The Museum of Mathematics

April 11, 2012

dawkins — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:43:11 +0000

Multi-Morphing Megaplex! MoMath is at the Liberty Science Center today bringing a set of construction nodes and struts for visitors to build large-scale structures. These are prototype laser-cut wood parts which can be assembled to make giant pyramids, towering columns, and arches large enough to walk through.

March 14, 2012

MoMath — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:34:59 +0000

MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS HOLDS FIRST-EVER “MOMATH MASTERS TOURNAMENT” FUNDRAISING GALA

New York, NY, March 14, 2012 – The Museum of Mathematics (momath.org) held its inaugural fundraiser, the first-ever MoMath Masters Tournament, on February 28th at Tribeca Rooftop. As the only adult math tournament in existence, the Masters brought together many of New York’s top mathematical minds, as well as those curious about America’s only Museum of Mathematics. More than 200 people participated in the cocktail round portion of the tournament, solving math puzzles and challenges asked via tablet computers handed out by MoMath. All attendees also had the chance to browse various exhibits slated to appear in the Museum, allowing a first glimpse into what MoMath plans to offer. The twenty-one top scorers then advanced to the finals round, where they competed against each other to determine the grand prize winners. Problems for the tournament were provided by the Art of Problem Solving and drawn from various sources including MOEMS, Math Counts, the AMC competitions, the AIME competition, and the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament.

The grand prize winners of the MoMath Masters Tournament were:

· First place: John Overdeck of Two Sigma Investments, LLC
· Second place: Alvaro Begue of Renaissance Technologies
· Third Place: Julia Kemp of Renaissance Technologies

In addition, the winners in each of the three question categories were:

· Classics (contest math problems): Daniel Stronger of Morgan Stanley
· Gardner Greats (puzzles by Martin Gardner): Asher Walkover of Two Sigma Investments, LLC
· Math Pulse (trivia questions): Michael Weinberg of Citadel

March 13, 2012

MoMath — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:29:18 +0000

The 2012 Queens County Middle School Math Tournament was a great success! Congratulations to all of our winners.

Team Round Winners
1st Place – MS 67
2nd Place – Russell Sage JHS Q190
3rd Place – IS 61Q
4th Place – Baccalaureate School for Global Education
5th Place – United Nations International School, Queens Campus

Mix-Up Round Winners (Tied)
Team A, consisting of:
Victoria Guerrero of PS/IS 87Q
Suzanna Alexander of Catherine and Count Basie Middle School 72
Fahmeda Akther of The Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria
Shadiya Sharif of IS 61Q
Nicholas Beasley of MS 67

Team F, consisting of:
Tina Ting of Saint Andrews Avellino
Edric Chen of Russell Sage JHS Q190
Matthew Gonsalves of IS 238
Michael Gao of MS 67
Cosette Davis of Scholars’ Academy A

Team I, consisting of:
Julia Dokko of Saint Andrews Avellino
Diana Piktel of PS/IS 87Q
Hamza Akik of IS 235Q Academy for New Americans
Randy Jagbeer of America’s School of Heroes MS 137
Dan Kim/MS 67

Team N, consisting of:
Ryan Rahman of America’s School of Heroes MS 137
Seungjun Han of IS 61Q
Cindy Jiang of Saint Adalbert
Aaiysha Mistry of Muslim Center Junior High
Mahfuzur Rahman of IS 227Q Louis Armstrong Middle School

7th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – Zicheng Zhen of Russell Sage JHS Q190
2nd Place – Kyle Ni of Baccalaureate School for Global Education
3rd Place – Justin Hamlin of Baccalaureate School for Global Education
4th Place – Evelyn Gotlieb of Russell Sage JHS Q190
5th Place – Jason Mohabir of Scholars’ Academy B

8th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – Nicholas Beasley of MS 67
2nd Place – Edric Chen of Russell Sage JHS Q190
3rd Place – Dan Kim of MS 67
4th Place – Michael Gao of MS 67
5th Place – Rong Yu of IS 126Q

Visit queens.momath.org for photos from the tournament.

March 12, 2012

MoMath — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:25:51 +0000

The 2012 Manhattan Middle School Math Tournament was a great success! Congratulations to all of our winners.

