Canadian Intermediate and Senior Mathematics Contests

Offered for the first time in 2011, these two contests are designed to give high school and motivated younger students the opportunity to have fun and develop their mathematical problem solving abilities. These contests proved to be very popular in 2011 with 13 000 students registering to write. We hope that your students will join them in 2012!

Audience:The Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest (CIMC) is geared towards students in Grades 10 or lower. The audience for the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest (CSMC) is senior secondary school and CÉGEP students.

Date:Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Format:• 9 questions; 6 are answer only and 3 are full solution•• 2 hours

Registration Information:Schools register online at cemc.uwaterloo.ca.

We encourage students to spend some time preparing for these contests by trying to solve problems. Turn the page to see problems from the 2011 CIMC and CSMC contests.

The CENTRE for EDUCATION in MATHEMATICS and COMPUTING

cemc.uwaterloo.ca

Full solution questions are marked for correctness and presentation

Master of Mathematics for Teachers

The Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo offers a Master of Mathematics for Teachers (MMT) through the CEMC. The MMT is a professional degree offered on a part-time basis over two to five years. It consists of 8 half-credit online courses plus a project-based cap-stone course.

The intended audience is participants who are teaching at secondary school and have been away from formal education for several years at the time of enrollment.

A list of currently approved courses, admission criteria and frequently asked questions are avail-able online at cemc.uwaterloo.ca.

Teacher Conferences

Each August, the CEMC offers conferences for mathematics and computer studies teachers at the University of Waterloo. These conferences are wonderful opportunities for teachers to net-work with other teachers, learn new skills, brainstorm, and focus on problem solving.

The conference for math teachers is for teachers of grades 7 to 12 mathematics and would benefit teachers from any province in Canada. The stream for grades 9 to 12 is based on academic and university preparation courses, and is geared more specifically to teachers from Ontario.

The conference for computer studies teachers is aimed at all high school computer studies educators.

Register online at cemc.uwaterloo.ca. In August 2012, the cost to each including accom odation and meals.

participant was $125,