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World Maths Day is an online international mathematics competition. In 2007, World Maths Day was originally held on the March 14 (Pi Day

Pi Day

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), and then on the 1st Wednesday in March in subsequent years. Despite these origins, the phrases "World Maths Day" and "World Math Day" are trademarks and not to be confused with other competitions such as the International Mathematical Olympiad

International Mathematical Olympiad

The International Mathematical Olympiad is an annual six-problem, 42-point mathematical olympiad for pre-collegiate students and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except in 1980...

or days such as Pi Day

Pi Day

Pi Day is a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant π . Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 , since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form...

. In 2011, World Maths Day was held on Tuesday 1 March. Registrations opened on 1 February 2011.

About the event

Question sets have come under five categories: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and simple equations. In each game, the student has one minute to answer as many of these questions of a random category as they can. The level of difficulty is approximately age appropriate. This changed a little over the years though, with each age category having five levels and each level consisting of different kind of exercises. Level 5 of the highest age category consisted of squaring and raising numbers to the third power this year (2011).

When playing a game, the website will attempt to find other players of the same level to match the player against. If no matches are found, the player plays "against" a computer (which answers questions at pace similar to the past history of the student). After each game, the results are shown together with the competitors' results.

The event is organized by Australian e-Learning company 3P Learning and is run using Mathletics, a subscription-based program.

World Maths Day 2011

In 2011, the event occurred on March 1st. 5.3 million students from over 215 countries combined to correctly answer 428,598,214 mathematics questions. The world champions of 2011 are:
4 to 7: Eric Z, Team Australia, Australia: 6,995

8 to 10: Mason F, Team New Zealand, New Zealand: 8,176

11 to 13: Kaya G, The Southport School, Australia: 8,273

14 to 18: David A, Fraser Coast Anglican College, Australia: 6,556
Top 5:
4 to 7:

1st Eric Z, Team Australia, Australia : 6995

2nd Vihangi R, Salcombe Prep School, United Kingdom : 6435

3rd Evan M, Stanley Bay School, New Zealand : 5980

4th Andrey M, Laudre San Pedro International College, Spain : 5973

5th Aditya C, Team United States, United States : 5929
8 to 10:

1st Mason F, Team New Zealand, New Zealand : 8176

2nd Sai M, India International School in Japan, Japan : 6642

3rd Edwin V, St Joseph's School(Pukekohe), New Zealand : 6547

4th Sachin Kumar M, Canadian International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong : 6534

5th Rohith N, Team Japan, Japan : 6179
11 to 13:

1st Kaya G, The Southport School, Australia : 8273

2nd David M, Aloha College - Secondary School, Spain : 7240

3rd Satvik R, St George's The English International School, Germany : 7232

4th Harish S, Team India, India : 7154

5th Moosa F, Beaconhouse School System Mandi Bahauddin, Pakistan : 6965
14 to 18:

1st David A, Fraser Coast Anglican College, Australia : 6556

2nd Tham C, Team Malaysia, Malaysia : 6502

3rd TIGER Z, Team Malaysia, Malaysia : 6188

4th Yeoh K, Team Malaysia, Malaysia : 6115

5th Edwin S, Cempaka Schools, Malaysia : 5929

Technical issues during World Maths Day 2011

The extremely large volume of traffic to the site (over 5 million sign ins during the 48 hours) resulted in some users being unable to access the site at various stages of the event. As a response to this complication, officials gave additional free access to the site for a further whole day. There was also an extension in the qualifying period for class prizes.

