The 2010 Clemson Calculus Challenge

The seventh annual Clemson Calculus Challenge (CCC ) took place on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Almeda Jacks Ballroom in the Hendrix Student Center. The Department of Mathematical Sciences hosted 167 students from 24 regional high schools.

CCC 1

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University continues to enjoy support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to sponsor the CCC . The NSF award has encouraged the continued growth of the CCC . Funding from NSF reimbursed travel expenses for participating schools, paid for lunch at Schilletter Dining Hall for participants and their teachers, and subsidized a morning reception for the teachers. The department is very appreciative of the funding from NSF.

The twenty-four regional high schools were partitioned into three divisions. A school's division is based on the enrollment of the school: the higher the division number, the larger the school's enrollment. Awards in various categories and $500 scholarships to Clemson University are given in each division.

The high schools that competed in the 2010 CCC  are listed in the following table.


Participating Schools
High School City State Division Participants
Academic Magnet HS North Charleston SC 2 2
A. C. Flora HS Columbia SC 3 2
Ben Lippen School Columbia SC 2 6
Chapin HS Chapin SC 3 1
Chestatee HS Gainesville GA 2 12
Chester HS Chester SC 2 3
Christ Church Episcopal School Greenville SC 1 4
D. W. Daniel HS Central SC 2 12
First Presbyterian Day School Macon GA 1 4
Goose Creek HS Goose Creek SC 3 11
Grayson HS Loganville GA 3 7
Hammond School Columbia SC 1 10
Hannah Pamplico HS Pamplico SC 1 3
J. L. Mann HS Greenville SC 3 12
Mount de Dales Academy Macon GA 2 8
Myers Park HS Charlotte NC 3 8
North Oconee HS Bogart GA 2 1
Oconee HS Watkinsville GA 2 8
Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology Conyers GA 1 12
South Forsyth HS Cumming GA 3 3
Southside HS Greenville SC 2 10
Spartanburg Day School Spartanburg SC 1 12
Stratford Academy Macon GA 1 8
Tattnall Square Academy Macon GA 1 8


The research presentation was given by Brandon Pelfrey. Mr. Pelfrey is an undergraduate studying computer visualization in the School of Computing. He gave a short presentation entitled “Using Physics in Computer Animation.” During the lunch break Mr. Pelfrey also set up a visualization demonstration related to his afternoon presentation that students could experience first-hand.


CCC 2 CCC 3 CCC 4 CCC 5


Awards

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Randy Collins, Jr. (College of Engineering and Science) and Chair Robert Taylor (Mathematical Sciences) were 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

CCC 6 CCC 7 CCC 8 CCC 9

Division I
Place Winner School
First Macon McLean Christ Church Episcopal School
Second Jean Guo Hammond School
Third Edwin White Rockdale School for Science & Technology

Division II
Place Winner School
First David Zhang Academic Magnet High School
Second William Zhang Academic Magnet High School
Third T.J. Wilkason Mount de Sales Academy

Division III
Place Winner School
First Elizabeth Shen Myers Park High School
Second Alexandre Gauthier Myers Park High School
Third Sage Price A.C. Flora High School


Team Awards

Division I
Place Winner School
First The DiverGents Rockdale School for Science & Technology
Second Just toss it into the C! First Presbyterian Day School
Third Cavaliers Christ Church Episcopal School

CCC 10 CCC 11 CCC 12

Division II
Place Winner School
First Academic Magnet HS Academic Magnet High School
Second Mount de Sales Team #1 Mount de Sales Academy
Third Seth and the Southpaws D. W. Daniel High School

CCC 13 CCC 14 CCC 15

Division III
Place Winner School
First Don't drink and Derive Myers Park High School
Second DM/DP Myers Park High School
Third Team SLID South Forsyth High School


School Awards

CCC 16 CCC 17 CCC 18

School Award Winners
Division Place School
I First Rockdale School for Science & Technology
I Second Christ Church Episcopal School
I Third First Presbyterian Day School
II First Academic Magnet High School
II Second Mount de Sales Academy
II Third D.W. Daniel High School
III First Myers Park High School
III Second South Forsyth High School
III Third A.C. Flora High School


 

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