There’s still time to get a team involved in SCUDEM XI!
We put together six reasons to participate: www.comap.org/blog/item/re...
Registration closes October 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Visit scudem.org to register.

There’s still time to get a team involved in SCUDEM XI!
We put together six reasons to participate: www.comap.org/blog/item/re...
Registration closes October 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Visit scudem.org to register.
How do you safely evacuate 80,000 people in 10 minutes? Math modeling starts with real questions and brings curiosity, creativity, and teamwork to finding solutions.
Explore MCM/ICM: mcmcontest.org
A math trail turns your school grounds or local community into a living laboratory. Students measure, estimate, question, and model what they see.
Here’s how to get started:
www.comap.org/blog/item/ma...
Your team is ready to tackle the problem. But is everyone ready to work together?
Save this checklist, and send it to your teammates.
Explore COMAP contests at comap.org/contests.
Think math is just numbers and formulas? Think again!
Math modeling brings real-world problems into the classroom to get your students thinking, solving, and creating.
Start here: www.comap.com/blog/item/ge...
What insights would HiMCM advisors share with teachers?
1. Team dynamics matter.
2. Writing needs practice.
3. Students gain confidence when they take charge.
Four advisors share these lessons and more:
www.comap.org/blog/item/hi...
SCUDEM challenges you to gather a team of up to three students, choose a problem in physics and engineering, chemistry and life sciences, or social sciences, and build a model to explore it.
Learn more and register by October 16: scudem.org
Math modeling is learning what to do when the first idea doesn’t work: question an assumption, listen to a teammate, revise the approach, and keep going.
That’s the mathematical modeling mindset. Read the story: comap.org/blog/item/ma...
If you participated in MCM, ICM, HiMCM, MidMCM, SCUDEM, or IM²C, we’d love to hear your story. Tell us what you remember about the experience and whether it shaped what you did next.
Read more and share your story: www.comap.org/share
Math modeling contests build teamwork, problem solving, communication, and writing skills, all under a deadline.
Explore COMAP’s contests: comap.org/contests
The next issue of the COMAP newsletter is going out early next week. Are you signed up?
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Why compete in a math modeling contest?
Students see how the math they learn can shape real-world decisions, solve meaningful problems, and make a difference.
Explore COMAP competitions:
www.comap.org/contests
SCUDEM gives undergraduate students a chance to work through an open-ended problem, build a model, collaborate with a team, and explain their results.
Read more: www.comap.org/blog/item/sc...
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This fascinating story from Quanta Magazine shows how connections between seemingly different areas of mathematics can lead to new ways of thinking about a problem.
Read more: www.quantamagazine.org/networks-hol...
The new issue of Consortium is here!
The Spring/Summer 2026 issue includes COMAP’s 2025 contest results, along with articles and resources for the mathematical modeling community.
Read the latest issue:
www.comap.org/resources/fr...
Math modeling can do more than build problem-solving skills.
It can help students discover interests, explore possible areas of study, and give them a meaningful experience to talk about in college applications.
Putting together a HiMCM or MidMCM team? Don’t stop with the highest math grades. Students who code, write clearly, or keep a group moving have a lot to offer, too.
More tips for forming your team: www.comap.org/blog/item/ho...
Illinois math educators, will we see you at ICTM this Sat, Sept 19?
Stop by our booth to learn more about our math modeling contests, resources, publications, and membership options, and pick up a FREE Math Modeling poster while you’re there!
Registration is now open for COMAP’s 2026 HiMCM® and MidMCM!
From November 4-17, student teams will take on an open-ended, real-world problem, build a mathematical model, and communicate their solution in a written report.
Learn more: himcmcontest.org
Students from nine international teams came together in Boston for the 2026 IMMC Summit in August.
See highlights from the 2026 IMMC International Summit and learn what the experience was like for the students: www.comap.org/blog/item/20...