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U.S.Team Places Second at 1996 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA August 1996 u.s. Team Places Second at 1996 IMO Competing against teams representing a Volume 16, Number 4 record seventy-five countries, a team of six American high school students came in sec­ ond, winning six medals at the thirty-seventh In this Issue International Mathematical Olympiad held in Bombay, India. The top five teams and their scores (out of a 4 Quantitative possible 252) were Romania (187), U.S.A. The 1996 USAMO Team with members ofthe USAMO Reasoning (185), Hungary (167), Russia (162), and the committee and the coaches. United Kingdom (161). Nathan G. Curtis, Thomas Jefferson High 6 A Visit to the The U.S. team was chosen on the basis of School for Science and Technology, Alexan­ their performance in the twenty-fifth annual Fifth Grade dria, VA, silver medalist U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) 12 Section Awards held in May. (For more information on the Michael R. Korn, Mounds View High School, USAMO, see page 3.) Arden Hills, MN, gold medalist for Distinguished Teaching IMO team members include: CarlA. Miller, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD, silver medalist Carl J. Bosley, Washburn Rural High School, 15 MAA Annual Topeka, KS, gold medalist Alexander H. Saltman, Science Academy at LBJ, Austin, TX, gold medalist Report Christopher C. Chang, Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA, gold medalist More details can be found on MAA Online 29 Register Early (http://www.maa.org/). for the Joint Mathematics Smale and Karp Awarded National Medal of Science Meetings Mathematician Stephen Smale and computer Richard M. Karp, now a professor in the De­ scientist Richard Karp are two of the eight partment of Computer Science and Engineer­ recipients of the highly prestigious National ing at the University of Washington in Seattle, Medal of Science for 1996.The awardees were was cited for his groundbreaking work in theo­ announced by President Clinton in June. retical computer science, carried out while he was a professor at the University of California­ President Clinton cited former Fields Medalist Berkeley. Stephen Smale, professor of mathematics emeritus at the University of California-Ber­ The president described the medal as The Mathematical keley, for four decades of pioneering work on "America's version of the Nobel Prize." He Association of America basic research, leading to major advances in said of the science medalists, "Our nation is 1529 Eighteenth Street, NW pure and applied mathematics. grateful to these visionaries for advancing our Washington, DC 20036 base of knowledge." The National Medal of Science, established by The Mathematical Association of America Second class postage paid at Congress and administered by the National 1529 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC and Science Foundation, honors individuals for additional mailing offices Washington, DC 20036-1385 contributions to the present state of knowledge in one of the following fields: physical, bio­ logical, mathematical, engineering, or social and behavioral sciences. The medal has now been awarded to 344 distinguished scientists and engineers. FOCUS August 1996 FOCUS Editorial FOCUS is published by the Mathematical Association of America six times a year: February, April, June, August, October, and The Good, the Bad, December. Editor: KeithJ. Devlin,Saint Mary's College and the Misunderstood of California; devlin@ stmarys-ca.edu Why would a manager in industry hire a mathematics Ph.D? Associate Editor: Donald J. 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Members of Interna­ nizations' reception on Sunday at the the mathematical sciences community, the tional Dolciani Mathematical Center where rep­ federal government, and private industry Mathemati­ resentatives of the nine sponsoring societ­ joined to recognize these young individu­ cal Olym- ies of the American Mathematics als' extraordinary achievement. Competitions presented the winners with piad. The Doris Schattschneider; Moravian win n e r s College. The winners are: tokens of appreciation and congratula­ and guests tions. The remarks of Dr. Gail Burrill, Carl 1. Bosley, Topeka, Kansas were then treated to the USAMOAddress, presidentof the National Council ofTeach­ "Some geometric challenges," by Dr. Christopher C. Chang, Palo Alto Califor­ ers ofMathematics, were particularly poi­ Doris Schattschneider of Moravian Col­ nia gnant as she pointed out that it was students lege. like these that had helped to make her Nathan G. Curtis, Reston Virginia teaching career rewarding and challeng­ The reception and dinner, attended by Michael R. Korn, Vadnais Heights, Min­ ing. nearly 140 members of the mathematical nesota community, followed in the Diplomatic On Monday morning, the winners, their Reception Rooms ofthe U.S. Department Carl Miller, Bethesda, Maryland parents, and members of the mathemati­ of State. Dr. Gibbons gave a warm and cal community were invited to attend a Josh Nichols-Barrer, Newton, Massachu- inspiring pre-dinner address wishing the series of lively and interactive lectures awardees well in their personal goals, and by Dr. Sid Graham and other National collectively, in the attemptto win first place Science Foundation mathematicians.
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