The Problem

The 2013 Challenge Problem

Waste Not, Want Not: Putting Recyclables in Their Place [View 320K PDF]

This years problem asked teams to address the issue of plastic waste filling our nation’s landfills, come up with the best recycling methods for U.S. cities to implement based on their demographics, and recommend guidelines for nationwide recycling standards.

Previous Challenge Problems

	2012: All Aboard: Can High Speed Rail Get Back on Track? All 2012 Winning Papers - Judging Perspective
	2011: Colorado River Water: Good to the Last Acre-Foot All 2011 Winning Papers - Judging Perspective
	2010: Making Sense of the 2010 Census All 2010 Winning Papers - Judging Perspective
	2009: $787 Billion-Will the Stimulus Act Stimulate the Economy? All 2009 Winning Papers - Judging Perspective
	2008: Energy Independence Meets the Law of Unintended Consequence All 2008 Winning Papers - Judging Perspective
	2007: Beat the Street! All 2007 Winning Papers- Judging Perspective
	2006: Solving the Social Security Stalemate All 2006 Winning Papers

Sample Problems for Teams

See and practice several examples of the type of problem The M³ Challenge will ask you to solve on your scheduled Challenge day. It is highly recommended that participants read and work through some problems at each level before moving on…more

Suggest Problem Ideas

To retain freshness and vitality, every profession needs to encourage talented young people to enter their field. Applied mathematics and computational science is no exception. While SIAM remains focused as a professional society on furthering research on new applications in science and industry and on promoting student activities at the graduate level, the Society has also undertaken new activities at the secondary school level. One such activity is Moody's Mega Math Challenge, a mathematical modeling contest for high school students sponsored by The Moody's Foundation…more

• The Problem
• Sample Problems for Teams
• Suggest Problem Ideas