Talk:International Mathematics Competition for University Students
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The International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) is an annual mathematics competition open to all undergraduate students of mathematics. It is held at a different location each year at the end of July or beginning of August.
>> It is a good idea to note that there are implicit (and very real) limitations which would limit the ability of students to compete within this competition (the venues are far from being national - meaning that students would have to travel internationally in order to compete - which can be prohibitive both in terms of cost, and in terms of the actual "custom & border" difficulties in travelling to other countries). Also, it is far from clear to most university faculty that this competition is open to all (as is evidenced by the lack of participation within the IMC of hundreds of universities).
The IMC is organized by University College London. It runs over six days during which the competitors sit two five-hour examinations, each with six questions chosen by a panel and representatives from the participating universities.
>> A pragmatist would find that information concerning the scores of participants and even the individuals who are responsible for marking is not sufficient to determine the fair nature of the exam marking process which is involved in the IMC. Are actual **SCANNED COPIES** OF EXAM SCRIPTS together with EXAM MARKS associated with those scripts published so that people can determine the quality of answers required in order to obtain marks within the competition?
Problems are from the fields of Algebra, Analysis (Real and Complex) and Combinatorics. The working language is English.
Efforts have been made to make accessibility as wide as possible; the costs of the IMC have been subsidised by a number of sponsors.
>> This, at the very least, is an assertion which requires citation. Costs being "subsidised by a number of sponsors" does not entail that competitors can take part in the competition without incurring relevant (and significant) personal costs. The article should indicate those costs.
Students from over 150 universities from 40 countries have participated over the first fourteen competitions. >>OK. Any famous students per chance?
Mathscomp (talk) 19:38, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
