K-State's All-University Open House includes 11th annual Manhattan Mathematical Olympiad

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Monday, February 26, 2007

K-STATE'S ALL-UNIVERSITY OPEN HOUSE INCLUDES 11TH ANNUAL MANHATTAN MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

MANHATTAN -- Students in grades 5-12 are invited to take part in some challenging mathematical fun at the 11th annual Manhattan Mathematical Olympiad Saturday, April 14, at Kansas State University. The olympiad is part of K-State's All-University Open House activities.

This year's olympiad will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon in 101 Cardwell Hall. The solution session for all participants and the awarding of prizes will be 5-8 p.m., also in 101 Cardwell Hall.

The Manhattan Mathematical Olympiad is free and no advanced registration is required. Students should, however, bring their own paper and pencils. Competition is offered at three levels: fifth and sixth grades; seventh and eighth grades; and ninth through 12th grades.

Yan Soibelman, professor of mathematics at K-State and an olympiad organizer, said the event gives students the opportunity to expand their mathematical skills. It is modeled after the U.S. Mathematical Olympiad, International Mathematical Olympiad and similar mathematical competitions in Eastern Europe, he said.

More information about the Manhattan Mathematical Olympiad is available by contacting Soibelman at 785-532-0584 or soibel@math.ksu.edu. The olympiad's Web page, which includes problems presented at previous events, is available at http://www.math.ksu.edu/%7Esoibel/olympiad.html