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| Math Modeling, Events

In this Year of Math spotlight, learn how Katherine Johnson’s modeling work shaped NASA’s spaceflight calculations.


| Math Modeling
Explore how assumptions, data choices, and context can introduce bias in math models and…
| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
What do $93.07 and 990 million stems reveal about Valentine’s Day? A real-world math mode…
| Math Contests
See the 2025 HiMCM® and MidMCM results, including Outstanding teams, contest statistics…
| Math Contests
MCM/ICM Information Session: Recording, Resources, and FAQs
| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Faculty across institutions are rethinking how calculus is taught. Learn what a modeling-…
| Math Contests
Why COMAP’s MCM/ICM Information Session centers on the questions advisors ask most often.
| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Learn how math modeling and career development work together to help students practice re…
| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
At this year’s AMATYC Annual Conference in Reno, the math modeling mindset made an impact…
| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Learn how mathematical modeling strengthens data science problem-solving and how educator…
Orlando Math Circle and COMAP share how mathematical modeling is transforming the way stu…
| Math Modeling, Events
COMAP proudly honors outstanding educators and leaders who have made remarkable contribut…
| Math Contests
HiMCM and MidMCM Information session recording and FAQs to get your team started.
| Math Contests
Get an inside look at how HiMCM/MidMCM works in this free webinar on October 21.
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Discover how math modeling helps students see math as a real-world superpower, building c…
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Discover Dr. Amanda Beecher’s journey with mathematical modeling, her vision for COMAP’s…
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
See how the University of Florida grew its math modeling program from three teams to a ca…
| Math Contests, Math Modeling
Starting in 2025, HiMCM and MidMCM contests expand eligibility to math circles, magnet pr…
Discover how simple “what if” questions spark deeper thinking and real-world problem solv…
| Math Modeling, Fun with Math
Discover how curiosity at a Singapore juice machine sparked real-world math modeling ques…
| Math Curriculum, Math Modeling
Two Shenzhen students modernized COMAP’s “Great Wall of China” module, blending cultural…
| Math Modeling
The best math modeling problems aren’t always neat or tidy. They’re the ones that spark c…
Show students how math powers real-world decisions. This free module explores energy, cos…
Uncomputable problems like Busy Beaver show the limits of math and machines. Here’s how t…
Meet Patrick Honner, a veteran NYC math educator whose students are excelling in COMAP co…