Math Competition 2004

The Marshall University Mathematics Competition is a three-hour, written examination of seven to ten questions. Rather than a test of students' abilities to recall factual information, the Competition is designed to test students' mathematical creativity and their ability to formulate and defend their conclusions. Each interested school may send a team of three students. Students may use graphing calculators during the examination. Successful participants generally have completed mathematics courses at least through trigonometry.

To view following .pdf documents, click on the preferred link.  To download, right-click on the link and then click "Save Target As."  Please note, there was a mistake on Question # 2 Solutions.  The tests were graded with the appropriate key, but the incorrect key was inadvertently sent to participants.

Math Competition 2004 Questions
Math Competition 2004 Solutions

For further information about the Marshall Mathematics Competition, please contact Dr. Karen Mitchell.

Top 5 Ranking High Schools

After the individual student scores from a given team were combined and ranked the following schools had teams that ranked in the top five:

1.        Huntington High School
2.        Paul G. Blazer High School
3.        Hurricane High School
4.        Fairland High School
5.        Rose Hill Christian School

Individual Winners

1st Place
Michael Campbell    
Huntington High School
$200.00
The Geometer's Sketchpad / Knots by Alexei Sossinsky


2nd Place
 Linda Yao
Hurricane High School
 $125.00
Everything and More by Davis Foster Wallace

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3rd Place - Tie
Kevin Duggan 
Paul G. Blazer High School
$ 75.00
Mathematics for the Million by Lancelot Hogben



3rd Place - Tie
 Brian Miller
Winfield High School
$ 75.00
The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics by David Nelson



4th Place
 Matthew Riddle
Rose Hill Christian School
$ 50.00
A Survey of Finite Mathematics by Marvin Marcus
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5th Place
 Matt Pritt 
Fairland High School
$ 25.00
Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery by Marcus du Sautoy
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6th Place
 Derek Rowe
Fairland High School
$ 25.00
Mathematics for the Curious by Peter M. Higgins
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7th Place
 Thomas Schreiber
Huntington High School
$ 25.00
The Mathematical Traveler by Calvin C. Clawson

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8th Place
 Harrison Hall
Paul G. Blazer High School
$ 25.00
The Constants of Nature by John D. Barrow




9th Place
 Sameera Kumar
Huntington High School
$ 25.00
The Story of Mathematics by Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Weaver