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The second annual
===UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (2025)===


===UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (2016)===
The Ninth UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (with prizes for top students!) will take place on Saturday, April 19th, 9am-noon in Van Vleck B115.
There will be seven problems from various areas of mathematics, such as algebra, number theory, calculus, combinatorics, and others.


with '''prizes''' for top performers!
The competition is open to all undergraduate students, you do not have to be a math major.  If you are interested in participating in the competition please fill out
[https://forms.gle/5bFLrQhVHNM7p1VVA the registration form]. Registration is not required, the form is mostly so that we know how many people to expect.


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Please contact [mailto:arinkin@math.wisc.edu Dima Arinkin] if you have questions.
 
* ''When?'' Tuesday, April 12th, 5:30-8pm
* ''Where?'' TBA
* ''What?'' There will be seven problems from various areas of mathematics (such as algebra, number theory, calculus, combinatorics, and others). We would like it to be challenging, but probably easier than, say, the Virginia Tech competition, and much easier than the Putnam Exam. You can take a look at our [[Putnam Club|Putnam Club page]] to see what type of problems we have in mind.
 
If you are interested in participating then please fill out the following short [http://goo.gl/forms/0YlZ3lNRIc registration form]; you will need to log in with you Wisc ID. (The registration is not actually required, but it would help us plan the event.)
 
If you have any questions, please contact [mailto:arinkin@math.wisc.edu Dima Arinkin].


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===Past competition===
===Past competitions===
 
The first (ever?) UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition took place on April 22nd, 2015. 20 students took part. Congratulations to the winners:


* ''First place'': Enkhzaya Enkhtaivan,  Killian Kvalvik
{| class="wikitable"
* ''Honorable mention'': Yida Ding, Thomas Hameister, Yan Chen
|+ Past Competitions
|-
!
! Information
! First prize
! Second prize
! Third prize
! Honorable mention
|-
! [[Media:UWUMC25.pdf| Ninth UW Math Competition]]
| April 19, 2025; 13 participants||  Haran Mouli||  Jonah Guse||  Lucas Allen|| Pramana Saldin, Daniel Zikel
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! [[Media:UWUMC24.pdf| Eighth UW Math Competition]]
| April 13, 2024; 12 participants|| Haran Mouli || Pramana Saldin || Lucas Allen ||
|-
! [[Media:UWUMC23 solution.pdf| Seventh UW Math Competition]]
| April 15, 2023; 8 participants|| Haran Mouli|| Lucas Allen || Matthew Norton, Ben Braiman, Jonah Guse  ||
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! [[Media:UWUMC22-solution.pdf| Sixth UW Math Competition]]
| April 23, 2022; 24 participants|| Ivan Hu|| Joseph Cai, Qi Chen, Yuval Lerman || Jia Wan, Konsh Li, Lejun Xu, Mingcong Cao  ||
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! [[Media:UWUMC19.pdf| Fifth UW Math Competition]]
| April 17, 2019; 19 participants || Sivakorn Sanguanmoo, Xiaxin Li|| Ruiting Tong, Jiaqi Hou || Yibo Zhai  ||Fourth place: Yang Zhang, Mingxuan Wu,  Austen Fan , Tairan Ma
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|-
! [[Media:UWUMC2018.pdf| Fourth UW Math Competition]]
| April 24, 2018; 19 participants || Sivakorn Sanguanmoo || Yeqin Liu, Liding Yao || Daotong Ge, Xiaxin Li || Yifan Gao, James Tautges, Suyan Qu, Jikai Zhang
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! [[Media:UWUMC2017.pdf| Third UW Math Competition]]
| April 19, 2017; 12 participants ||  Shouwei Hui, Hasan Eid || Xiaxin Li || Daotong Ge, Thomas Hameister || -
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! [[Media:UWUMC2016.pdf| Second UW Math Competition]]
| April 19, 2016; 17 participants ||  Thomas Hameister || Chenwei Ruan, Yongzhe Zhang || Daotong Ge || -
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! [[Media:UWUMC2015.pdf| First UW Math Competition]]
| April 22, 2015; 20 participants ||  Enkhzaya Enkhtaivan,  Killian Kvalvik || - || - || Yida Ding, Thomas Hameister, Yan Chen
|}

Latest revision as of 21:57, 7 May 2025

UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (2025)

The Ninth UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (with prizes for top students!) will take place on Saturday, April 19th, 9am-noon in Van Vleck B115. There will be seven problems from various areas of mathematics, such as algebra, number theory, calculus, combinatorics, and others.

The competition is open to all undergraduate students, you do not have to be a math major. If you are interested in participating in the competition please fill out the registration form. Registration is not required, the form is mostly so that we know how many people to expect.

Please contact Dima Arinkin if you have questions.


Past competitions

Past Competitions
Information First prize Second prize Third prize Honorable mention
Ninth UW Math Competition April 19, 2025; 13 participants Haran Mouli Jonah Guse Lucas Allen Pramana Saldin, Daniel Zikel
Eighth UW Math Competition April 13, 2024; 12 participants Haran Mouli Pramana Saldin Lucas Allen
Seventh UW Math Competition April 15, 2023; 8 participants Haran Mouli Lucas Allen Matthew Norton, Ben Braiman, Jonah Guse
Sixth UW Math Competition April 23, 2022; 24 participants Ivan Hu Joseph Cai, Qi Chen, Yuval Lerman Jia Wan, Konsh Li, Lejun Xu, Mingcong Cao
Fifth UW Math Competition April 17, 2019; 19 participants Sivakorn Sanguanmoo, Xiaxin Li Ruiting Tong, Jiaqi Hou Yibo Zhai Fourth place: Yang Zhang, Mingxuan Wu, Austen Fan , Tairan Ma
Fourth UW Math Competition April 24, 2018; 19 participants Sivakorn Sanguanmoo Yeqin Liu, Liding Yao Daotong Ge, Xiaxin Li Yifan Gao, James Tautges, Suyan Qu, Jikai Zhang
Third UW Math Competition April 19, 2017; 12 participants Shouwei Hui, Hasan Eid Xiaxin Li Daotong Ge, Thomas Hameister -
Second UW Math Competition April 19, 2016; 17 participants Thomas Hameister Chenwei Ruan, Yongzhe Zhang Daotong Ge -
First UW Math Competition April 22, 2015; 20 participants Enkhzaya Enkhtaivan, Killian Kvalvik - - Yida Ding, Thomas Hameister, Yan Chen