The Search for a Math Whiz of Secondary Schools Begins

Sunway University College once again launched its second inter-school math quiz challenge for secondary school students yesterday. Pioneered and developed by a group of 11 math academicians at Sunway University College, the competition which is conducted in English, promises to delight participants and the audience alike in the wonders of mathematics.

The main objective of the competition is to make the learning of mathematics fun and seed a long-term interest in the subject among students. The end result that is hoped for is that students may grow to appreciate and apply mathematics in their everyday lives and not just in the classroom.

The other objectives are to improve a student’s analytical and problem solving skills and to create a healthy sense of competitiveness among students.

The competition is open to students from Form 3 to Form 5 of national and private schools including vernacular schools, Junior Middle 3 to Senior Middle 2 of Chinese Independent High Schools and Year 9 to Year 11 students of International Schools.

Students are expected to know the history, general knowledge and applications of math and the SPM or equivalent Additional Mathematics syllabus.

Each school may field up to five teams comprising 3 members per team. There will be two stages of competition. Schools will compete in the preliminary round on 6 February conducted concurrently at 6 Test Centres across Peninsular Malaysia. The best ten teams from this round will proceed to the finals which will be held on 24 March 2007.

Corporate partners for the competition include Deloitte KassimChan, Pilot and Canon with Nanyang Siang Pau as a media partner. Prizes totaling RM25,000 are jointly sponsored by corporate partners. Among the attractive prizes are bursaries at Sunway University College for the champion school, cash prizes and a Canon digital camera for each member of the champion team and Canon printers, Canon scientific calculators and Pilot ball pens for other winners. The closing date for applications is 29 January 2007.

For enquiries on the competition, please contact Magdalene Lian of the Marketing Department, Sunway University College at 03-74918623 Extn: 8056