Mathematics without limits
Mathematics without borders is an international mathematics competition for class teams in grades 10 and 11, at schools with the Abitur after twelve years also for grade 9, in a junior competition also for grades 5 and 6. Since the foundation of the Mathématiques sans Frontières competition in 1989 in Strasbourg , the number of participating pupils and the countries where the competition was offered increased.
history
The competition was founded at the Strasbourg Academy under the name Mathématiques sans Frontières and was held for the first time in 1989. German students have been participating since 1990 . In 2009 it was possible for fifth and sixth grades to participate in a junior competition.
Two years after the competition was founded, the number of participants was just under 15,000, in 2002 it was over 120,000 and in 2011 over 185,000 pupils. The number of participating countries also increased; Whereas in 1993 there were 13 countries, the competition is now offered for over 30 different nations (as of 2010) .
execution
While the tasks are set centrally by a committee in Strasbourg, the evaluation and award ceremony are carried out regionally.
Since classes of different ages compete, higher classes have additional tasks to solve at the same time as classes of lower grades. During the evaluation, a distinction is made between the different grade levels.
In addition to the actual competition date, there is a trial date every year.
tasks
The tasks were previously developed for 10th and 11th grade students. Today they are written as a result of the 8-year high school for 9th and 10th grades. Since there are several teams within the participating classes, there are tasks of various degrees of difficulty. There are, for example, practice-oriented construction and handicraft tasks, the solutions of which receive fewer points, for students with lower grades in theoretical areas of mathematics.
A task is formulated in several foreign languages and must also be solved in one of the foreign languages concerned.
Web links
- German competition portal
- Official site (French)
- Individual region websites
- Brief introduction to the competition
tasks