly difficult, or very long, then you have probably not noticed a useful strategy that by-passes a lot of arithmetic or algebra. If you are not sure how to do a question, please feel free to email me.

**Once again, CONGRATULATIONS to Keun Soo, Shin-Wook, and Seung Yun for their hard work and commitment!**



Individual questions Team questions

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to participate in the Senior Math Competition! Sang Yun YANG (grade 10) Sung Chul AHN (grade 11) Yun Tak CHUNG (grade 12) Sébastian GRUBB (grade 12) Kiyoon KIM (grade 12) Akanksha MIDDYA (grade 12) Meng Kiang SEAH (grade 12)

__**Past questions**__ :

__ Letter to parents __ (Senior competition)

__ **Math Club** __ __ What is it? __ Math Club is an incredibly engaging activity for students. It is **fun** and improves thinking and self-esteem. Some of the students who attend this extra-curricular activity will have the opportunity to participate in an annual international Mathematics competition. In order to provide a more challenging environment for students who are interested in mathematics and to encourage and reward excellence in mathematics the Math Department runs three clubs: the Middle School Math and the Junior Math clubs for MYP students, the Senior Math club for the IB students.

__How does it work?__ These three clubs meet for one hour every week and everyone who likes Math is invited to join and participate. Selection of the students attending the competitions is based on their mathematical talent and their active participation in the Math clubs. The school will send in one or two teams of three students for a rigorous two days of mathematical challenges and some fun aspects of mathematics. While there exists a healthy competitive spirit the emphasis is also on providing students with opportunities to build teams and friendships with peers from other schools. The competition will be comprised of individual and team rounds. On Friday, the students will discover a new town, with a tour of the city, and will meet their host families. On Saturday, the students will compete in a series of individual rounds in the morning, followed by team rounds in the afternoon. On Sunday, there will be a Sunday Mathematics Chase that will allow students to work in teams comprised of students from different schools, followed by a closing awards ceremony.

__Who can participate?__ Everyone is welcome to join the club and enjoy Math. Students do not have to participate in those competitions to be part of the club. A student is only eligible to participate in one of the ISMTF Competitions in any one year: Middle School, Junior or Senior. Students will follow a rigorous but fun training period run by Ms Soraya Fathi for the Middle School contest and by Ms Céline Babulaud for the Junior and Senior contests. The Club will include weekly concepts and hands-on activities which will reinforce the math elements.

__Where is it going to be held?__ FRI 26. FEB - SUN 28. FEB Berlin Brandenburg International School
 * __ SENIOR __** (grade 11 and 12, there is no age restriction for Senior Competition)

FRI 5. FEB - SUN 7. FEB American School of Paris
 * __ JUNIOR __** (grade 9 and 10 or under 16 on 01/08/2009)

FRI 23. APR - SUN 25. APR Benjamin Franklin International School, Barcelona
 * __ Middle School __** (grade 6, 7 and 8)

__Is there any additional information?__ Yes, you can find it on the official website: []