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2010 Press Releases
High School Students Hope to Cash In on a Closer Look at the CensusMARCH 9, 2010
This past weekend, March 6 and 7, more than 2,400 high school juniors and seniors participated in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, spending up to 14 hours using their math know-how to evaluate U.S. Census Bureau figures and methods in order to make recommendations for undercount adjustment, the best method for apportioning the U.S. House of Representatives, and the fairest way to draw Congressional districts.
633 teams + 2,884 students in 18 states = M3 Challenge 2010
MARCH 2, 2010
What could possibly motivate teenagers to willingly get of bed and do math before 7:00 a.m. on a Saturday or Sunday morning? Well, for 2,884 high school juniors and seniors from Maine to Florida it is the chance to win a share of $100,000 in scholarship prizes in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge...
Moody’s Mega Math Challenge offers much more than scholarships
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
Moody’s Mega Math Challenge and Mu Alpha Theta have partnered to offer Challenge winners an opportunity to present their solution paper at the 40th Mu Alpha Theta National Convention, July 25-27, 2010, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel near Washington, D.C., with expenses paid for by the Challenge.
Math modeling contest to award $100,000 in scholarship prizes
JANUARY 12, 2010
Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge is a high school math competition that spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool, as a viable and exciting profession, and as a vital contributor to advances in an increasingly technical society.
Enjoy solving problems? Good at math?
DECEMBER 10, 2009
High school juniors and seniors from Maine to Florida are invited to participate in the fifth annual Moody’s Mega Math Challenge for a chance to win part of $100,000 in scholarship prizes.
M3 Challenge featured on Fast Company!
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
Wall Street's Strategic Philanthropy: On her blog, Alice Korngold discusses corporate social responsibility and asks the question: What drives a Wall Street firm to such generosity, especially now when every dollar they spend is accounted for to shareholders and the board?
High school students tackle real-world issues using math
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
Registration now open for 2010 competition—The Challenge has expanded this year to include high schools along the entire East Coast, from Maine to Florida and scholarship prizes have increased with $100,000 will be awarded in 2010.
2010 Challenge Flyers and Documents
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