NB Math Competition

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New Brunswick Math Competition

The Twenty-Eighth Annual New Brunswick Mathematics Competition for Grades 7, 8 and 9 will take place on Friday, April 30, 2010.

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The competition is organized jointly by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics of the University of New Brunswick and the Faculty of Science and the School of Engineering of l'Université de Moncton with the sponsorship of the New Brunswick Department of Education.

Students from across the province come to the both the Fredericton and Saint John campuses of UNB and the Moncton, Edmundston and Shippagan campuses of U de Moncton to write a multiple choice competiton paper during the morning, in either French or English. With computer grading we are able to present prizes to provincial and district winners in the afternoon. While students await results, universities conduct tours and demonstrations at various university facilities.

In 2009, 1170 students participated: 348 at UNB-Fredericton, 252 at UNB - Saint John, and 139, 304 and 127, respectively, at the Edmundston, Moncton and Shippagan campuses of l'Université de Moncton. Students represented 156 schools from all 14 school districts.

The competition provides a valuable opportunity for interaction between universities and schools. Teachers meet with competition coordinators while their students are busy solving problems. Teachers and students enjoy the afternoon tours and demonstrations.
The competition rewards students for academic excellence.

The competition is sponsored by several agencies that see promotion of mathematics as a key component of success in many fields of endeavour. 2008 sponsors: New Brunswick Department of Education, CIBC Wood Gundy, Morneau Sobeco and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Representatives Program. Click on their logos for more information.