Experience sharing: Mathematical Contest in Modelling (MCM)

Authors

  • Aiping Xu Coventry University
  • Ji Wang School of Computing, Electronics and Maths Coventry University Coventry UK.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v15i3.428

Keywords:

mathematical contest in modelling, real world problems, interdisciplinary research

Abstract

In January 2016, Coventry University’s sigma Mathematics Support Centre (MSC) funded three students for MCM, a multi-day mathematics competition held annually in the USA. This is organised by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) and sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). In this article the team leader and advisor reflect on their experience.

References

MCM homepage. Available at: http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/ [Accessed 12 October 2016].

ICM Problem E: Are we heading towards a thirsty planet? https://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/contests/2016/problems/2016_ICM_Problem_E.pdf [Accessed 12 October 2016].

Satty, T. L., 2008. Decision making with the analytic hierarchy process, International Journal of Services Sciences, 1(1), pp.83-98

The World Bank homepage. Available at: http://www.worldbank.org/ [Accessed 12 October 2016].

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Published

2017-04-30

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2017): MSOR Connections

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Articles

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