Math Contest
The article I wrote about “Gunma Mathematics Contest” was published today on Weekly Asahi Gunma paper (Japanese only). I’ve been checking this event from June, so it’s a relief that it’s actually came out..
Problems look like puzzles rather than school test and they can use calculator or scissors or anything you can think of, because ‘how they approach’ to the solution is the key in this event. This year, there were almost 400 attendees, and 43 students won prize.
researched, mathematicians need nice and quiet (or isolated) place with a little
walkway.. oh why, Gunma is more than perfect! (Photo: Tokyo university MS faculty)
Whole purpose of these events is to give students opportunities to experience the “real math”.. which is different from what students learn at school. I found this fantastic, and hoping more and more kids joining this contest to discover something new. They may hate ‘school math’ but the glimpse of ‘real math’ may change their mind.
