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a cooperative project of the National Society of Professional Engineers,
the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, NASA, and the CNA Insurance
Companies. MATHCOUNTS, the first nationwide program of its kind, combines the efforts of education, business, government and the technological community to promote math excellence among junior high school students. MATHCOUNTS was developed as a positive and rewarding solution to reversing the current problem of math illiteracy and as a way to make parents, educators and the general public aware of career opportunities in math.The program builds skills, promotes strategic problem-solving, and drills students in dealing with complex problems and hard-to-handle numbers-all a critical part of our technological society. It also provides an opportunity to bring 7th and 8th graders together to prompt lively exchange of mathematical ideas through competition. MATHCOUNTS influences these student "mathletes" at an age when they are formulating attitudes about math and technology and when they can still elect to take college math courses in high school to prepare them for future math or engineering careers. Indiana has performed well at the national level, placing in the top ten seven years in a row including the National Championship in 1995. Indiana placed 2nd in the 2005 National Competition. 2007 COMPETITION SCHEDULE March 3 -
State Competition May 10-13 -
National Competition STATE COORDINATORS Gary S. Staats, P.E.
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