HKJSMS Newsletter - Feb 2011
香港聯校數學學會
Hong Kong Joint School Mathematics Society
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Newsletter - Feb 2011
Interschool Mathematics Contest The Interschool Mathematics Contest (ISMC) was successfully held in Maryknoll Convent School on 12th February, 2011. 19 schools, 34 teams and over 150 participants participated in the competition. The results are as follows: Junior Event: Champion First runner-up Second runner-up
Lau Chun Ting Hon Pun Yat Lui Ching Yin
St Paul’s Co-educational College Queen’s College Queen’s College
Senior Event: Champion First runner-up Second runner-up
Lum Kai Chun Chan Long Tin Chan Yin Hong
Queen’s College Diocesan Boys’ School St Paul’s Co-educational College
Group Event: Champion First runner-up Second runner-up
Queen’s College Diocesan Boys’ School La Salle College
Congratulations to the winners.
If you would like to see the papers and the solutions, or have a look into our gallery, you can visit our website. There are more events coming in 2011, we hope to see you joining our events in the future. In this issue of the newsletter, we are introducing the concept of cryptography in a mathematical way. There is also an article about studying mathematics as a lifelong plan. Trevor Yu, bronze medallist in IMO 2010, has also written an article about his special journey for the 51st IMO held in Kazakhstan. Enjoy reading the articles.
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