NEWS RELEASE 2020
23rd Annual High School Mathematical Modeling Contest The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) is pleased to announce the results of the Twenty-Third Annual High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM). A total of 779 teams, with up to 4 students each, from 302 schools and 20 countries/regions, competed. All teams worked at their own schools within the contest window of November 4-17, 2020. Each high school team chose from two modeling problems offered, and then constructed their solutions. A Complete Results Report, with designations for all participants, is available in portable document format Outstanding Teams
10549 Basis International School Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
10550 Nanjing Foreign Language School Xianlin Campus, Nanjing, China
10656 Mass Academy of Math and Science at WPI, MA, USA (NCTM Winner)
10701 Shenzhen Foreign Languages School, Shenzhen, China
10839 The McCallie School, TN, USA
10876 Shanghai Pinghe School, Shanghai, China
10997 Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore (NCTM Winner)
11135 Buchholz High School, FL, USA
2020 HiMCM Statistics Problem | Outstanding | % | Finalist | % | Meritorious | % | Honorable
Mention | % | Successful
Participant | % | Unsuccessful | % | Disqualified | % | Total | A | 5 | 1% | 38 | 8% | 60 | 12% | 157 | 31% | 235 | 47% | 3 | <1% | 3 | <1% | 501 | B | 3 | 1% | 18 | 6% | 34 | 12% | 86 | 31% | 132 | 47% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 2% | 278 | Total | 8 | 1% | 56 | 7% | 94 | 12% | 243 | 31% | 367 | 47% | 3 | <1% | 8 | 1% | 779 |
COMAP commends schools for their efforts. The judges were impressed with all the teams’ creativity and ingenuity in mathematical modeling, and in their ability to explain their strategies and problem-solving techniques in clear terms. Each participant is a true winner. A complete Results Report, listing all teams by designation, can be found at: Complete Results Report
For additional contest information, contact COMAP at: himcm@comap.com
Click here to download your HiMCM certificate.
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