MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge: Difference between revisions

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==The Problem==

Professional Ph.D.-level applied mathematicians write the Challenge problem. Students have no knowledge of the problem before they download it on Challenge weekend. To solve the problem, they are allowed to use any inanimate and publicly available sources. They cannot have any outside help from anyone, including their teacher-coach. A helpful discussion forum leading up to the problem release, a monthly dialog, can be found [https://m3challenge.siam.org/monthly-dialogue/ here]. Below are previous problems:

'''2006 Problem -''' ''Solving the Social Security Stalemate''<br />

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==Judging==

Ph.D.-level applied mathematicians judge the contest in three phases. In triage, each paper is read through at least two times before being eliminated or passed on to the second round. The triage round of judging eliminates two-thirds or more of the submitted papers. In the second round of judging, papers are read up to an additional 8-1012 times each, and the top papers emerge. The top six will go on to the presentation round of judging while up to 4085 remaining papers receive honorable mention team awards. Judging is blind until the presentation round, with teams known only by a unique team ID number. The presentation round is held at the Moody’s corporate headquarters in the World Trade Center on Wall Street where the teams present their papers to a panel of judges. Following the presentations, judges rank the teams and a formal award ceremony takes place.

==Prizes==