South East Asian Mathematics Competition
The South East Asian Mathematics Competition (SEAMC) is a 4-day math competition held in a predesignated location in South East Asia.
General information
Website
SEAMC Website: http://www.seamc.asia
Location
The location of the SEAMC rotates between different cities in South East Asia. Historically, the chosen locations have been:
- 2015 - "Hong Kong - South Island School"
- 2014 - ""Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - British Vietnamese International School""
- 2013 - Bangkok, Thailand - Harrow International School
- 2012 - Singapore - United World College of South East Asia
http://www.seamc.asia/
- 2011 - "Brunei - Jerudong International School"
http://www.jis-online.com/seamc
- 2010 - Hong Kong - South Island School
http://departments.sis.edu.hk/maths/SEAMC2010/Homepage.html
- 2009 - Bangkok, Thailand - Bangkok Patana School
http://www.patana.ac.th/seamc09/
- 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Alice Smith School & Garden International School
http://www.alice-smith.edu.my/microsite/seamc08
- 2007 - Singapore - United World College Of South East Asia
http://hseagle.sas.edu.sg/seamc
- 2006 - Hong Kong - Island School
- 2005 - Phuket - Dulwich International School Phuket
Eligibility
The competition is aimed at 14 - 15 year olds, but anyone who is under the age of 15 can participate, as long as they are affiliated with a participating school.
Guest speakers
Guest speakers have traditionally been invited to talk to the participants. Some notable guest speakers are:
- Ron Lancaster - 2015
- Craig Barton - 2013
- Douglas Butler - 2012
- Andrew Jeffrey - 2011
- Rob Eastaway - 2010
- Tony Gardiner - 2009
- Johnny Ball
- Marcus du Sautoy
- Rob Eastaway
The competition
Format
The competition consists of the individual round, team round, and team challenges including activity round, suss the sequence (also known as the codebreaker), and the dragon round. Different years may see different appendages and different schedules. The individual round is a written test in which a contestant has to answer a series of questions presented as a slide presentation, with two minutes between slides. The team round has teams of 3 answering questions, then handing the answers to a runner, who runs along guided lines to a grader. Multiple attempts at a question are allowed. The team challenges are various events which do not count toward the final score but are intended to challenge the participants by testing ability and teamwork.
Results
Past team winners
- 2015 - Singapore American School, Singapore
- 2014 - Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
- 2013 - Chinese International School, Hong Kong
- 2012 - Chinese International School, Hong Kong
- 2011 - West Island School, Hong Kong
- 2010 - British International School, Vietnam (Jaeho Han, Cheewon Oh, Jungmin Kang)
- 2009 - German Swiss International School, Hong Kong
- 2008 - UWCSEA, Singapore
- 2007 - KGV, Hong Kong
- 2006 - KGV, Hong Kong
- 2005 - Island School, Hong Kong
- 2004 - Island School, Hong Kong
- 2003 - Garden IS, Kuala Lumpur
- 2002 - Island School, Hong Kong
- 2001 - South Island School, Hong Kong
Past individual winners
- 2015 - Alex Lee, Taipei European School, Taipei
- 2014 - Tie between Kyung Chan Lee, Garden International School, KL, and Michael Wu, Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
- 2013 - Joanna Cheng, South Island School, Hong Kong
- 2012 - Charles Meng, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
- 2011 - Alexander Cooke, South Island School, Hong Kong
- 2010 - Ki Yun Kim, JIS, Indonesia
- 2009 - Joon Young Lee, ISB, China
- 2008 - Dong Wook Chung, UWCSEA, Singapore
- 2007 - Oliver Huang, KGV, Hong Kong
- 2006 - En Seng Ng, SAS, Singapore
- 2005 - Tiffany Lau, Island School, Hong Kong
- 2004 - Otto Chan, Island School, Hong Kong
- 2003 - Ernest Chia, Garden IS, Kuala Lumpur
- 2002 - Ernest Chia, Garden IS, Kuala Lumpur
- 2001 - John Chan, WIS, Hong Kong
Past long-term question winners
- 2010 - Fairview International School, Kuala Lumpur