{"id":66787,"date":"2018-01-30T21:58:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/12-oglethorpe-students-tackle-real-world-issues-international-mathematics-competition\/"},"modified":"2018-01-30T21:58:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:58:43","slug":"12-oglethorpe-students-tackle-real-world-issues-international-mathematics-competition","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/12-oglethorpe-students-tackle-real-world-issues-international-mathematics-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Oglethorpe students tackle real world issues in international mathematics competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comap.com\/undergraduate\/contests\/mcm\/\">International Mathematical Contest in Modeling<\/a> is a competition where teams of undergraduates use mathematical modeling to present their solutions to real world problems. This year, 好色先生TV has four teams of three students entering the contest, which is conducted online over a five-day period, February 8-12.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;fwIRuKWyNLwjHmp1qkeHzoizUSrObvs0&#8243;]Teams are required to develop a mathematical model of both the issue and the proposed solution. Last years&#8217; problems involved\u00a0Managing The Zambezi River,\u00a0Merge After Toll, and\u00a0\u201cCooperate and navigate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Up for grabs are two Sigma Scholarship Awards, given to the two top MCM teams at $10,000 per team, with $9,000 going to the team members and $1,000 to the school represented. Awards will be announced in April 2018. Also handed out are the Ben Fusaro Award, for an especially creative paper, and the Frank R. 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