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Before the Contest Starts: How Students Prepare for HiMCM and MidMCM

| Math Contests, Math Modeling
How should you prepare for HiMCM and MidMCM? Explore how students get ready before the co…
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10 Math Modeling Activities to Try in Your Classroom

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling, Fun with Math
Explore 10 math modeling activities you can use in your classroom today, connecting real-…
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A Math Modeling Mindset Moment at Sweetgreen

| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
What can a Sweetgreen pickup shelf teach us about math modeling? More than you’d expect o…
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What March Madness Teaches Us About Math Modeling

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling, Fun with Math
March Madness brackets might feel like guessing, but they’re actually a great example of…
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Year of Math: Katherine Johnson and Modeling to Reach the Moon

| Math Modeling, Events
In this Year of Math spotlight, learn how Katherine Johnson’s modeling work shaped NASA’s…
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Can a Math Model Be Biased?

| Math Modeling
Explore how assumptions, data choices, and context can introduce bias in math models and…
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Math Modeling Mindset: Valentine’s Day by the Numbers

| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
What do $93.07 and 990 million stems reveal about Valentine’s Day? A real-world math mode…
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Building a Modeling-First Calculus Class

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Faculty across institutions are rethinking how calculus is taught. Learn what a modeling-…
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The Link Between Math Modeling and Career Development

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Learn how math modeling and career development work together to help students practice re…
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Math Modeling Mindset at AMATYC: What a Cornhole Game Revealed

| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
At this year’s AMATYC Annual Conference in Reno, the math modeling mindset made an impact…
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Mathematical Modeling Mindset for Data Scientists

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Learn how mathematical modeling strengthens data science problem-solving and how educator…
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Orlando Math Circle Showcases Math Modeling with COMAP

| Math Contests, Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Orlando Math Circle and COMAP share how mathematical modeling is transforming the way stu…
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Celebrating the 2025 COMAP Award Recipients

| Math Modeling, Events
COMAP proudly honors outstanding educators and leaders who have made remarkable contribut…
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Math Modeling Is More Than a Skill. It’s a Superpower.

| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Discover how math modeling helps students see math as a real-world superpower, building c…
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An Interview with Our New Director of Contests: Amanda Beecher, Ph.D.

| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Discover Dr. Amanda Beecher’s journey with mathematical modeling, her vision for COMAP’s…
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How the University of Florida Built a Thriving Math Modeling Program

| Math Contests, Math Modeling
See how the University of Florida grew its math modeling program from three teams to a ca…
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HiMCM/MidMCM Update: New Rules Expand Eligibility for 2025

| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Starting in 2025, HiMCM and MidMCM contests expand eligibility to math circles, magnet pr…
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What If? A Key Question Behind Math Modeling

| Math Contests, Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Discover how simple “what if” questions spark deeper thinking and real-world problem solv…
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Math Modeling Mindset and an Orange Juice Machine

| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
Discover how curiosity at a Singapore juice machine sparked real-world math modeling ques…
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Student Team Brings the Great Wall of China Into Today’s Math Classroom

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Two Shenzhen students modernized COMAP’s “Great Wall of China” module, blending cultural…
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The Best Math Modeling Problems Are the Ones That Bug You

| Math Modeling
The best math modeling problems aren’t always neat or tidy. They’re the ones that spark c…
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Optimizing a Trip Upriver? There’s a Math Model for That

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Show students how math powers real-world decisions. This free module explores energy, cos…
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What Does Uncomputable Mean? Let’s Look at the Busy Beaver Problem

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Uncomputable problems like Busy Beaver show the limits of math and machines. Here’s how t…
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The Rise of Real-World Math in Education

| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Real-world math is reshaping education. Discover how applied math and modeling help stude…
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