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===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.


This year, we are organizing (the first ever?)
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.


===UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition===
Please contact [mailto:arinkin@math.wisc.edu Dima Arinkin] if you have questions.


There will be '''prizes''' for top performers!
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===Past competitions===


* ''When?'' Wednesday, April 22nd, 5:30-8pm
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* ''Where?'' TBA
|+ Past Competitions
* ''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.
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! Information
! First prize
! Second prize
! Third prize
! Honorable mention
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If you are interested in participating then please fill out the following short registration form: [http://goo.gl/forms/VXl3SBpToi]
! [[Media:UWUMC24.pdf| Eighth UW Math Competition]]
(You will need to log in with you Wisc ID.)
| April 13, 2024; 12 participants|| Haran Mouli || Pramana Saldin || Lucas Allen ||


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If you have any questions, please contact [mailto:arinkin@math.wisc.edu Dima Arinkin].
! [[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
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 14 April 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
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