Once in a while (actually, a lot of times...), there is something way off the beaten track happening in Geneva (ok and for once in eight other places in Switzerland): this time, the International Mathematics Competition. After having brilliantly managed (at home...) to overcome the qualifying quater-finals, it was time to go back to the school benches for the semi-finals. There were around 60 people ready to give a good work-out to their brain.
At 2pm sharp, we all started thinking, scribbling, counting, checking, double-checking, sweating. It reminded me of the good old days at school. The 16 questions were increasingly difficult. Thankfully the first ones (as show below) were manageable and gave me a confidence boost. However, I must admit there were two questions I did not even understand what was required of me. And of course, there is one question that made me go into so much calculation, whereas the solution was so easy... In the end, I managed 10 correct answers. Quite proud of my performance. Before you start thinking that you expected better from me, try it yourself and we will talk again. Good luck!
And if you feel like a real challenge, let me know and we can register for next year's competition.
At 2pm sharp, we all started thinking, scribbling, counting, checking, double-checking, sweating. It reminded me of the good old days at school. The 16 questions were increasingly difficult. Thankfully the first ones (as show below) were manageable and gave me a confidence boost. However, I must admit there were two questions I did not even understand what was required of me. And of course, there is one question that made me go into so much calculation, whereas the solution was so easy... In the end, I managed 10 correct answers. Quite proud of my performance. Before you start thinking that you expected better from me, try it yourself and we will talk again. Good luck!
And if you feel like a real challenge, let me know and we can register for next year's competition.