World Maths Day 2010

In 2010, the event occurred on March 3rd. 1.13 million students from over 235 countries combined to correctly answer 479,732,613 mathematics questions. This broke the previous record of 452,682,682 correct answers. Age categories of Elementary, Middle and High were introduced to find 3 World Champions. Two new categories were introduced, which are Teachers/Parents and iPod. The World Champions of 2010 are:

Elementary: Rohith N, Team Japan, Japan: 31,614

Middle: Kaya G, The Southport School, Australia: 43,007

High: David A, Fraser Coast Anglican College, Australia: 26,662

Here are some interesting facts:

- 235 Countries were represented during World Maths Day

- 11,456 Cities/Towns participated

- 56,082 Schools participated

- 1,133,246 Students participated

- 479,732,613 Questions were correctly answered

- 2,016,876 Students registered in the practice period and event (February 1st to March 5th)

- World Math Day 2010 Ambassador is Scott Flansburg

Scott Flansburg

Scott Flansburg is an American mental calculator. Dubbed "The Human Calculator" by Regis Philbin, in 2001 he was entered into the Guiness Book of World Records for speed of mental calculation. He is the annual host and ambassador for World Maths Day, and is a math educator and media personality...

The Human Calculator and 3 time Guinness World Record Holder.

2010 Results

5-8:

1. Rohith N, Team Japan, Japan

2. Yi Zhen Y, Team Singapore, Singapore

3. Yan Tung Jovanna Y, St Paul's Convent School Primary, Hong Kong

4. Sik Chee Harriet C, St Paul's Convent School Primary, Hong Kong

5. Tien-erh H Team Malaysia, Malaysia

9-13:

1. Kaya G, The Southport School, Australia

2. Caleb L, Australian International School, United Arab Emirates

3. Brody H, Team Australia, Australia

4. Sharan Maiya, Hamilton College, United Kingdom

5. Satvik T, St Georges School Cologne, Germany

14-18:

1. David A, Fraser Coast Anglican, Australia

2. Tatiana D, Team Australia, Australia

3. Arthur T, Team Hong Kong, Hong Kong

4. Kai Yuan Y, Wesley Methodist School, Malaysia

5. Francis L, Cempaka Schools, Malaysia

Parents / Teachers:

1. Alejandro Mena, Colegio Internacional Montessori, Guatemala

2. Monica Zuñiga, Colegio Internacional Montessori, Guatemala

3. Josephin J, Christel House India, India

4. Roger F, The British School of Kuwait

5. Maria Monica M, Team Australia

iPod:

1. Antonio S, Dulwich College Beijing, China

2. Aaron S, Team Switzerland, Switzerland

3. Augustine D, Ignatius Park College, Australia

4. Lorena C, PS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE, United States

5. Anthony P, Blessed Trinity School, United States

World Maths Day 2009

In 2009, the event occurred on 4 March. 1.9 million students from over 225 countries combined to correctly answer 452,682,682 mathematics questions. This broke the previous record of 182,455,169 correct answers. Age categories of Elementary, Middle and High were introduced to find 3 World Champions. The three World Champions of 2009 are:

Elementary: K H, Dalat International School, Malaysia: 90,448
Middle:Kaya G, The Southport School, Australia: 129,106
High: David A, Fraser Coast Anglican College, Australia: 115,570

During World Maths Day 2009 there were 10,000,000 sign ins over the 48 hour period.

2009 results

Individual Winners (all age categories, Top 5)

Kaya G -=The Southport School (Australia) - 129,106
David M -=Aloha College (Spain) - 119,843
David A -=Fraser Coast Anglican College (Australia) - 115,571
Shoaib A -=Team Pakistan (Pakistan) - 105,741
MG -=izmir ozel issikent liseli (Turkey) - 101,728

Age Category Top 3:

Elementary

K H - Dalat International School, Malaysia: 90,448
Dushyant S - International Pioneers School, Thailand: 70,438
N K - International Pioneers School, Thailand: 59,169

Middle

Kaya G - The Southport School, Australia: 129,106
David M - Aloha College, Spain: 119,843
Shoaib A - Team Pakistan, Pakistan- 105,741

High

David A - Fraser Coast Anglican College, Australia: 115,571
M G - Izmir Ozel Isikkent Lisesi, Turkey: 101,728
Carlos D - Amman National School, Jordan: 89,642

