Carnegie Mellon Qatar announces winners for Pi Day Math Contest
Annual event, sponsored by al khaliji, encourages students to explore mathematics
DOHA, QATAR — Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) announced the results of the third annual Pi Day Math Contest. A team of four students from the Delhi Public School took top honors in the competition, which encourages participants to explore the fun side of mathematics. The members of the winning team were Aakash Jain, Abhimanyu Sanjay Kumar, Ishaq Ansari and Yaqoob Ansari.
Pi Day 2018 winning team
The American School in Doha team took second place, with participants from the International School of Choueifat taking third and the Birla Public School team placing fourth. al khaliji bank sponsored the event and provided prizes to all of the final teams.
Pi Day 2018 Final Four Teams
Fahad Al Khalifa, group chief executive officer at al khaliji, commented, “In the area of banking and finance, a solid foundation in mathematics is crucial, as it is in many other fields. When young people are excited about mathematics, the world of opportunities opens up for them.”
In total, a strong field of 90 teams from 67 different schools in Qatar competed in the preliminary round,with the four top teams advancing to the finals.
Pi Day 2018 Preliminary Round
Hasan Demirkoparan, associate teaching professor of mathematics at CMU-Q and a Pi Day organizer, remarked, “The purpose of the Pi Day Competition is to get schools excited about mathematics, and to give talented students an opportunity to shine. This year we were very pleased with the level of competition.”
Fellow organizer Zelealem Yilma, assistant teaching professor of mathematics, commented on the importance of the relationship with the school mentors: “we want to interact with the mentors and be a resource to them as they prepare students for college-level mathematics.”
Pi Day is embraced by mathematicians and educators worldwide as an opportunity to celebrate and encourage learning in mathematics. Pi is the symbol π, which represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or approximately 3.14. Pi Day falls on March 14, or 3/14.