The 2023 Clemson Calculus Challenge
The nineteenth annual Clemson Calculus Challenge (CCC ) was held on Friday, April 21, 2023. For the second year, we held a hybrid event with in-person participants as well as students taking the exam remotely. The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences welcomed 170 students from 23 schools representing Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The students competed in individual, team, and school categories.
The twenty-three high schools were split into two divisions based on school enrollment. The division numbers increased with school enrollment; thus Division I schools had the smallest enrollments, while Division II contained the schools with the largest student populations. A third division was created for all of the remote participants, who competed only in the individual competition. The high schools that competed in the 2023 CCC are listed in the following table.
Participating Schools for 2023
| High School |
City |
State |
Division |
| Anderson High School |
Anderson |
IN |
Division II |
| Charlotte Christian School |
Charlotte |
NC |
Division I |
| Chestatee High School |
Gainesville |
GA |
Division II |
| Eastside High School |
Taylors |
SC |
Division II |
| Fulton Science Academy |
Alpharetta |
GA |
Divisions I & III |
| GREEN Upstate High School |
Simpsonville |
SC |
Division I |
| Greenwood High School |
Greenwood |
SC |
Division II |
| Hammond School |
Columbia |
SC |
Divisions I & III |
| Indian Springs School |
Pelham |
AL |
Division III |
| Irmo High School |
Lexington |
SC |
Division III |
| Lakeview Academy |
Gainesville |
GA |
Division I |
Mauldin High School |
Mauldin |
SC |
Division II |
| Riverside High School |
Greer |
SC |
Division II |
| Riverwood International Charter School |
Sandy Springs |
GA |
Division II |
| Scholars Academy High School |
Conway |
SC |
Division III |
| Sevier County High School |
Sevierville |
TN |
Division I |
| Southside Christian School |
Simpsonville |
SC |
Division I |
| Spartanburg Day School |
Spartanburg |
SC |
Division I |
| Spring Valley High School |
Columbia |
SC |
Division II |
| Vestavia Hills High School |
Vestavia Hills |
AL |
Division II |
| Wheeler High School |
Marietta |
GA |
Division III |
| Wren High School |
Piedmont |
SC |
Division I |
A presentation was delivered by Eva Murphy, a graduate student in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Clemson University. Her presentation was titled "Modeling of wind speed and wind direction."
Awards
Trophies were awarded for first, second, and third place finishes in Divisions I and II in three categories: individual test, team competition, and overall school performance. The first and second place scorer on the morning exam in Divisions I and II were each given $500 scholarships to Clemson University. A trophy was also awarded to the top finisher among the remote participants (Division III).
Individual Awards
Division I
| Place |
Winner |
School |
Score |
| First |
Varun Gadi |
Fulton Science Academy |
18.75 |
| Second |
Yousif Abdulhussein |
Sevier County High School |
14.25 |
| Third |
Matthew Patkowski |
Fulton Science Academy |
14.00 |
Division II
| Place |
Winner |
School |
Score |
| First |
Carol Li |
Vestavia Hills High School |
18.50 |
| Second |
Daniel Cheng |
Vestavia Hills High School |
17.75 |
| Third |
Atharva Shah |
Eastside High School |
17.50 |
Division III
| Place |
Winner |
School |
Score |
| First |
Kevin Yuan |
Fulton Science Academy |
17.25 |
Team Awards
Division I
| Place |
Winner |
School |
Score |
| First |
Orange Team |
Fulton Science Academy |
42 |
| Second |
Orange Team |
Spartanburg Day School |
16 |
| Third |
White Team |
Sevier County High School |
11 |
Division II
| Place |
Winner |
School |
Score |
| First |
White Team |
Vestavia Hills High School |
53 |
| Second |
Orange Team |
Vestavia Hills High School |
26 |
| Third |
Orange Team |
Eastside High School |
18 |
School Awards
Division I
| Place |
School |
Score |
| First |
Fulton Science Academy |
57.16 |
| Second |
Sevier County High School |
16.25 |
| Third |
Spartanburg Day School |
11.91 |
Division II
| Place |
School |
Score |
| First |
Vestavia Hills High School |
46.08 |
| Second |
Eastside High School |
27.91 |
| Third |
Spring Valley High School |
19.50 |
Calcdoku Challenge
As a bonus endeavor, participants were given a 'Calcdoku' challenge created by Dr. Shih-wei Chao, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Statstical Sciences, to work on over the lunch break. One team from each division was selected at random from all correct responses to receive School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Rubik's cubes. The winners were the Orange Team from Southside Christian High School and the Purple Team from Chestatee High School.
