MATH DAY 2008

CONTEST WINNERS AND RANKINGS

Individual Contest Results

The top contenders


1st Place	:	Marcel Nunez,	Stoneman Douglas HS	($1,000 prize)
2nd Place	:	Yimin Chen,	Atlantic HS	($500 prize)
3rd Place	:	Eugene Milshteyn,	Stoneman Douglas HS	($300 prize)
Honorable Mention	:	David Yakobovitch,	Stoneman Douglas HS	(Book prize)
Honorable Mention	:	Uttam Thakore,	FAU HS	($25 gift card)
Honorable Mention	:	Michael Greenberg,	University School of Nova Southeastern University	($25 gift card)
Special Recognition (for scores over 40)	:	Ming Da Qu,	Atlantic Community HS
		Laser Kaplan,	Atlantic Community HS

		Mason Bogue,	Suncoast HS

		Michael Cho,	Cypress Bay HS

		Jared Carron,	Suncoast HS

		Kristine Yhang,	Spanish River HS

Individual Rankings

Click here for the honors roll; the contestants who finished in the top half.

Team Contest Results

The top teams

First Place, with a cash prize of $1,000: Team 1 of Stoneman Douglas High School

Team Members

Lewis Liu
Eugene Milshteyn
Marcel Nunez
David Yakobovitch

Second Place, with a certificate awarded: FAU High School

Team Members

Danielle Howard
Alex Nachlas
Uttam Thakore

Third Place, with a certificate awarded: Suncoast High School

Team Members

Ronald Balliram
Mason Bogue
Jonaet Chawdhury
Jeremy Mayeres
Rayhan Momin

Fourth Place, Honorable Mention: Atlantic Community High School

Team Members

Mike Qian
Tanvir Ahmed
Lance Gurewitz
Zhe Ma
Marc Hendel

Fifth Place, Honorable Mention: J.P. Taravella High School

Team Members

Ambar Mehta
Ralph Nguyen

All the teams, ranked

Click here for a ranked list of all the teams.

Who Wants to be a Mathematician?

The game was played by 12 contestants from 12 different schools. Prizes were distributed to all contestants. The winners of each round received a TI Nspire Calculator and became finalists. First runners up received Maple 11 software from Maplesoft, second runners up won a Calculus textbook from John Wiley and Sons, and third runner ups received the AMS book What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences. The finalists participated in a face off round. The winner of the face off round was awarded an iPod (donated by Professor Ken Ono) and given the chance of winning a cash prize of $2,000.
And here is how the rounds came out (face off finalists are listed in BOLD, and prizes in parentheses)

Round 1:
Marcel Nunez, Stoneman Douglas HS (TI Nspire Calculator)
Alex Anderson, West Boca HS (Maple 11 software from Maplesoft)
Michael Cho, Cypress Bay HS (Calculus textbook from John Wiley and Sons)
Francis Musella, American Heritage HS (What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences from the AMS)
Round 2:
Mason Bogue, Suncoast HS (TI Nspire Calculator)
Yimin Chen, Atlantic Community HS (Maple 11 software from Maplesoft)
Ambar Mehta, JP Taravella HS (Calculus textbook from John Wiley and Sons)
Serena Sam, Olympic Heights HS (What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences from the AMS)
Round 3:
Michael Greenberg, University School of NSU (TI Nspire Calculator)
Uttam Thakore, FAU High School (Maple 11 software from Maplesoft)
Jose Garcia, Wellington HS (Calculus textbook from John Wiley and Sons)
Jesse Saloman, Spanish River HS (What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences from the AMS)
Face Off Round Winner:
Mason Bogue, Suncoast HS (iPod and a chance to win $2,000)

Mason Bogue won the Final Question, and $2,000!