NUS High School Wins Foo Kean Pew Memorial Prize in Singapore Mathematics Project Festival 2014
The Singapore Mathematics Project Festival (SMPF) was inaugurated by the Singapore Mathematical Society in 2001 in recognition of the fact that creative and innovative work in mathematics may best be reflected in project work wherein ideas may be thoroughly explored and carried through from start to finish. The Society received a donation from Mr Foo Fook Lian to establish the Foo Kean Pew Memorial Prizes which are awarded to projects adjudged to be the best in the respective sections of the Festival.
Our Results:
NUS High School won 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze, 2 Honourable Mentions. They also won the Foo Kean Pew Memorial Prize (Senior Section).
Junior Section
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Award |
Project Title |
Students |
Teacher supervisor |
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Gold |
Optimal Strategy Usage via Geometric Figures |
Clarence Chew Xuan Da |
Chai Ming Huang |
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Silver |
Josephus Problem: It's history, Generalizations and Extensions |
Chan Wayde, |
Jiang Zewei |
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Bronze |
The Chicken McNugget Theorem |
Matthew Fan Xin Yu |
Chai Ming Huang |
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Honorable Mention |
Mastermind Strategy |
Zach Soh Ger Yi, |
Jiang Zewei |
Senior Section
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Award |
Project Title |
Students |
Teacher supervisor |
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Gold Foo Kean Pew Memorial Prize |
Tromino Covering |
Liu Hang, Surya Mathialagan, Pek Yu-Xuan Sean |
Goh Shu Liang |
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Bronze |
Angel Problem in a Hexagon |
Ren Yuhua, Choi Yun Young, Lin Shao Yun |
Chia Vui Leong |
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Honorable Mention |
The Mathematics of Football Formations |
Shashvat Shukla, Park Sang Jun, Troy Duncan Tanudjaja |
Chia Vui Leong |
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