The third edition of the mathematical competition Math Day which took place on 24 February 2024 gathered more than 100 high-school students willing to play and learn mathematics.
During the morning, students participated in a two-hour competition consisting of exercises that involved various aspects of mathematical reasoning. The exercises were adapted according to the high-school level of the students: Junior, Intermediate and Senior. During the afternoon, divided into small groups, the pupils had the opportunity to find out about the competition’s solutions and exchange with mathematicians in an interactive way.
The following 2024 winners were rewarded:
Junior category
- Gold 2024: Noah Chané, Adrian Encher, Valeriia Golishnikova, Ranyun Guo, Shaowen Wang
- Silver 2024: Tudor Paltanea
- Bronze 2024: Reyanksh Deb, Tomasz Lengiewicz, Eloïse Samson Zilliox
Intermediate category
- Gold 2024: Nathalie Foulds, Khalid Khan, Bruno Tarchala, Duo Zhang
- Silver 2024: Saad Khan, Jan Krzwicki, Cillian McManus, Alana Puffer
- Bronze 2024: Léa Li Flatter, Jinglang Huang, Alessandro Novelli, Thomas Prigent
“It was my first participation and I really enjoyed the challenges and the workshops, it was really interesting, I already want to participate next year”, says Bruno from the Lycée Michel Lucius.
Senior category
- Gold 2024: Maia Tanasa
- Silver 2024: Sofia Maragó
- Bronze 2024: Barnaby Foyster
- Senior Honorable mention: Michèle Voncken and Louise Bernier
“Mathematics is my primary passion, I like solving problems and establishing connections between areas which seem not related. This competition was really interesting and I particularly appreciated the generalisation of the problems presented in the workshops”, comments Sofia from the European School II.
The event was organised by Prof. Antonella Perucca from the Department of Mathematics with the help of doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and administrative staff members. In addition, Róbert Freud, former professor within the Department of Algebra and Number Theory at Eötvös Loránd University and internationally renowned for his contribution to mathematical Olympiads shared his passion with high-school students.
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