{"591029":{"#nid":"591029","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Math Madness at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege basketball has March Madness. The College of Sciences has Math Madness \u0026ndash; in April.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst, test your math mettle. Can you answer the following questions?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETake three coins of radius 2 and arrange them in a triangle touching each other. What is the area of the region left in between the coins?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFind, with proof, the smallest possible sum of six distinct prime numbers which form an arithmetic progression.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese questions are from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E2017 High School Mathematics Competition \u003C\/a\u003E(HSMC), held on April 15, 2017, at Georgia Tech. Close to 300 students from 30 schools participated in the day-long event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition comprised four exams covering algebra, geometry, combinatorics, number theory, and basic calculus. The School of Mathematics hosted the event, thanks to an army of volunteer Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and students, led by School of Mathematics Academic Professional \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~cjankowski3\/\u0022\u003EChristopher Jankowski\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipating schools sent up to five teams of five students each. The fierce competition, held in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/clough.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EClough Undergraduate Learning Commons\u003C\/a\u003E, culminated in team and individual winners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe top five teams, listed alphabetically, scored 835-1,000 points out of a possible perfect score of 1,600 points:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chambleehs.dekalb.k12.ga.us\/\u0022\u003EChamblee Charter High School\u003C\/a\u003E Team\u0026nbsp; A\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/school.fultonschools.org\/hs\/chattahoochee\/Pages\/default.aspx\u0022\u003EChattahoochee High School\u003C\/a\u003E Team A\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gsmst.org\/\u0022\u003EGwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E Team E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.northviewhigh.com\/\u0022\u003ENorthview High School\u003C\/a\u003E Team A\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.waltonhigh.org\/\u0022\u003EWalton High School\u003C\/a\u003E Team A\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe highest individual scorers, listed alphabetically, scored 33-41 points out of a possible perfect score of 50 points:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAni Joshua, Chamblee Charter High School\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKalen Patton, Chattahoochee High School\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHari Pingali, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.forsyth.k12.ga.us\/lhs\u0022\u003ELambert High School\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIrene Zhou, Northview High School\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELawrence Zhou, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.trickum.org\/home.html\u0022\u003ETrickum Middle School\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Jankowski, questions 1 and 2 above are, respectively, one of the easier and one of the harder questions. Here are the answers:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E4 \u0026radic; 3 \u0026minus; 2\u0026pi;. For the solution, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2017cypher_0.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2017cypher_0.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E492. For the solution, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2017proof_0.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2017proof_0.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProblems and solutions from the competition in 2017 and earlier years are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/exams\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/exams\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The sheer energy and brain power of these students is inspiring for all of us,\u0026rdquo; says School of Mathematics Professor and Chair Rachel Kuske. \u0026quot;Throughout the day of competition, there was plenty of opportunity for camaraderie and sharing ideas.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was a day of fun and mathematics for the students and volunteers,\u0026rdquo; Jankowski adds. \u0026ldquo;We hope to make it even better next year.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAdditional photo information:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn the group pictured above are hosts, volunteers, and guests. 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