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{{Infobox recurring event|name=MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge|genre=Mathematical modeling challenge|frequency=Annual|website={{URL|https://m3challenge.siam.org}}|first={{Start date|2006}}|organizer=[[Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]]|sponsor=[[MathWorks]]}}

'''MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge''' (M3 Challenge) is a [[mathematical modeling competition]] open to high schools in the U.S. (including US territories and DoDEA schools) and schools with sixth form students (age 16-19) in England and Wales.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2020 MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge to Award $100k in Scholarships|url=https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/2020-mathworks-math-modeling-challenge-to-award-100k-in-scholarships/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=HPCwire|language=en-US}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=June 2021}} It is sponsored by [[MathWorks]] (a developer of mathematical computing software) based in Boston and organized by the [[Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]] (SIAM) based in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=":0" />

M3 Challenge awards $100,000 in scholarship prizes each year to the top teams. Additional incentives are expenses-paid trips for top performing teams to the final event in New York City each April, and media recognition that the winning teams receive. Some examples of recognition: the winning paper from 2008 was published in the [[College Mathematics Journal]]. A representative from High Tech's team appeared on [[FOX Business Channel]], 2010 winners were interviewed by [[Pimm Fox]] of Bloomberg radio, presented its findings at Lockheed Martin's Data Capture Center, and met with U.S. Census Bureau Director Dr. [[Robert Groves]]. Many Champion teams have had their solution papers and research published in SIAM's undergraduate publication, SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (SIURO) .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siam.org/publications/siuro|title=Siuro &#124; Siam}}</ref>. The 2011 and 2012 winners were interviewed by Pimm Fox of Bloomberg radio, and the 2014 winners were interviewed by both Pimm Fox and Carol Massar on Bloomberg radio .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Moody's Mega Math Challenge Winners {{!}} Alexander Street, part of Clarivate |url=https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C2351412 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=search.alexanderstreet.com}}</ref>. Many local and regional TV and radio stations interview top teams; and in 2021 both NPR <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/suburban-mathletes-are-finalists-in-elite-international-competition/addc6535-4116-47fc-9ba8-5a3812e56863|title = Suburban 'Mathletes' Are Finalists in Elite International Contest|date = 22 April 2021}}</ref> and the BBC interviewed top teams about their work and the problem topic of defeating the digital divide and making internet accessible to all.

MathWorks took over sponsorship of the competition, formerly known as the Moody's Mega Math (M³) Challenge, from Moody's Foundation in 2017.<ref name="fo170717">{{cite news|last1=Knapp|first1=Alex|title=Moody's Foundation Pulls Sponsorship Of High School Math Competition|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2017/07/17/moodys-foundation-pulls-sponsorship-of-high-school-math-competition/#14d7849248d0|access-date=10 December 2017|work=Forbes|date=July 17, 2017}}</ref>

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'''2010 Problem –''' ''Making Sense of the 2010 Census''<br />

'''2011 Problem –''' ''Colorado River Water: Good to the Last Acre-Foot''<br />

'''2012 Problem –''' ''All Aboard: Can High Speed Rail Get Back on Track?''<br />

'''2013 Problem –''' ''Waste Not, Want Not: Putting Recyclables in Their Place''<br />

'''2014 Problem –''' ''Lunch Crunch: Can Nutritious Be Affordable and Delicious?''<br />

'''2015 Problem –''' ''Stem Sells: What is Higher Education Really Worth?''<br />

'''2016 Problem –''' ''Share and (Car) Share Alike – Modeling New Approaches to Mobility''<br />

'''2017 Problem –''' ''From Sea to Shining Sea: Looking Ahead with the National Park Service''<br />

'''2018 Problem –''' ''Better Ate Than Never: Reducing Food Waste''<br />

'''2019 Problem –''' ''One is Too Many and A Thousand Not Enough: Substance Use and Abuse''<br />

'''2020 Problem –''' ''Keep On Trucking: U.S. Big Rigs Turnover From Diesel to Electric''<br />

