Mathematical contest
Primary school pupils throughout Canterbury are at present preparing for the first mathematical exhibition in the South Island designed to cater for children from Form I to Form IV. To be known as Cantamath ’72. the exhibition will be held in the Horticultural Hall on August 11. Arranged by the Canterbury Mathematical Association the competitions are designed to give scope to younger pupils in view of the success that has been noted in the past with competitions for sixth and seventh form pupils. Three sections comprise the competition, for which substantial prizes have been presented by business firms. The sections are: posters, charts and designs, models, apparatus and puzzles, and a contest m which teams of four will attempt to solve mathematical problems while working against the clock.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19720713.2.96
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32967, 13 July 1972, Page 11
Word Count
130Mathematical contest Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32967, 13 July 1972, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.