This week 18 students from Year 12 and 13 Mathematics classes took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge
….A 90 minute, 25 multiple choice question first round Challenge aimed at students year 13 or below. The problems on the Senior Maths Challenge are designed to make students think. Stimulating problems for both beginners and experienced problem-solvers.
History
The national mathematics competitions had existed prior to the formation of the trust, but the foundation of the UKMT in the summer of 1996 enabled them to be run collectively. The Senior Mathematical Challenge was formerly called the National Mathematics Contest. Founded in 1961, it was run by the Mathematical Association from 1975 until its adoption by the UKMT in 1996.
The Junior and Intermediate Mathematical Challenges were the initiative of Tony Gardiner in 1987, and were run by him under the name of the United Kingdom Mathematics Foundation until 1996. In 1995, Gardiner advertised for the formation of a committee and for a host institution that would lead to the establishment of the UKMT, enabling the challenges to be run effectively together under one organisation.
Top 66% of candidates receive certificates
in ratio 3:2:1
Bronze, Silver, Gold
