First Place for Our Math Madness Whizzes | 数学狂人勇夺第一

Secondary School students from YCIS Beijing won the Math Madness International High School Math Competition this week. Our school community is very proud of this victory, which came after several rounds of knockouts over a six-week period, which saw our Maths Magicians compete against renowned international schools from around the world; finally going head-to-head with GEMS World Academy in the final round.

本周，北京耀中的中学生们取得了疯狂数学国际高中数学比赛的冠军荣誉，我们倍感自豪！在为期六周的比赛中，我们的数学魔术师与来自世界各地的知名国际学校进行了数轮淘汰赛，最终进入最后一轮，与 GEMS 世界学院正面交锋。

Mr. Damion Walker, who has facilitated our participation, shares with us the significance of entering the competition, which our students have taken part in since its inception in 2017 and the preparation that goes into winning the big prize.

Damion Walker老师为此次比赛提供了极大的支持，他与学生们分享参加比赛以及为赢得冠军做好准备的意义，我们的学生从2017年就开始参加这项比赛了。

Please tell us more about the competition.

Two US-based organizations – the Mathematical Association of America and AreteLabs have teamed up to host this online event. The competition is online and in a knockout format. Each week we play a different team, and the winner advances to the next round of the tournament.

请和我们讲讲这项比赛

两个美国组织——美国数学协会和 AreteLabs 联手举办了这个在线活动。比赛是在网络上以一种引人注目的方式进行的。每周我们都会与不同的球队比赛，获胜者会进入下一轮比赛。

What is the purpose of this competition?

The competition tests students’ mathematical abilities in a competitive format. Organizing the matches over six weeks gives the tournament the feel of a competitive sport. This format also sustains student engagement and excitement longer than one-off math competitions do. The competition also encourages creative problem-solving, as each question often has multiple solution methods.  

这项比赛的目的是什么？

这项比赛以竞赛的形式测试学生的数学能力。长达六个星期的赛程使得这项比赛有一种竞技体育的感觉。比起一次性的数学竞赛，这种模式能更长时间地保持学生的参与度和兴奋度。这个比赛也鼓励创造性地解决问

题，因为每个问题通常都有多种解决方法。

What do you think contributed to our students’ victory? 

Every student in the Club enjoys math. They do math in their spare time; they search for and solve interesting problems. And they make the odd math joke from time to time. For them, the Math Club is an opportunity to do what they like.

你觉得学生取得胜利的原因是什么？

数学俱乐部里的每一个人都热爱数学。他们会在空闲时间钻研数学，寻找并解决有趣的数学题目，有时候他们还会开奇怪的数学玩笑。对他们来说，数学俱乐部就是让他们做自己喜欢的东西。

Congratulations again to Team YCIS Beijing who demonstrated stellar collaborative skills:

让我们祝贺这些展示了优秀协作能力的北京耀中队员：

Spark Hu (Year 9 - 九年级)

John Hao (Year 10 - 十年级)

Douglas Kang (Year 11 - 十一年级)

Ethan Wang (Year 11 - 十一年级)

Hyunju Ju (Year 8 - 八年级)

Amy Yin (Year 13 - 十三年级)

Kevin Park (Year 13 - 十三年级)

Yuji Shiozuka (Year 13 - 十三年级)

To read more about the competition and how students can participate, click the “Read More” button below.

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