The 2014 Clemson Calculus Challenge

The Department of Mathematical Sciences hosted the 2014 Clemson Calculus Challenge (CCC ) on Friday, April 25, 2014. Two hundred sixty-two students from thirty-nine high schools representing Georgia, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and South Carolina competed in the event. The College of Engineering and Science (CoES) and the Department of Mathematical Sciences funded the competition.

Morning Exam

The CCC continues to enjoy strong participation levels. As in recent years, the registration for the 2014 event was forced to close prior to the registration deadline: preregistration numbers filled the seats available in the Hendrix Student Center by early March 2014. Preregistration indicated that two hundred ninety-two students from 42 schools would be participating in the competition. However, due to conflicts with school proms and senior activity days, there were some late cancellations that reduced the numbers to 262 students from 39 schools.

The thirty-nine high schools were split 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. The high schools that competed in the 2014 CCC are listed in the following table.

Participating Schools
High School	City	State	Division	Participants
A. C. Flora High School	Columbia	SC	2	7
Academic Magnet High School	North Charleston	SC	1	4
Alpharetta High School	Alpharetta	GA	3	7
Andrews High School	Andrews	SC	1	4
Augusta Area Homeschoolers	Augusta	GA	1	4
Baum Home School	Clemson	SC	1	2
Ben Lippen School	Columbia	SC	1	8
Broome High School	Spartanburg	SC	2	6
Carolina High School	Greenville	SC	1	8
Chestatee High School	Gainesville	GA	2	8
Christ Church Episcopal School	Greenville	SC	1	7
Crescent High School	Iva	SC	1	4
D. W. Daniel High School	Central	SC	2	8
Dunwoody High School	Dunwoody	GA	2	8
Eagles Landing High School	McDonough	GA	2	8
Flowery Branch High School	Flowery Branch	GA	3	8
Goose Creek High School	Goose Creek	SC	3	8
Hammond School	Columbia	SC	1	8
J.L. Mann High School	Greenville	SC	3	8
Lucy C. Laney High School	Augusta	GA	1	8
Mauldin High School	Mauldin	SC	3	8
Mountain View High School	Lawrenceville	GA	3	7
North Oconee High School	Bogart	GA	2	8
Oconee County High School	Watkinsville	GA	2	6
Parkview High School	Lilburn	GA	3	3
Peachtree Ridge High School	Sewanee	GA	3	7
Pendleton High School	Pendleton	SC	2	6
Providence High School	Charlotte	NC	3	8
Riverside High School	Greer	SC	2	8
Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology	Conyers	GA	1	4
Rungta Homeschool	Cambridge	MA	1	1
Seneca High School	Seneca	SC	2	8
South Aiken High School	Aiken	SC	2	8
South Forsyth High School	Cumming	GA	3	8
Spartanburg Day School	Spartanburg	SC	1	8
Spring Valley High School	Columbia	SC	3	7
Tattnall Square Academy	Macon	GA	1	8
West Forsyth High School	Cumming	GA	3	8
Woodmont High School	Piedmont	SC	2	8

A short presentation entitled “Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) - Engineering solutions to worldwide problems,” was delivered by graduate student Nathan Schneider from the Department of Civil Engineering. Mr. Schneider spoke about his experiences in Haiti working with a team from Clemson and local Haitians to provide safe potable water.

Awards

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. Additionally, Mu Alpha Theta, the national honor society for high school and two-year mathematics, donated $100 and three one-year licenses for the computer algebra system Mathematica to be given as awards for the 2014 CCC . The overall top scorer in the individual exam (David Stoner) was awarded the $100 cash prize and the top scorers for the individual exam in each division were each presented with the one-year license for Mathematica. Lastly, an award for the most creative team name was given in each division. The following awards were made.

Individual Awards

Division I
Place	Winner	School
First	Isaac Baum	Baum Home School
Second	Jeremy Rachels	Rockdale Magnet School for Science & Technology
Third	Hollin He	Hammond School

Division II
Place	Winner	School
First	David Stoner	South Aiken High School
Second	Esme Bajo	A. C. Flora High School
Third	Kerry Yan	Riverside High School

Division III
Place	Winner	School
First	Ben Hayden	Providence High School
Second	Rohit Konda	South Forsyth High School
Third	Richard Chen	Spring Valley High School

Team Awards

Division I
Place	Winner	School
First	Coordinated	Baum Home School
Second	Charging Cavalier Crunchers	Christ Church Episcopal School
Third	Integreats	Rockdale Magnet School for Science & Technology

Division II
Place	Winner	School
First	That’s How We Rolle	South Aiken High School
Second	The Derivers	North Oconee High School
Third	The Derivatives of Acceleration	A.C. Flora High School

Division III
Place	Winner	School
First	Panthers1	Providence High School
Second	The Tan Gents	South Forsyth High School
Third	Parkview Team 1	Parkview High School

School Awards

School Award Winners
Division	Place	School
I	First	Baum Home School
I	Second	Rockdale Magnet School for Science & Technology
I	Third	Christ Church Episcopal School
II	First	South Aiken High School
II	Second	A. C. Flora High School
II	Third	(Tie) Riverside High School and Oconee County High School
III	First	South Forsyth High School
III	Second	Spring Valley High School
III	Third	Providence High School

Most Creative Team Names

Most Creative Team Name Winners
Division	Team Name	School
I	Integreats	South Forsyth High School
II	That’s How We Rolle	South Aiken High School
III	Euclids on the Block	Flowery Branch High School

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