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Calc Bowl 2009

A fun, lively academic competetion for high school calculus math students.

Have you seen Jeopardy on TV? The same idea - but just for high school math students,

 

Calculus Bowl Games

Calculus bowl games are currently being held in Laramie, Wyoming (17th annual this year), Arlington, Texas (9th annual), Kingston, Rhode Island, and now Aurora, Colorado. Mu Alpha Theta, the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society, also hosts Calc Bowl games. Thousands of students have participated in these events.

Students have about one minute to answer questions from pre-calculus and calculus, design to test students' mathematical knowledge and skill. The first team to buzz in gets a chance to answer the question. High score wins the round. Preliminary rounds lead to the final playoff event and highlight of the event.

Familes and friends are all encouraged to come and show your support for your favorite team!

Some History of the Rocky Mountain Area Calc Bowl Dr. James Schatzman originally created the Calc Bowl in 1992 for his calculus students at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming. Subsequently, community college and high school students were invited to participate with the encouragement of Dr. Lynne Ipina, also in the math department at University of Wyoming. It turned out that the Calc Bowl was been more popular with high school and community college students than with University students. As many as 20 high shool teams now participate every year.

Jim left the University of Wyoming in 1996, and the Calc Bowl at UW has been organized since then by Dr. Lynne Ipina and Cindy Vadnais, UW mathematics instructor. Former UW students have since taken the idea to the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, and University of Texas, Arlington.

Dr. Schatzman recently completed his student teaching in math at Gateway High School, and hopes one day to be teaching high school math himself. He currently works for Northgrop Grumman Mission Systems in Aurora, Colorado.

Calc Bowl News Stories from Across the U.S. Colorado: 2008

Wyoming: 2003 2005 2007

Rhode Island: 2008

Texas: 2005 2007 2008

 
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