Links and Resources
Math Challengers teaching resources can be found on the Instructions for Competitors and MC's page.
Upon registration Coaches will be given access to proprietary questions from previous years.
Sample Questions
Extracted from Math Challengers exams
Registered coaches will be sent a link to acrobat files of all previous contest questions.
APEGBC Teacher/Student Resources
Registered schools will be given access to the MATHChallengers Past Competitions Archives, which is a bank of materials that can be used for training your teams. The free resources at the MathCounts web site may be used as well. It includes practice materials for the American version of the competition. The only difference is that calculators are not allowed in MATHChallengers.
For career awareness initiatives in your area, please visit the APEGBC page to find contact information for a branch in your area
Online Mathematical Resources
Following are a few sites that are excellent resources for students.
Internet Resources for the Mathematics Student
A collection of resources, provided by the Mathematics Department of Langara College.
Mathematics WWW Virtual Library
A collection of resources, provided by the Mathematics Department of the Florida State University.
Sea to sky Branch Popsicle Bridge contest
A competition to build the strongest bridge structure from popsicle sticks
Engineering week activities for the young and young at heart
Other Competitions Sponsored or affiliated With APEGBC
Science and engineering for kids
Geering up: Engineering students from UBC offer a non profit opportunity for youth from the Greater Vancouver area to explore science technology and engineering in fun and creative ways.
RocketScientists.ca
A collection of resources, including several relevant to mathematics. For example, under the "Generic Resources" heading, there are links to an online scientific calculator, an online graphing utility, a units conversion program, and a numerical mathematics page.
Sponsors
In B.C., the major sponsors of Math Challengers are:
the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC), the B.C. Association of Mathematics Teachers (BCAMT), BC Hydro, IBM Canada, and generous support is also provided by Simon Fraser University www.sfu.ca/ the University of British Columbia www.ubc.ca/, BCIT www.bcit.ca, Vancouver Formosa Academy school www.vfa.bc.ca,
and various private engineering and technology firms