美国的很多名校以及华尔街对数学好的学生情有独钟,而我们中国学生普遍理工科较好, 如何利用好这个优势,争取在权威的美国各类数学学术活动中取得名次,从而给申请美高、美本加分?这是很多中国家长关心的问题。
提起美国权威的数学学术活动,许多人都知道AMC这一数学爱好者的国际盛会,著名的麻省理工MIT和加州理工CalTech的入学申请书中,特意有一栏让申请者填写全美数学邀请赛AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination)的分数,美国名校对数学好的学生有多青睐由此可见。而除了AMC,还有不少高含金量的学术活动未被熟知,今天小E就为大家介绍另一项美国知名数学学术活动——
美国北卡数学学术活动North Carolina State Mathematics Competition(SMC)
赛事简介
美国北卡数学学术活动(The North Carolina State Mathematics Contest ,缩写SMC)始于 1979年, 由北卡数学教师协会(NCCTM)发起,至今已举办40届。由多所美国大学、学院承办区域资格赛(Qualifying Contests),资格赛的优胜者(约8%)参加全州的总决赛(SMC,Comprehensive,Final)。总决赛的赛场设在美国第一所理科实验学校(NCSSM北卡数学与科学学校)。由于北卡数学学术活动拥有专业的命题委员会且在美国当地具有很高的认可度和影响力,杜克大学、北卡教堂山、维克森林、戴维德森学院等20多所大学均为当地成绩优异者提供全额或部分的奖学金。
自2018年起,应美方邀请,中国学生可在国内参加SMC资格赛及总决赛。比赛由中国组委会举办,均采用美方相同的比赛赛制、相同的英文试题、评分规则,总决赛优胜者将获得相关证书,名列前茅者由美方公布于官网(https://sites.google.com/site/statemathcontest/home)。2018年4月,来自四川的20位学生参加了这两项赛事,相关成绩已在其官网公布。
部分SMC美国选手校友介绍及感言
Adam Falk6th in 1982,2nd in 1983 SMC教授,理论物理学家,现任斯隆基金会主席 曾任威廉姆斯学院院长兼主席、约翰霍普金斯大学教务长
I participated in the NC State Math Contest in 1982 and 1983. I have always enjoyed the kind of quick, clever problem solving that you come across in math contests. Having to think creatively and rigorously, under intense time pressure, about a wide variety of things, is fun and exciting in a very special way. And I still like puzzles, especially the kind that seem impossible until you find just the right way to think about them. Math contests were good training for my mind in ways that I never would have imagined.
我参加了1982年和1983年的SMC。我一直很喜欢在数学学术活动中遇到的那种快速、聪明的问题解决方法。在非常特殊的方式下,在激烈的时间压力下,对各种各样的事物进行创造性和严格的思考是有趣和令人兴奋的。我仍然喜欢谜题,特别是那种看起来不可能的谜题,直到你找到正确的思考方式。数学学术活动对我来说是一种很好的训练方式,这是我从未想象过的。
Daniel Cory7th in 1986, 2nd in 1988, 2nd in 1989 SMC供职于Tableau(商业分析及数据可视化上市公司),任首席技术顾问 曾任微软数据库、Office及直播产品主管
My favorite memory around the NC state mathematics contest was 1988. This was the first year that ARML was at Duke. As a way to reward the students making up the NC team, we spent a weekend at a big beach house. A lot of the time was inside doing math problems, but we still got to play in the ocean, toss Frisbees in the sand, and go for walks down beach. It was a lot of fun – a good mix of outdoor and indoor activity and a wild mix of people.
我对SMC最深刻的记忆是1988年。这是ARML在杜克大学的第一年。作为奖励组建团队的学生的一种方式,我们在一个大海滨别墅度过了一个周末。很多时候都是在做数学问题,但我们仍然要在海里玩耍,在沙滩上折腾飞盘,然后去海滩散步。它融合了丰富的户内外活动,一大群人参与其中,非常有趣。
Lenny Ng4th in 1988, 1st in 1989, 2nd in 1990, 2nd in 1991, 1st in 1992, 1st in 1993 SMC现任杜克大学数学系教授,几何学家 曾任美国数学研究院研究员,MIT数学博士
I had the good fortune to participate in the State Math Contest for six years, from 1988 to 1993. The best part of the State Math Contest, however, wasn't even the contest itself; it was the chance to meet kids from all over the state who shared my enthusiasm. These were a great group of students, not at all the stereotypical "nerds" of popular folklore, bound together by their common love of mathematics. It was a joy, and an all too infrequent pleasure, to see these kindred souls, and I'm very grateful to the State Math Contest for giving me these opportunities.
从1988年到1993年,我有幸参加了六年SMC。然而,这个学术活动的最佳部分甚至不是学术活动本身,有机会认识来自全州的孩子,感受到他们的热情。这是一群伟大的学生,他们不是世俗意义上刻板的“书呆子”,他们因为对数学的共同热爱聚在一起。看到这些亲切的灵魂,这是一种罕见的快乐,我非常感谢SMC给了我这些机会。
Sarah Rasmussen11th in 1994, 5th in 1995, 6th in 1996 SMC现任英国工程与自然科学研究院、剑桥大学数学与统计系研究员, 哈佛大学数学博士、斯坦福大学物理学博士
I first participated in the North Carolina State Math Contest in the spring of 1990, when I was in sixth grade. From seventh grade onward I attended these high school students' weekly math team practices, geared towards training us for contests like the AHSME, AIME, regional contests, and the North Carolina State Math Contest. The NC State Contest in particular served as the culmination of each year of practices and contests, since it was usually the last contest to be held during the school year.
我第一次参加北卡罗莱纳州数学学术活动是在1990年春天,当时我六年级。从七年级开始,为了训练我们的学术活动能力,我参加了许多学术活动,如AHSME,AIME,区域比赛,和SMC。尤其是SMC,是每年的实践和学术活动的高潮,因为这通常是在学年期间举行的最后一次比赛。
赛事规则与奖项设置
奖项设置
参赛须知
参赛费用资格赛:16美元(或等值人民币)(费用包含SMC试卷费用、评审阅卷费用、考务费用及学术材料费用)总决赛:16美元(或等值人民币)(费用包含SMC试卷费用、评审阅卷费用、考务费用及学术材料费用)
报名时间
资格赛:2019年1月初确定考点学校后,组委会将向全国重点中学和国际学校发出参赛报名邀请参赛说明
总决赛:2019年3月,资格赛成绩评定完毕后,组委会将定向邀请晋级同学参加总决赛
2019年赛事报名与缴费截止时间
资格赛:2019年3月3日 22:00(周日)
总决赛:2019年3月,资格赛成绩评定完毕后,组委会将定向邀请获奖晋级同学报名
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