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Cat 9 (mathematics) workshop. 4 March 2014. http://hsprojectsday2014.wiki.hci.edu.sg/Cat-9. Important Dates. Preliminary : 8 Apr il 2014, Tuesday Semi Finals : 10 Jul y 2014, Thursday Finals : 22 Aug ust 2014, Friday *Any changes in the schedule will be posted on the EMB.
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Cat 9 (mathematics) workshop 4 March 2014 http://hsprojectsday2014.wiki.hci.edu.sg/Cat-9
Important Dates Preliminary : 8 April 2014, Tuesday Semi Finals : 10 July 2014, Thursday Finals : 22 August 2014, Friday *Any changes in the schedule will be posted on the EMB
Before Prelims • Discuss and confirm the research topic • Have an end in mind and consider the possibilities of extensions to your project • Allocate roles and responsibilities • Plan your timeline • Go through the rubrics • Look for your teacher-mentor(s) before the term ends
What’s new in Cat 9… Brief summary of what has been done in the area of the project and the relationship of different works/articles with your own project
New to Cat 9? aMaths project is… • NOT a compilation of cut and paste facts of certain Maths topics/concepts/ideas • NOT a collection of Maths formulae/quizzes • NOT a slide show about Mathematican(s) and his(their) achievements
New to Cat 9? A Maths project is… a research on a puzzle/model/game/concepts/real-life problems using various mathematical concepts (like algebra, number theory, probability, geometry, graph theory and etc) to explain the phenomenon or/and discover new and exciting principles or theorems.
Good versus Not-so-Good Maths Projects
Checklist before you enter Prelims… Have you seen your mentor regularly? Have you visited the website - http://hsprojectsday2014.wiki.hci.edu.sg/Cat-9 Finished your Proposal? (to be submitted to the judges on the judging day) • (2) Prepared your PRESENTATION Materials? • Introduction & Objectives • A brief summary of what has been done in the area of the project and the relationship of different works/articles with your own project • Intended field of Mathematics • Intended approach/methodology • A realistic time frame (3) Looked at the rubrics?
In Summary (for the Prelims…) • Have you read similar works/research and distinguished your work with theirs • Judges need to see some “potential” in your project
cat 9 coordinators Mr. Colin Toh tohcy@hc.edu.sg Mr. Chen Zenghui chenzh@hc.edu.sg
(Project) Sharing Conway’s Game of Life by Aloysius Wang The Confused Knight by KuanEuJie