Team Round Winners
1st Place – Trinity School
2nd Place – NYC Lab Middle School
3rd Place – The Nightingale-Bamford School
4th Place – NEST+m
5th Place – Booker T. Washington MS 54 A

Mix-Up Round Winner
Team Y, consisting of:
Cassandra Godoy of Joseph C Lanzetta PS 96
Maylee Mejia of MS 319
Terrell Pritchett of Patrick Henry Prep PS/IS 171
Grace Zhang of The Nightingale-Bamford School
Ariel Levy of Trinity School

7th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – Elliot Parlin of The Allen-Stevenson School
2nd Place – Katherine Ottenbreit of The Nightingale-Bamford School
3rd Place – Chelsea Wang of NYC Lab Middle School
4th Place – Sarah Palmer of The Nightingale-Bamford School
5th Place – Ricky Chen of MAT PS 126

8th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – Grace Zhang of The Nightingale-Bamford School
2nd Place – Vaughan McDonald of Trinity School
3rd Place – Lucas Weiner of Booker T. Washington MS 54 A
4th Place – Edward Fan of Trinity School
5th Place – Ying-ke Chin-Lee of NYC Lab Middle School

Visit manhattan.momath.org for photos from the tournament.

March 6, 2012

MoMath — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:22:11 +0000

The 2012 Bronx County Middle School Math Tournament was a great success! Congratulations to all of our winners.

Team Round Winners
1st Place – MS 101
2nd Place – Fieldston Middle School
3rd Place – Kinneret Day School
4th Place – KAPPA MS 215
5th Place – Riverdale Country School

Mix-Up Round Winner
Team Y, made up of:
Kolbein Finsnes of Fieldston Middle School
Jessica Berrera of MS 45-The Thomas C. Giordano School
Kenny Santos of Jonas Bronck Academy
Jacob Badillo of South Bronx Preparatory
Steven Mena of Saint Ignatius School

7th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – Ahnaf Tajwar of MS 101
2nd Place – Mohammed Alam of KAPPA MS 215
3rd Place – Geneva Galioto of MS 101
4th Place – Michael Soler of MS 45-The Thomas C. Giordano School
5th Place – Jessica Barrera of MS 45-The Thomas C. Giordano School

8th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – William Chan of MS 101
2nd Place – Kolbein Finsnes of Fieldston Middle School
3rd Place – Noah Gordon of Kinneret Day School
4th Place – Maddy Abraham of Riverdale Country School
5th Place – Graham Herrera-Murphy of Saint Mary Star of the Sea School

Visit bronx.momath.org for photos from the tournament.

March 2, 2012

MoMath — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:19:52 +0000

The 2012 Suffolk County Middle School Math Tournament was a great success! Congratulations to all of our winners.

Team Round Winners
1st Place – Longwood Junior High School
2nd Place – Paul J Gelinas Junior High School
3rd Place – Nesaquake Middle School
4th Place – RC Murphy Junior High School
5th Place – Great Hollow Middle School

Mix-Up Round Winners (Tied)
Team C, consisting of:
Kimberly Cataudella of Harbor Country Day School
Jonathan Rizzi of Seneca Middle School
Justin Knowles of J. Taylor Finley Middle School
Robert Rock of Accompsett Middle School
Matt Tomko of Sayville Middle School

Team V, consisting of:
Bradley Zhou of Accompsett Middle School
Ariel Leong of Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School
Sachin Sharma of Sagamore Middle School
Maciej Wlodek of Longwood Junior High School
Michael Barr of Hauppauge Middle School

7th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – Matt Tomko of Sayville Middle School
2nd Place – Maciej Wlodek of Longwood Junior High School
3rd Place – Bradley Zhou of Accompsett Middle School
4th Place – Sanjana Eranki of Great Hollow Middle School
5th Place – Daniel Melcer of Great Hollow Middle School

8th Grade Individual Winners
1st Place – Yunjie (Jack) Su of Longwood Junior High School
2nd Place – Mohit Singh of Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School
3rd Place – Rajiv Moturu of RC Murphy Junior High School
4th Place – Yiran He of RC Murphy Junior High School
5th Place – Sam Latt of J. Taylor Finley Middle School

Visit suffolk.momath.org for photos from the tournament.

December 7, 2011

dawkins — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:29:53 +0000

Art meets mathematics! MoMath’s Cindy Lawrence is a judge in McGraw-Hill’s “This is My Math” student art contest.

December 3, 2011

dawkins — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:38:56 +0000

Read about Glen Whitney being one of “Five Fascinating Philanthropists” in Barron’s.

December 2, 2011

dawkins — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:32:04 +0000

The Wall Street Journal — The Museum of Mathematics adds spice to NYC’s ‘NoMad’ neighborhood – the triangle at the north of NYC’s Madison Square Park.

November 13, 2011

dawkins — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:26:43 +0000

Looking for a radical holiday gift? New York Magazine recommends an advance membership to the Museum of Mathematics.