International Mathematical Modeling Challenge

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International Mathematical Modeling Challenge
Founder Sol Garfunkel [ citation needed ]
Founded atBoston, MA
TypeMathematics Competition
HeadquartersBoston, MA
Location
  • International
Official language
English
Co-Founders
 Sol Garfunkel and Alfred Cheung[ citation needed ]
Parent organization
COMAP, NeoUnion
Website immchallenge.org

The International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IMMC or sometimes IM2C) is an international mathematical modeling competition for high school students in team mathematical modeling co-sponsored by COMAP [1] and the NeoUnion ESC Organization. [2] [3] Teams are selected on a country-by-country basis, with each country sending up to two teams to the competition. The IMMC was inspired by the High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM), a similar contest sponsored by COMAP but mainly attracting teams within the United States. [4] The HiMCM in turn was established in the 1990s to create a high school counterpart to COMAP’s MCM. [5] [6] [7] Contestants in the IMMC are given five days to research (the contest permits the use of any inanimate source) and write a mathematical paper detailing their mathematical model for a given situation. [8] At the conclusion of the five-day period, papers are sent to an international expert committee composed of mathematics faculty from the world’s leading universities. Traditionally, 2-4 teams are awarded the top designation of Outstanding and invited to an awards ceremony, held in a different country or region each year. [9]

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Team selection

Each participating country is expected to choose its two best teams of one to four contestants each to compete in the IMMC. Globally, different methods have been used to select teams from their respective countries.

Hong Kong holds the contest early and allows any interested team to participate. [10] A national judging panel selects the two best papers to move on to the international round of the competition. In 2015, 60 papers came out of the Greater China region alone. [11]

In 2015, the United States used a different qualification process, inviting the top two teams from the 2014 HiMCM to compete in the IMMC. In 2016, the United States adopted a hybrid of Hong Kong’s approach and its own former approach: any team receiving a score of Meritorious or higher in the 2015 HiMCM (roughly 25% of competing teams) was invited to compete in the 2016 IMMC. As in Hong Kong, the United States held the IMMC early, completed a national round of judging, and selected the two best papers to move on to the international round. [12]

Most countries use a selection process similar to that used by Hong Kong, and countries entering the IMMC for the first time will also likely adopt a similar process. [13] [14]

Judging

Papers passing the national selection round move on to the international expert judging panel.

Participation

2015

17 teams from the following countries competed in the 2015 IMMC: [15]

2016

40 teams from the following 23 countries or regions competed in the 2016 IMMC:[ citation needed ]

2017

49 teams from the following 27 countries/regions competed in the 2017 IMMC: [16]

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

68 teams from the following 36 countries/regions competed in the 2024 IMMC: [17]

Results

Outstanding Teams Summary
YearCountry/RegionCitySchool
2015 [18] Flag of the United States.svg USA Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto High School
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing The Affiliated High School of Peking University
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Shanghai Shanghai Nanyang Model High School
2016 [19] Flag of the United States.svg USA Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto High School
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong SAR Kowloon Diocesan Girls' School
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong SAR Kowloon Pui Ching Middle School
2017 [20] Flag of the United States.svg USA Durham, NC NC School of Science and Mathematics
2018 [21] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bruce, ACT Radford College
2019 [22] Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong SAR Mid-Levels St. Paul's Co-educational College
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Toowong, Queensland Brisbane Boys' College
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Manurewa, Auckland Manurewa High School
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Warsaw, Mazovia II Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stefana Batorego
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Utrecht Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium
2020 [23] Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Anglo Chinese School (Independent)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The United Kingdom Wimborne Minster, England Canford School
2021 [24] Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong SAR Kowloon Diocesan Girls' School
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Hwa Chong Institution
2022 [25] Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Strowan, Christchurch St Andrew's College
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Wang Chan District, Rayong Kamnoetvidya Science Academyy
2023 [26] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Catharines, Ontario Ridley College
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium
2024 [27] Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong SAR Tai Wai Pui Kiu College
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Shenzhen, Guangdong Shenzhen Middle School


References

  1. ↑ COMAP
  2. ↑ NeoUnion ESC
  3. ↑ International Conference on Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  4. ↑ HiMCM
  5. ↑ IMMC PowerPoint Posted on IMM Challenge Official Facebook Page
  6. ↑ "Harvard University -- A Placement Problem" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Mathematical Modeling Contests".
  8. ↑ IMMC International Rules
  9. ↑ "National Council of Teachers of Mathematics -- Teaching Matters!" (PDF).
  10. ↑ China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM)
  11. ↑ Hong Kong Polytechnic University - CAM Digest
  12. ↑ IMMC USA Rules
  13. ↑ University of Utrecht -- International Mathematical Modeling Challenge
  14. ↑ "Математическая школа -- Международный конкурс "Математическое моделирование"".
  15. ↑ IMMC Results 2015
  16. ↑ COMAP. "2017 IMMC Results" (PDF).
  17. ↑ https://www.immchallenge.org/Contests/2024/2024_IMMC_Results.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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