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(Memphis, Tennessee, February 7, 2004)-- Teams of 7^th- and 8^th- grade student “mathletes” from public, private, and parochial middle schools and junior high schools across West Tennessee competed in the Memphis and West Tennessee regional contest of the national MATHCOUNTS program on February 7, 2004, at the Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis.  The MATHCOUNTS regional contest is organized and sponsored annually by the Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers as a part of National Engineering Month, and this year was held in partnership with University of Memphis.

Teachers and students prepared for this competition since the beginning of this school year.  Students competed individually and as teams in written and fast-paced oral matches.  Subjects included probability, statistics, linear algebra, and polynomials.  First through fourth place individual, team, and oral lightning “Countdown Round” winners received awards, trophies, and prizes.  All competitors received calculators donated by Christian Brothers University.

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This page was last updated on: June 24, 2004.

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