The VCU Mathematics Prize Problems are a competition for current VCU undergraduates. VCU also participates in regional and national undergraduate mathematics competitions including the Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest and the prestigious William Lowell Putnam
Mathematical Competition. For more information, or to register for these competitions, please contact the Mathematics Department.
Current Problems
Solvers
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Rules
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| 25 |
Tri Nguyen (Junior)
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| 24 |
Cory Colbert (Senior)
Yaya Xu (Senior)
Dan Cranston (Faculty)
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| 21 |
Joseph Cannella (Junior)
Patrick Gaskill (Senior)
Matt Harris (Senior)
Yaya Xu (Senior)
Dan Cranston (Faculty)
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| 19 |
Cory Colbert (Junior)
Patrick Gaskill (Senior)
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| 18 |
Tri Nguyen (Sophomore)
Patrick Gaskill (Senior)
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| 17 |
Jeanette Cofield (Junior)
Dan Cranston (Faculty)
Yaya Xu (Sophomore)
Patrick Gaskill (Senior)
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| 13 |
Cory Colbert (Junior)
Dan Cranston (Faculty) |
| 11 |
Cory Colbert (Junior) |
| 9 |
Yaya Xu (Sophomore)
Dan Cranston (Faculty) |
| 7 |
Patrick Gaskill (Senior)
Dan Cranston (Faculty) |
| 6 |
Cristian Allen (Graduate Student)
Cory Colbert (Sophomore) |
| 5 |
Kevin Beanland (Faculty)
Palmer Mebane (M. Walker Gov. School) |
| 4 |
Justin Doerflein (Junior)
Anton Nersessov (Junior)
Dallas Edwards (Senior)
Steven MacLauchlan (Junior)
Palmer Mebane (M. Walker Gov. School) |
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Craig Stevenson (Graduate Student) |
| 2 |
Kevin Beanland (Faculty)
Palmer Mebane (M. Walker Gov. School) |
| 1 |
Matt Leister (Junior)
Patrick Gaskill (Junior)
Joseph Rainey (Senior)
Zachary Bradshaw (Senior)
Cory Colbert (Freshman)
Ming Chih Shih (Senior) |
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- Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at VCU is eligible.
- Each solution is to be the work of one individual without any input from faculty or others.
- The solution is to be submitted with the solver's name, year in school, local phone number, and local address.
- Each solution is to be typed or legibly written.
- Entries will be graded on clarity of exposition and elegance of solution.
- Solutions submitted within two weeks of publication will be considered simultaneous. After two weeks, the first correct solution will win the prize.
- In the case of a tie, the award will be split.
- If there are more than two best solutions, a drawing will be held to determine two award winners.
- Graduate students and faculty are also encouraged to submit their solutions, though they will not be considered for a monetary award.
- Names of all solvers along with the best solution will be posted.
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Problem 20