Mathematical Puzzle Program (MaPP)
COSAM Outreach
February 15, 2025
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
AUBURN MATHEMATICAL PUZZLE PROGRAM
The High School MaPP challenge is held each spring. MaPP is a national program that challenges teams of high school students in grades nine to twelve to solve problems connected to active areas of mathematical research. Schools may enter a maximum of two teams, each of which should have a minimum of five and a maximum of eight students. Each school is required to have at least one teacher or parent chaperone for each team, with at least one chaperone being a teacher sponsor.
Students will:
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
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Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
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Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
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Model with mathematics.
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Use appropriate tools strategically.
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Attend to precision.
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Look for and make use of structure.
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Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Junior Division grades 7-8
Senior Division grades 9-12
Schools may enter a maximum of two teams, $100/team
To register for the 2025 MaPP Challenge please click here.
For more information on the MaPP programs please click here.