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The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) is Canada's largest and most recognized outreach organization for promoting and creating activities and materials in mathematics and computer science housed within the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. It was founded in 1995 with origins dating back to the 1960s. Its mission is to increase interest, enjoyment, confidence, and ability in mathematics and computer science among learners and educators in Canada and internationally.

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The CEMC administers the Canadian Mathematics Competitions (CMC), written annually by over 200,000 students from around the world,[1] as well as contests in computer science. The contests are listed by grade below.

The CEMC also holds other activities to enrich mathematics in high school communities, such as math circles and teacher education programs. Several publications include Problems Problems Problems (English and French), Is this going to be on the Math test?, Problems and How to Solve Them, Shaking Hands in Corner Brook (and other Math problems), Mathematics Resource Manual for High School Students and Undergraduate Studies, Invitations to Mathematics, and Problems from the Inv. Math Challenge with Hints and Solutions.[4]

Gauss

The Gauss 7 and 8 contests (named after Carl Friedrich Gauss) are multiple-choice contests intended for grade 7 and 8 students respectively. Calculators without Internet connectivity, graphing, computer algebra systems or dynamic geometry software are allowed.

The Gauss 7 is offered to all grade 7 students as well as being offered to interested students in lower grades. Test includes material generally covered in the Ontario 7th grade curriculum, it focuses largely on geometry, number sense, and mathematical thinking. Generally written by approximately 45000 students all over Canada, most from Ontario. The mean sore on the test is 90/150 with around 500-600 students scoring in the 136-150 range.

The Gauss 8 contest is offered to all grade 8 students as well as being offered to interested students in lower grades. Test includes mostly the same material as the Gauss 7 with more emphasis on some algebra that is apart of the grade 8 curriculum. Generally written by approximately 45000 students all over Canada, most from Ontario. The mean score on the test is 90/150.

Questions are divided into 10 Part A questions, 10 Part B questions, and 5 Part C questions (worth 5/6/8 points respectively per question), ranging from easiest to hardest. Students are given 60 minutes to complete the questions. Starting in 2022, Part C questions are no longer multiple-choice and their answers are integers from 0 to 99, inclusive.

Pascal/Cayley/Fermat

PCF (Pascal/Cayley/Fermat, each named after Blaise Pascal, Arthur Cayley and Pierre de Fermat respectively) are the multiple-choice contests that are offered to secondary school students. The maximum grade a student may be in to participate in the contests is 9/10/11 respectively. Each test covers material that is standard for each particular grade, and may be taken by students in lower grades. The maximum score is 150 with an average score of around 100 for each contest. Awards are given to some of the top scorers. Calculators without Internet connectivity, graphing, computer algebra systems or dynamic geometry software are allowed.

Questions are divided into 10 Part A questions, 10 Part B questions, and 5 Part C questions (worth 5/6/8 points respectively per question), ranging from easiest to hardest. Students are given 60 minutes to complete the questions. Starting in 2022, Part C questions are no longer multiple-choice and their answers are integers from 0 to 99, inclusive.

Fryer/Galois/Hypatia

FGH (Fryer/Galois/Hypatia, the latter two named after Évariste Galois and Hypatia of Alexandria respectively) are contests for grade 9/10/11 students respectively, but may be taken by students in lower grades. The maximum score is 40. Awards are given to some of the top scorers. Calculators without Internet connectivity, graphing, computer algebra systems or dynamic geometry software are allowed.

The contest consists of four written questions each worth 10 points, some of which require only an answer and others requiring full solutions, ranging from easiest to hardest. Students are given 75 minutes to complete the questions.

Euclid

The Euclid contest (named after Euclid of Alexandria) is a contest for grade 12 students, but may be taken by students in lower grades. The maximum score is 100. Awards are given to some of the top scorers. Calculators without Internet connectivity, graphing, computer algebra systems or dynamic geometry software are allowed.

The contest consists of 10 written questions each worth 10 points, some of which require only an answer and others requiring full solutions. Students are given 150 minutes to complete the questions.

Some of the tested material consists of:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mathematics and Computing Contests: Results".
  2. ^ "Bebras Contest".
  3. ^ "Beaver Computing Challenge".
  4. ^ "CEMC Official Website". CEMC, University of Waterloo. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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