The Department of Mathematics at NDSU is happy to announce the start of the annual North Dakota Mathematics Talent Search. The goals of the talent search are to locate high school students in North Dakota and surrounding areas with a talent for solving mathematical problems, to reward these students and their teachers for their efforts, and to encourage these students to attend NDSU and major in the mathematical sciences or engineering.

The Talent Search poses three sets of challenging mathematical problems throughout the year. The problems will have various levels of difficulty. Many students will be able to solve most of the problems; others may find some of these problems rather difficult. In any case, interested students are strongly encouraged to send in solutions even if they only solve one problem in a set, because finding a good solution to a problem is always an achievement. The problems do not require advanced mathematical knowledge -- just creativity and a feeling or taste for problem solving.

Please submit your solutions by email to catalin.ciuperca@ndsu.edu or by regular mail to:

Talent Search
c/o Catalin Ciuperca
Department of Mathematics
300 Minard Hall
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105

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