Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 51 Issue 1, December 2013
13 – 14
Karl Dilcher
Mathematical contests and competitions have long been among the main components of the Canadian Mathematical Society’s educational initiatives. Indeed, the second entry under Education on the CMS website (http://cms.math.ca) is about competitions, and the introduction to those extensive and well organized pages states that “competitions are an important part of learning mathematics and a fun activity for students of all ages.” It then goes on to describe the CMS’s support for competitions. The society has a Mathematical Competitions Committee, and at least four more of the 14 standing committees are partly or indirectly involved with competitions.
