A proposal to establish College Student Mathematics Contests in China

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PROF. YAU’S INITIATIVE

Based on Prof. Shing Tung Yau’s suggestions it is proposed to organize college student mathematics contests in China. By competing with their peers it would help to enhance undergraduates in their basic college training in mathematics. The examination shall cover wide range of subjects. With deep and interesting questions this would motivate students to learn.
There shall be an outstanding panel to oversee it. Done properly we believe this would be of much help to enhance mathematics education in China to a higher level.

RULES

The competition is open only to regularly enrolled undergraduates, in colleges and universities of mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, who have not yet received a college degree.

A college or university with at least four registered entrants obtains a team rank.
One team consists of four individual contestants. One university or college can have at most two teams. There is no limitation on the number of individual contests.

There will be contests for teams and for individuals separately.

In the first morning there will be the team contest. In the team contest, team members shall discuss to divide problems among themselves in the first half hour. Then each team member works independently on the problems in the remaining two and half hours.
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There will be individual contest in the remaining one and half days. Contest for each subject shall be last for two and half hours.

No collaboration or outside assistance is permitted during the examination for individual contests and for team contests.

DESCRIPTION

The examination will be constructed to test originality as well as technical competence. There will be 4 subjects:

Analysis and Differential Equations

Geometry and Topology

Algebra, Number Theory, Representation theory and Combinatorics

Applied Math, Computational Math. and Probability and Statistics

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Detailed syllubuses for each of the directions above shall be provided by the Scientific and Questions committee. There will be five problems in each subject for competition, and each student chose three out of four fields for competition.

SCIENTIFIC AND QUESTIONS COMMITTEE

Scientific and Questions Committee

Chair: Prof. Yau Shing Tung

1. Analysis and Differential Equations Subcommittee

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2. Geometry and Topology Subcommittee

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3. Algebra, Number Theory and Combinatorics Subcommittee

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4. Applied Math.,
Computational Math., Probability and Statistics Subcommittee

Prof. Shu Chiwang (Brown, Chair)

GRADING

Each problem is graded on a basis of 0 to 10 points. All the necessary work to justify an answer and all the necessary steps of a proof must be shown clearly to obtain full credit. Some partial credit may be given, but only when a contestant has shown significant and substantial progress toward a solution.

PRIZES

Prizes will be awarded to the departments of mathematics of the institutions with the five winning teams. A gold medal will be awarded to the first place team. We can give a name of this medal after the donor. The gold medal shall be kept by the university who won the contests at a rotational basis.

In addition, there will be prizes awarded to each of the members of these teams. The five highest ranking individuals are designated S. T. Yau Fellows. Prizes will be awarded to each of these individuals and to each of the next twenty highest ranking contestants.

To each field we shall have a medal: Hua Medal,
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Chow Medal,
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SCHEDULE

The first examination will be held on October 12, 2010.

EXAM LOCATIONS

Students may take exams at major universities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.

REGISTRATION

Registration material can be requested from:

Center of Mathematical Sciences

Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Any college or university desiring to compete should complete the registration material and return it so as to reach the Director no later than mid-August.

BACKGROUND

Pursuing the idea of W. L. Putnam, an 1882 Harvard graduate, that there are merits of an intellectual intercollegiate competition, the Putnam competition in mathematics in US has been established and organized since 1938.
The Putnam contests have greatly enhanced undergraduate mathematics education in the US.

BUDGET

We propose a rough annual budget as follows:

Soliciting problems: RMB200,000
(For each problem used, RMB2,000; unused problem RMB500)

Grading: RMB150,000

Prizing: RMB250,000

Classrooms and organizing: RMB100,000 (Universities providing free rooms and free organizing shall be listed as sponsoring institutes)

Travel expenses of International and National Committee members: RMB 200,000

Other services and costs: RMB100,000

Total: RMB1,000,000

Prizes

First Place Team Team Members	RMB25,000 RMB2,000
Second Place Team Team Members	RMB20,000 RMB1,500
Third Place Team Team Members	RMB15,000 RMB1,000
Fourth Place Team Team Members	RMB10,000 RMB800
Fifth Place Team Team Members	RMB5,000 RMB500
Top Five Individuals	RMB3,000
Next Ten Individuals	RMB2,000
Next Ten Individuals	RMB1,000

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