The 2011 Clemson Calculus Challenge
The eighth annual Clemson Calculus Challenge (CCC ) took place on Friday, April 15, 2011 in the Hendrix Student Center. The Department of Mathematical Sciences hosted 266 students from 34 regional high schools. The attendance for the 2011 CCC shattered previous records, as both the number of student contestants and the amount of schools attending was the highest in the history of the event.
Clemson University’s College of Engineering and Science and Department of Mathematical Sciences were the co-sponsors of the 2011 CCC .
The thirty-four regional high schools were subdivided into three divisions based on school enrollment. The division numbers increased with school enrollment; thus Division 1 schools had the smallest enrollments, while Division 3 contained the schools with the largest student populations. Awards in various categories and $500 scholarships to Clemson University are given in each division.
The high schools that competed in the 2011 CCC are listed in the following table.
| High School | City | State | Division | Participants |
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| Academic Magnet HS | North Charleston | SC | 1 | 5 |
| A. C. Flora HS | Columbia | SC | 2 | 5 |
| Bishop England HS | Charleston | SC | 1 | 12 |
| Blythewood HS | Blythewood | SC | 3 | 12 |
| Camden HS | Camden | SC | 2 | 2 |
| Chestatee HS | Gainesville | GA | 2 | 12 |
| Chester HS | Chester | SC | 2 | 11 |
| D. W. Daniel HS | Central | SC | 2 | 12 |
| Druid Hills HS | Atlanta | GA | 2 | 4 |
| Dutch Fork HS | Irmo | SC | 3 | 3 |
| East Hall HS | Gainesville | GA | 2 | 9 |
| East Mecklenburg HS | Charlotte | NC | 3 | 4 |
| Goose Creek HS | Goose Creek | SC | 3 | 8 |
| Hammond School | Columbia | SC | 1 | 10 |
| Kennesaw Mountain HS | Kennesaw | GA | 3 | 3 |
| Lexington HS | Lexington | SC | 3 | 4 |
| Mid-Carolina HS | Prosperity | SC | 1 | 11 |
| Mount de Dales Academy | Macon | GA | 1 | 12 |
| Mountain View HS | Lawrenceville | GA | 2 | 3 |
| Myers Park HS | Charlotte | NC | 3 | 11 |
| Newberry HS | Newberry | SC | 1 | 7 |
| North Clayton HS | College Park | GA | 2 | 3 |
| North Forsyth HS | Cumming | GA | 3 | 5 |
| North Oconee HS | Bogart | GA | 2 | 4 |
| Oconee County HS | Watkinsville | GA | 2 | 12 |
| Providence Senior HS | Charlotte | NC | 3 | 12 |
| Ridgeview HS | Blythewood | SC | 3 | 2 |
| Seneca HS | Seneca | SC | 2 | 11 |
| South Forsyth HS | Cumming | GA | 3 | 10 |
| Southside HS | Greenville | SC | 2 | 11 |
| Spartanburg Day School | Spartanburg | SC | 1 | 12 |
| Vestavia Hills HS | Vestavia Hills | AL | 3 | 12 |
| West Forsyth HS | Cumming | GA | 3 | 8 |
| Williston-Elko HS | Williston | SC | 1 | 4 |
The research presentation was given by Jack Cooper. Mr. Cooper is a graduate student in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. He gave a short presentation entitled “What's Inside? - Medical Imaging Meets Mathematics.”
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Awards
Professor Robert Taylor (Chair, Mathematical Sciences) was on hand to assist with the conferring of awards. Each school was placed in one of three divisions based on the enrollment of the school. Trophies were awarded in each division for first, second, and third place finishes in three categories: individual test, team competition, and overall school performance. Five hundred dollar scholarships to Clemson University were also granted to the first and second place finishers in the morning exam in each division. Lastly, an award for the most creative team name was given in each division. The following awards were made.
Individual Awards
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| Place | Winner | School |
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| First | Brandon Read | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Second | Jean Guo | Hammond School |
| Third | T.J. Wilkason | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Place | Winner | School |
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| First | Hardie Cate | A. C. Flora High School |
| Second | Elliott Chartock | A. C. Flora High School |
| Third | Matthew LePain | Oconee County High School |
| Place | Winner | School |
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| First | Suyoung Jang | Vestavia Hills High School |
| Second | Owen Scott | Vestavia Hills High School |
| Third | Kyle Julian | Vestavia Hills High School |
Team Awards
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| Place | Winner | School |
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| First | Mount de Sales Team #1 | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Second | The Cartesian Cowboys | Spartanburg Day School |
| Third | Mount de Sales Team # 2 | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Place | Winner | School |
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| First | For a good prime call 555.799.4527 | A. C. Flora High School |
| Second | The Diophantine Bears | Mountain View High School |
| Third | Operation Derivation | D. W. Daniel High School |
| Place | Winner | School |
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| First | Prism Mates | Vestavia Hills High School |
| Second | Newton’s Ghostwriters | West Forsyth High School |
| Third | The Matrix Determined | Vestavia Hills High School |
School Awards
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| Division | Place | School |
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| I | First | Mount de Sales Academy |
| I | Second | Hammond School |
| I | Third | Spartanburg Day School |
| II | First | A. C. Flora High School |
| II | Second | Mountain View High School |
| II | Third | D.W. Daniel High School |
| III | First | Vestavia Hills High School |
| III | Second | Dutch Fork High School |
| III | Third | Kennesaw Mountain High School |
We are grateful to our sponsors:
College of Engineering and Science | Department of Mathematical Sciences