UK JUNIOR MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGE

received a

of

2015

CERTIFICATE of PARTICIPATION

Chairman, United Kingdom Mathematics TrustProfessor Dame Frances Kirwan

UK JUNIOR MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGE

received a

of

2015

CERTIFICATE of PARTICIPATION

Chairman, United Kingdom Mathematics TrustProfessor Dame Frances Kirwan

The Junior Mathematical Challenge (JMC) is run by the UK Mathematics Trust. The JMC encouragesmathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solveinteresting problems. It is aimed at pupils in years 7 and 8 in England and Wales, S1 and S2 in Scotland andyears 8 and 9 in Northern Ireland. The problems on the JMC are designed to make students think. Most areaccessible, yet challenge those with more experience; they are also meant to be memorable and enjoyable. Mathematics controls more aspects of the modern world than most people realise from iPods, cashmachines, telecommunications and airline booking systems to production processes in engineering, efficientdistribution and stock-holding, investment strategies and whispering jet engines. The scientific and industrialrevolutions flowed from the realisation that mathematics was both the language of nature, and also a way ofanalysing and hence controlling our environment. In the last fifty years, old and new applications ofmathematical ideas have transformed the way we live.

All of these developments depend on mathematical thinking a mode of thought whose essential style is farmore permanent than the wave of technological change which it has made possible. The problems on the JMCreflect this style, which pervades all mathematics, by encouraging students to think clearly about challengingproblems.

The UK JMC has grown out of a national challenge first run in 1988. In recent years over 250,000 pupils havetaken part from around 3,700 schools. Certificates are awarded to the highest scoring 40% of candidates(Gold : Silver : Bronze 1 : 2 : 3). From 2014, Certificates of Participation were awarded to all participants.There is an Intermediate and Senior version for older pupils. All three events are organised by the UnitedKingdom Mathematics Trust and are administered from the School of Mathematics at the University of Leeds.

The UKMT is a registered charity. For more information about us please visit our website at www.ukmt.org.ukDonations to support our work would be gratefully received and can be made at www.donate.ukmt.org.uk

THE UNITED KINGDOM JUNIOR MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGE

The Junior Mathematical Challenge (JMC) is run by the UK Mathematics Trust. The JMC encouragesmathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solveinteresting problems. It is aimed at pupils in years 7 and 8 in England and Wales, S1 and S2 in Scotland andyears 8 and 9 in Northern Ireland. The problems on the JMC are designed to make students think. Most areaccessible, yet challenge those with more experience; they are also meant to be memorable and enjoyable. Mathematics controls more aspects of the modern world than most people realise from iPods, cashmachines, telecommunications and airline booking systems to production processes in engineering, efficientdistribution and stock-holding, investment strategies and whispering jet engines. The scientific and industrialrevolutions flowed from the realisation that mathematics was both the language of nature, and also a way ofanalysing and hence controlling our environment. In the last fifty years, old and new applications ofmathematical ideas have transformed the way we live.

All of these developments depend on mathematical thinking a mode of thought whose essential style is farmore permanent than the wave of technological change which it has made possible. The problems on the JMCreflect this style, which pervades all mathematics, by encouraging students to think clearly about challengingproblems.

The UK JMC has grown out of a national challenge first run in 1988. In recent years over 250,000 pupils havetaken part from around 3,700 schools. Certificates are awarded to the highest scoring 40% of candidates(Gold : Silver : Bronze 1 : 2 : 3). From 2014, Certificates of Participation were awarded to all participants.There is an Intermediate and Senior version for older pupils. All three events are organised by the UnitedKingdom Mathematics Trust and are administered from the School of Mathematics at the University of Leeds.

The UKMT is a registered charity. For more information about us please visit our website at www.ukmt.org.ukDonations to support our work would be gratefully received and can be made at www.donate.ukmt.org.uk

THE UNITED KINGDOM JUNIOR MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGE