Cantamath

Cantamath is a Mathematics competition competed around Canterbury, New Zealand by years 7 to 10.

There are two sections, the Competition section and the Project section.

The sponsors of Cantamath are Casio, Trimble Navigation, NZIS and Numberworks.

Competition section

In the Competition section, each participating school sends in four selected student mathematicians per year level. The participants compete against other schools in the Christchurch Town Hall. It's a speed competition and takes 30 minutes. There are 20 questions for each team to complete, the aim being for each team to answer all questions the fastest. One of the four team members is a runner who runs to a judge to check if the answer to their current question is right. Each question is worth 5 points, allowing a maximum score of 100. A team can only attempt one question at a time and have to keep working on it until they get it right. Passing is allowed, but no points will be received for that question.

The winning team gets a medal and a scientific calculator each for years 7 and 8 and graphic calculators for years 9 and 10.

Project section

In the Project section, the student submits a project on a certain topic. Projects can be awarded with an Excellence or Highly Commended award, depending on their quality.

External links

*http://www.canterburymaths.org.nz/cantamath/index.htm