'''2021 Problem –''' ''Defeating the Digital Divide: Internet Costs, Needs, and Optimal Planning'' <br />

'''2022 Problem –''' ''Remote Work: Fad or Future'' <br />

'''2023 Problem –''' ''Ride Like the Wind Without Getting Winded: The growth of E-Bike use'' <br />

'''2024 Problem -''' ''A Tale of Two Crises: The Housing Shortage and Homelessness''

==Judging==

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==Prizes==

All students who submit a viable solution paper receive certificates of participation, which are mailed to their teacher-coach. Coaches also receive certificates. Judges award additional semi-finalist and honorable mention team awards in amounts of $1,500 and $1,000 per team, respectively. Semi-finalist prizes are awarded to teams whose papers were highly ranked and underwent in-depth, specific discussion by judges.

Honorable mention prizes are awarded to teams whose papers are judged to be worthy of recognition for their superior efforts.

The top six teams' schools are awarded trophies. Scholarship prizes for the top six finalist teams and the technical computing awardees are as follows (GBP equivalent for U.K. winning teams):

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==Awards and recognition for the M3 Challenge==

* SIAM received an Award of Excellence in the first round of the 2009 Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards program for its role in organizing and administering Moody's Mega Math Challenge <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/sfia-swa030609.php|title = SIAM wins ASAE's 2009 Associations Advance America Award of Excellence}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asaecenter.org/AboutUs/newsreldetail.cfm?ItemNumber=39715 |title=ArchivedTwenty One Winners Named in First Round of 2009 AAA Awards - About Us - ASAE & the Center for Association copyLeadership |access-date=2009-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617192945/http://www.asaecenter.org/AboutUs/newsreldetail.cfm?ItemNumber=39715 |archive-date=2010-06-17 }}</ref>

* Moody's Corporation received a 2008 Excellence Award from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)for the company's sophisticated giving program which encourages students to develop a passion for mathematics, economics and finance, and specifically citing Moody's Mega Math Challenge which aims to excite students about employing mathematics to solve real world problems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onphilanthropy.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7415&s_oo=Iqcbehmy0Q50SXvxb7s3iA |title=ArchivedOnPhilanthropy: copyArticles |access-date=2008-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614075008/http://www.onphilanthropy.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle |archive-date=2009-06-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csrwire.com/News/11181.html |title=PNC Financial, Moody's Corporation, and Community Voice Mail Win Prestigious Corporate Philanthropy Awards |website=www.csrwire.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511204922/http://www.csrwire.com/news/11181.html |archive-date=2008-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/02/25/cecp-philanthropy-awards-leadership-citizen-cx_mk_0225cecp.html|title = Model Corporate Citizens|website = [[Forbes]]}}</ref>

* The M³ Challenge has received placement on the National Association of Secondary School Principals’Principals' National Advisory List of Student Contests & Activities since 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.nassp.org/Content/158/NASSP_List_of_Contests_and_Activities_for_Students.pdf|title = 2015-16 NASSP List of Approved Contests, Programs, and Activities for Students|date = September 1, 2015 – August 31, 2016|journal = National Association of Secondary School Principals|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151123021642/http://www.nassp.org/Content/158/NASSP_List_of_Contests_and_Activities_for_Students.pdf|archive-date = November 23, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref>

== Resources ==

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==References==

{{Reflist}}

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* https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E5D6153FF930A15757C0A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

==External links==

* http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2009/05/west_windsorplainsboro_north_t.html

* [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/nyregion/education/that-was-easy-social-security-problem-solved.html That Was Easy: Social Security Problem Solved]

* http://www.maa.org/news/math-news/winning-moodys-mega-math-challenge-paper-published-in-cmj

* http[https://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2009/05/west_windsorplainsboro_north_t.html West Windsor-Plainsboro North team in top five in Moody's Math Challenge]

* http[https://www.maa.org/news/math-news/winning-moodys-mega-math-challenge-paper-published-in-cmj Winning "Moody's Mega Math Challenge" Paper Published in CMJ]

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