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The third annual
The fourth annual


===UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (2018)===
===UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (2018)===
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* ''When?'' Probably in April, 2018. Details TBD.
* ''When?'' '''Tuesday, April 24''', 2018.  
* ''Where?'' VV B309
* ''Where?'' '''VV B239'''
* ''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.
* ''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.



Revision as of 23:06, 4 April 2018

The fourth annual

UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition (2018)

with prizes for top performers!


  • When? Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
  • Where? VV B239
  • 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 page to see what type of problems we have in mind.


If you have any questions, please contact Dima Arinkin.


Past competitions

The third UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition took place on April 19th, 2017.

Problems: 2017 UW math competition

Results: 12 students took part in the competition. Congratulations to the winners:

  • First place: Shouwei Hui, Hasan Eid
  • Second place: Xiaxin Li
  • Third place: Daotong Ge, Thomas Hameister

The second UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition took place on April 19th, 2016.

Problems: 2016 UW math competition

Results: 17 students took part in the competition. Congratulations to the winners:

  • First place: Thomas Hameister
  • Second place: Chenwei Ruan, Yongzhe Zhang
  • Third place: Daotong Ge

The first (ever?) UW Madison Undergraduate Math Competition took place on April 22nd, 2015.

Problems: 2015 UW math competition

Results: 20 students took part in the competition. Congratulations to the winners:

  • First place: Enkhzaya Enkhtaivan, Killian Kvalvik
  • Honorable mention: Yida Ding, Thomas Hameister, Yan Chen