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Math Field Day
March 6, 2012
Each Spring, the Mathematics Department sponsors a mathematics contest, called Math Field Day, for regional high school students. Schools from the southern part of Illinois, ranging from Edwardsville to Massac County, as well as a few schools from Missouri and Kentucky participate. On March 8, 2011, over 900 students representing 42 schools assembled at SIU's Arena to take the exam.
The schools are broken into three divisions based on enrollment. For each school, the top three students in each grade level 9-12 constitute that school's team. (A school can send up to 36 students). A trophy is awarded to the top school in each division. Certificates of merit are given in each grade level and division to schools, and in each grade level to top performing students.
The schools are broken into three divisions based on enrollment. For each school, the top three students in each grade level 9-12 constitute that school's team. (A school can send up to 36 students). A trophy is awarded to the top school in each division. Certificates of merit are given in each grade level and division to schools, and in each grade level to top performing students.
All students take the same exam, which lasts two hours. Topics on the exam range from beginning algebra and geometry through trigonometry and college algebra with a smattering of questions from beginning calculus, finite mathematics, and the unclassifiable 'clever thinking' problem.
Invitation Letter
Attendance Sheet
Acceptance Letter
Check school code listing to find the code for your school.
The listing is alphebetical by school.
Registration (closes on March 1, 2012)
Results are available for the 2011 exam.
Send comments and questions about Math Field Day to mathfd@siu.edu.
Math Field Day
Department of Mathematics
Southern Illinois University
Mailcode 4408
Carbondale, IL 62901
P: 618-453-5302
F: 618-453-5300
E-mail: mathfd@siu.edu
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