TD Canada Trust Thunder Bay High School Mathematics Contest at Lakehead University

(Thunder Bay - May 10, 2004) The TD Canada Trust Thunder Bay High School Mathematics contest will once again be hosted by Lakehead University on Wednesday, May 12.

What: Mathematics Contest
Where: Lakehead University, Ryan Building, Room 1042
When:Wednesday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

"We believe it is time to invigorate the mathematical interests and encourage the development of the mathematical talents in our youth," says Dr. Clement Kent, Chair of the Mathematics Competition Committee and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Lakehead. "With these objectives in mind, we have designed a new kind of mathematics contest which, along with testing individual problem solving abilities, will evaluate teams working together on more challenging problems."

There will be two levels, junior (Grades 9 and 10) and senior (Grades 11 and 12) with six contestants on each team. There will be teams from each of the city's eight high schools. All solutions, both individual and team, will be professionally reviewed and ranked.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Office of Communications, 807-343-8177
Communications@lakeheadu.cawww.lakeheadu.ca