Top 5 Classes:

F2 Team A - Cempaka Schools (Malaysia) - 1,004,202
F3 Team A - Cempaka Schools (Malaysia) - 975,339
F4 Team A - Cempaka Schools (Malaysia) - 818,083
F1 Team A - Cempaka Schools (Malaysia) - 812,852
CIS Team A - Cempaka Schools (Malaysia) - 760,573

World Champions:

Elementary: K H- Dalat International School, Malaysia: 90,448

Middle: Kaya G - The Southport School, Australia: 129,106

High: David A, Fraser Coast Anglican College, Australia: 115,571

World Maths Day 2008

In 2008, the event occurred on 5 March. Approximately 1.1 million students from over 150 countries combined to correctly answer 182,455,169 mathematics questions. This broke the previous record of 38,904,275 correct answers, set in 2007.

During World Maths Day 2008 there were 5,172,844 sign ins over the 48 hour period.

Leading students

Tatiana D, Haileybury College, Australia: 65199 correct answers
Rock T, George Heriot's School
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, Edinburgh United Kingdom: 62273 correct answers
Kaya G, The McDonald College, Australia: 59300 correct answers
Chris T, The English College, United Arab Emirates: 57375 correct answers
Tian Wei Branden K, Garden International School, Malaysia: 56643 correct answers

Leading classes

Class 0801PE4, Taylor's University College, Malaysia: 299708 correct answers
Class 0701PM469, Taylor's University College, Malaysia: 222047 correct answers
Class 4A, Australian International School, United Arab Emirates: 189075 correct answers
Class Mr. Bourne's 5th Grade Class, Creek View Elementary, United States of America: 171662 correct answers
Class Year 6, Whingate Primary, Great Britain: 170139 correct answers
Class Esteva's Explorers, Sweetwater Elementary, United States of America: 169199 correct answers
Class 4abc, Geodetska Tehnicka Skola, Croatia: 138750 correct answers
Class Windy Gifted 1, Windy Ridge K-8 School, United States of America: 135835 correct answers
Class FORM VII, Manav Sthali School, India: 124634 correct answers
Class Algebra 2 - 3, American School of Guatemala, Guatemala: 122601 correct answers

Leading students

Stefan L, Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School
Christian Alliance International School
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, Hong Kong
Kelvin H, Taunton School, United Kingdom
Ana Catarina V, CLIP, Portugal
Simone C, Newlands Intermediate, New Zealand
Maoki G, International Christian Academy of Nagoya, Japan
Shoaib Akram S, Beaconhouse School System, Gulshan Cambridge Branch, Pakistan
Adriel T, Overseas Family School, Singapore
Yiannis Z, The English School Nicosia, Cyprus
Nicolae F, Mark Twain International School, Romania
Ross R, Team Australia, Australia
Team Australia, Australia

National Mathletics Challenges leading up to World Maths Day

Throughout the year Mathletics host several National Mathletics challenges in the lead up to World Maths Day. These challenges and the winners list are as follows:

2010 Results

The American Math Challenge :Winner- Alek K,Haddonfields schools,Null.

The Australian Maths Challenge :Winner- Parker C,Home Education,NSW.

The Canadian Math Challenge :Winner- Shekar S, North Kipling Junior Middle School

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The European Schools Maths Challenge:Winner- Anna S,British International School of Ljubljana,Slovenia.

The Middle East Schools Maths Challenge:Winner- Zakria Y,Australian International School,United Arab Emirates.

The NZ Maths Challenge :Winner- Vlad B,St Mary's School,Christchurch.

The South African Maths Challenge :Winner- Jaden D,Wilton House,GT.

The UK Four Nations Maths Challenge :Winner- Sharan Maiya, Glasgow Academy, Scotland.

Participating countries

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, Finland

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, Ghana

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, Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

, Republic of Korea, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

, Seychelles

Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

and Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

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