Pi Mu Epsilon Problem of the Month 2007-2008

Pi Mu Epsilon 2007-8 Primo PotM Solvers:

1st place: Richard Hayden

2nd place: Elizabeth Creath

2007-8 Problems:

April 2008	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: Richard Hayden, Briana Wells, Becky Fried, Elizabeth Creath, Boone Prentice, Yuri Calustro, Andrew Grzankowski Honorable Mention: Hannah Tucker, Andrew Moore Correct Non-Student Solutions: John Snyder, Minghua Lin & Liang Wang, James DiMaggio
March 2008	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: Richard Hayden, Bobby Markey, Hannah Tucker, Elizabeth Creath, Becky Fried Honorable Mention: Lori Reeves Correct Non-Student Solutions: John Snyder, Beth Marmorstein, James DiMaggio
February 2008	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: Jessica Frohock, Lori Reeves, Richard Hayden Correct Non-Student Solutions: John Snyder, James DiMaggio
January 2008	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: Jessica Frohock, Elizabeth Creath, Zack Johnson, Lori Reeves, Louis Franzel & Tyler Newell, Neal Livesay, Richard Hayden Correct Non-Student Solutions: John Snyder, Jessica Langlois, Brenda Meshejian, James DiMaggio
December 2007	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: Richard Hayden, Jessica Frohock, Elizabeth Creath, Philip Cerreto, Neal Livesay, Ashley Swandby, Boone Prentice, Kimberly Sheppard Honorable Mention: Adam & Lori Reeves, Amanda Shankle, Andrew Grzankowski Correct Non-Student Solutions: John Snyder, James DiMaggio, Beth Marmorstein
November 2007	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: Richard Hayden, Jessica Frohock, Elizabeth Creath, Benjamin Ryan, Justin Barksdale, Neal Livesay, Justian Lindsay, Kimberly Sheppard, Adam & Lori Reeves, Bobby Markey Honorable Mention: Carter Dewey, Donald Moffett & Brian Dudding, Becky Fried, Gregory Manning Correct Non-Student Solutions: Beth Marmorstein, James DiMaggio, Kim McKeage, Michelle Parry
October 2007	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: NONE Honorable Mention: Richard Hayden, Benjamin Ryan Correct Non-Student Solutions: Beth Marmorstein, Michelle Parry, James DiMaggio
September 2007 (with thanks to Robert A. Kraus)	Problem Status: SOLVED Correct Student Solutions: Richard Hayden Correct Non-Student Solutions: Paul Moriarty, Michelle Parry

The Fine Print

Each month, Dr. Lunsford, Dr. Poplin, and I will choose a problem of the month. The general rules are:

Submissions must be dated; only the last submission will be graded.
Submissions must include a complete mathematical justification along with the answer.
Submissions must represent your own work.
Submissions may only be made by individuals or groups of two.
Submissions for each problem are due before 5 p.m. on a specified day of the month the problem appears.
Submissions should be given to Dr. Lunsford (Ruffner 331), Dr. Poplin (Ruffner 335), or me (Ruffner 344).

The Longwood student with the maximum number of correct solutions during the 2007-8 academic year will win a prize of (at this point) undetermined value. A runner-up will also win a prize. Date of submission will be used to break ties.

We will not post solutions to unsolved problems. However, if you would like to come in to the office after the due date to discuss a problem, we'd be happy to hear from you. Another note: correct solutions submitted by Longwood Math/CS faculty are not included in the solver's list.

Open Call for Future Problems of the Month

PotM Year 3