On Wednesday 27th June eight of our outstanding Year 11 Maths students competed against 21 Canterbury schools at the CMA Calculator Competition in Hagley College.

In the TEAM COMPETITION, there are 4 rounds, each with a set time limit.

ROUND 1: Straightforward calculations using some of the function keys.

ROUND 2: Calculations involving understanding order of operations.

ROUND 3: Using a calculator in formula substitution.

ROUND 4: A mixture of problems. Knowledge of using the statistics mode is essential.

Each team member had own set of problems to work on. The sets have similar problems but the numbers are different.

The students were Sam Anderson, Justin Meyers, Aidan Lipsham, Angus Boyd, Leyton Wright, Amber Smallridge, Alastair Campbell and Sasha Kerrigan.  They all worked extremely well and enjoyed the competition. 

I enjoyed the difficult questions that really tested us as a team. - Sam Anderson

It was a great experience and a difficult challenge, but I really enjoyed it. - Angus Boyd

It was a great experience competing against others the same year as you and attempting challenging and exciting math problems. I really enjoyed participating in the math event.          - Aidan Lipsham

I really enjoyed the experience overall and I learnt how to do square roots with a power in front of it. - Alastair Campbell

I found it quite entertaining and interesting to learn how to do cube roots and similar things within the competition. - Amber Smallridge

The competition was a great chance for us to compete against other students and schools with mathematical equations. - Leyton Wright