2020 Best of Video
MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
What is M3 Challenge?
MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge is a contest for high school juniors and seniors. Through participation, students experience what it’s like to work as a team to tackle a real-world problem under time and resource constraints, akin to those faced by professional mathematicians working in industry. Extra credits awards are available for teams who choose to write or employ outstanding code as part of their solution. The Challenge awards $100,000.
About M3 Challenge
The Challenge is entirely Internet-based with no registration or participation fees.
Who is Eligible?
11th and 12th graders from anywhere in the United States, including territories and DoDEA schools, may participate. Homeschool and cyberschool students in those areas are also eligible. Teams must be comprised of three to five students and one teacher-coach and a maximum of two teams per high school may register.
The 2020 Problem
KEEP ON TRUCKING: U.S. BIG RIGS TURNOVER FROM DIESEL TO ELECTRIC
The problem asked teams to create a model to predict what percentage of semi-trucks will be electric in the next few years and decades, determine the number and locations of charging stations along major U.S. trucking routes that are needed for an all-electric trucking industry, and to prioritize which routes should be developed with electric charging infrastructure first.
Photo credit: North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE)
Want to See More Problems?
Study former Challenge problems, winning solutions, practice problems and judging perspectives from 2006 to the present.
Archives
To get a glimpse of what it’s like to participate in this competition, explore our collection of archived Challenges, winning solutions, photos, videos, press releases, flyers, and more.