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| Math Contests, Math Modeling

How should you prepare for HiMCM and MidMCM? Explore how students get ready before the contest even begins.


Explore 10 math modeling activities you can use in your classroom today, connecting real-…
| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
What can a Sweetgreen pickup shelf teach us about math modeling? More than you’d expect o…
March Madness brackets might feel like guessing, but they’re actually a great example of…
| Fun with Math
Is 13 unlucky or mathematically special? Explore the surprising number theory behind luck…
What if your next math lesson didn’t start with a worksheet, but with a sidewalk? Discove…
| Math Modeling, Events
In this Year of Math spotlight, learn how Katherine Johnson’s modeling work shaped NASA’s…
| Math Modeling
Explore how assumptions, data choices, and context can introduce bias in math models and…
| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
What do $93.07 and 990 million stems reveal about Valentine’s Day? A real-world math mode…
| Math Contests
See the 2025 HiMCM® and MidMCM results, including Outstanding teams, contest statistics…
| Math Contests
MCM/ICM Information Session: Recording, Resources, and FAQs
| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Faculty across institutions are rethinking how calculus is taught. Learn what a modeling-…
| Math Contests
Why COMAP’s MCM/ICM Information Session centers on the questions advisors ask most often.
| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Learn how math modeling and career development work together to help students practice re…
| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
At this year’s AMATYC Annual Conference in Reno, the math modeling mindset made an impact…
| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Learn how mathematical modeling strengthens data science problem-solving and how educator…
Orlando Math Circle and COMAP share how mathematical modeling is transforming the way stu…
| Math Modeling, Events
COMAP proudly honors outstanding educators and leaders who have made remarkable contribut…
| Math Contests
HiMCM and MidMCM Information session recording and FAQs to get your team started.
| Math Contests
Get an inside look at how HiMCM/MidMCM works in this free webinar on October 21.
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Discover how math modeling helps students see math as a real-world superpower, building c…
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Discover Dr. Amanda Beecher’s journey with mathematical modeling, her vision for COMAP’s…
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
See how the University of Florida grew its math modeling program from three teams to a ca…
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Starting in 2025, HiMCM and MidMCM contests expand eligibility to math circles, magnet pr…
Discover how simple “what if” questions spark deeper thinking and real-world problem solv…