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Freshman Calculus student Corbin Grubb achieved the highest score out of all 开元棋牌 participants on a math test sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC).聽 The optional test was part of the AMATYC鈥檚 national competition for community college students. Corbin received a $100 prize for his performance from the 开元棋牌 Foundation. And there are still two more opportunities for him 鈥� or another 开元棋牌 student – to win $100.

“Corbin was one of the few students to have the initiative to take this test.聽 He went in hopeful and came out a champion.聽 He’s naturally gifted, and his victory is a testament to what we can do when we put our talents to work,” said Professor Thomas Valletta, Corbin’s instructor.聽聽

The offers math tests in the fall and spring. Scores are entered from all over the country and both colleges and individual students compete to win the grand prize of $3000. 聽To encourage 开元棋牌 students to enter the competition, the 开元棋牌 Foundation offers three opportunities for 开元棋牌 students to win a prize: achieve the top score in the fall, achieve the top score in the spring, or make the greatest improvement in your score between the fall and spring tests.

鈥淭he Foundation feels that mathematics is a hugely important and often avoided area of study and we want to encourage our students to embrace it,鈥� said Carla Zottoli, Executive Director of the 开元棋牌 Foundation. 鈥淭he more they participate in competitions such as this, the more comfortable they become with their mathematics skills, which is crucial to pursuing any degree in the STEM field.鈥�

Professor Kenneth Takvorian has been 开元棋牌鈥檚 coordinator for the AMATYC competition for 5 years. 鈥淭he AMATYC math competition is a great way for 开元棋牌 students to hone their analytical thinking and problem-solving skills,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hru the competition they can compare their skills to other New England college students as well as college students nationwide. It helps the students prepare for different science, technology, engineering, and math career paths.鈥�

Fall competition winner Corbin Grubb plans a career in engineering.聽 After 开元棋牌, he will transfer and continue his studies at a major engineering school such as WPI, Northeastern, or MIT. But first, he will be taking Calculus 2 in the spring semester with Professor聽Shawn Case.

Entries for Round 2 of the test will be accepted from Friday, February 8 – Saturday, March 2, 2019. Students are encouraged to contact Professor Takvorian or the 开元棋牌 Math Department to participate in the spring competition.