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International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) - 2001 to be held in Washington, D.C.
China Wins, U.S. Places in Math Contest (Washington Post, Friday, July 13, 2001; Page C03)
China took first place overall, and Team USA tied Russia for second in the International Mathematical Olympiad being held in the Washington metro area, organizers said.The Sine of Things to Come (Washington Post, Wednesday, July 11, 2001; Page C04)
Without the huge, funny-looking name tags that had been strung around their necks for the previous two days, Ieng Lam Lei, 16, and Chon Kit Wong, 17, both of Macau, blended in seamlessly with the swarms of tourists at the National Museum of Natural History yesterday, down to Ieng's Nike sneakers and Chon's Whitesnake T-shirt.Students play the numbers game (Washington Times, Monday, July 9, 2001)
Recognize this? n>a(bc) - a - (bc).Of course not. You are not 17 years old. And chances are you are not a math wiz. The young mental athletes from around the world who crowded into the Patriot Center at George Mason University yesterday know exactly what those scribbles mean. They're part of a solution to an Olympic math problem that would give most people a headache just to look at. Teams of six high school students from 83 countries tackled math problems ...
Last updated on Thursday, July 5, 2001