The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling is a multi-day mathematics competition held annually by
COMAP and sponsored by
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INFORMS
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. It is distinguished from other major mathematical competitions such as
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by its strong focus on research, originality, teamwork, communication and justification of results.
Around 1500 international teams of three undergraduates compete to produce original mathematical papers in response to an interdisciplinary modeling problem. Once the problem is posted, teams are given 96 hours (usually Thursday to Monday) to research and submit solutions.
See also
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Mathematical Contest in Modeling
The International Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) is a multi-day mathematical modelling competition held annually in USA, during the first or second weekend in February, since 1985 by COMAP and sponsored by SIAM and INFORMS. It is distinguis ...
External links
* Official contest websit
Mathematics competitions
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