In the contest, three students (usually majoring in non-mathematical fields) supervised by at most one teacher form a team. The team's task is to develop in three days mathematical or computer models to solve a simplified real-word problem in engineering, management, etc. During the contest days, the students can use any references or materials they can find (including the materials on the INTERNET), but discussions with out-of-team members are forbidden. The role of the contest is to improve students' understanding of mathematics, especially mathematical modeling and mathematical experiments, and to enhance students' motivation for studying mathematics and to cultivate students' creativity and overall ability.

For further information on CUMCM, please contact:

 Prof. Jinxing Xie, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
 Email: jxie@math.tsinghua.edu.cn

For rules in Chinese, please visit the Chinese version.

by Jinxing Xie

Please send your comments to jxie@math.tsinghua.edu.cn

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