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2008 Questions, Solutions and Results Posted!

The Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America will hold its third Collegiate Mathematics Competition on November 21st, 2008 at the Fall Meeting at Bentley University.   This will be a team competition for undergraduate students open to all colleges and universities of the Section.  This will be great fun for first-time competitors as well as competition veterans.  It can also be a great warm-up for the Putnam exam, which takes place a couple of weeks after the Collegiate Mathematics Competition.  The questions are meant to be stimulating, but not as difficult as those on the Putnam exam.

The competition will take place during the Fall 2008 Section Meeting at Bentley University in Waltham, MA, on Friday, November 21st from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.   The competition stands at the center of a great day for students at the meeting, including opportunities to hear accessible talks by faculty and student speakers, and if desired, a banquet and after-dinner talk.

You can click the links above to see the official rules, some practice problems, and the questions and solutions for the first two competitions.  You can also look at the old practice problems, as well as register online (via an Adobe Reader form).

Winning teams will be announced and prizes awarded after the banquet.   Prizes include copies of Mathematica for Students (courtesy of Wolfram Research) and $100 for the winning team, $75 for the second place team, and $50 for the third place team.