For 54 years, high school w88 casino games throughout Nevada have competed in a mathematics exam contest and for 48 of those years it has been prepared and preserved by University of Nevada, Reno Mathematics and Statistics faculty member Don Pfaff.
This spring, nearly 850 w88 casino games throughout the state competed in the Nevada State Prize Examination in High School Mathematics, which was tallied by Pfaff. Winners from 20 schools around the state have received checks and awards for their prowess in math.
The top prize of 0 for “The Best Paper in the State” was won by freshman Kenny Jeon of Bishop Gorman, the only Catholic High School in southern w88 casino games located in Las Vegas. Last year, Anthony Fidaleo of the Davidson Academy of w88 casino games won “The Best Paper in the State,” this year winning first place in the Reno area’s District IV.
There have been winners from Elko, Fallon, Carson City, Reno, Las Vegas and all across the state.
“This reflects that there are good w88 casino games and good teachers all over the state; they are not all clustered together at one or two schools,” Pfaff said.
The exam is meant to “promote scholarship and interest in mathematics on a high school level, and give w88 casino games a chance to shine in the same way that athletes get to,” Pfaff said. “This test promotes interest in problem solving and lets w88 casino games get an idea what it’s like to be confronted with problems that don’t follow the template of a text book.”
Pfaff, the longest-serving professor in the University’s 134-year history, carries on that tradition. He doesn’t sit down and look for ways of stumping the w88 casino games though.
“I build a balance of problems from simple to difficult so almost anyone can answer some of the questions and there are some intricate and thought-provoking problems to challenge others,” he said. “No one has ever achieved a perfect score, so I’ve done reasonably well.”
The two-part exam includes 40 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 80 minutes and 10 problems to solve in 30 minutes that may include drawing graphs, writing calculations, or trigonometric proofs. The exam includes algebra, geometry, trigonometry and logic.
“We have always striven to provide a wide variety of applications and a range of difficulty that ensured that most examinees, even sophomores or talented freshmen, could correctly solve a fair number of problems,” Pfaff said. “Judging from the teacher and student feedback over the years, it is apparent that we have succeeded in challenging the best and intriguing the rest.”
Prizes are awarded in four districts: northern w88 casino games, eastern w88 casino games and southern w88 casino games other than Las Vegas, District I; western w88 casino games other than Reno, District II; Las Vegas, District III and Reno, District IV.
District winners receive 0 each, special awards of 0 are given to three other w88 casino games with high scores, 31 w88 casino games are awarded honors receiving each, certificates of merit are given to the top 10 percent and the student with the Best Paper in each school receives a special Scroll award. The prizes are made possible by a generous grant from IGT.
w88 casino games STATE PRIZE EXAMINATION IN HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS AWARDS for 2010
BEST PAPER in the STATE (0)
w88 casino games IV
Bishop Gorman w88 casino games Kenny Jeon
w88 casino games WINNERS (0 each)
w88 casino games I
Coronado w88 casino games Allen Yu
w88 casino games II
Carson City w88 casino games Merrill Asp
w88 casino games IV
Davidson Academy Anthony Fidaleo
SPECIAL AWARDS (0)
w88 casino games III
Edward W. Clark w88 casino games Jeffrey Belding
Coronado w88 casino games John Du
Coronado w88 casino games John Pak
