Overall Results from the COMAP 2007 ICM/MCM

A total of 949 teams registered for the 2007 Mathematical Contest in Modeling.  Each team had to chose one of three problems (Problem A, B, or C) which they would attempt to solve during the second weekend of February.  Teams from all over the world competed in this contest.  A total of 1222 teams successfully completed the contest earning the following possible designations (from highest to lowest):  Outstanding, Meritorious, Honorable Mention, and Successful Participant.  All of the competing teams are to be congratulated for their excellent work and enthusiasm for scientific and mathematical modeling and interdisciplinary problem solving.  

Problems A and B constitute the MCM (Mathematical Contest in Modeling) and Problem C constitutes the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM).  Below are the statistics for the MCM and ICM.

 

Classification MCM (Problems A and B) ICM (Problem C)
Total Number of Participating Teams 949 273
High School Teams 13 (1%) 2 (1%)
United States Teams 283  (30%) 36 (13%)
Foreign Teams form Australia, Canada, China, England, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa 666 (70%) 233 (87%)
Outstanding Winners 14 (1%) 4  (2%)
Meritorious Winners 122 (13%) 42 (16%)
Honorable Mentions 255 (27%) 169 (61%)
Successful Participants 558 (59%) 58 (21%)

 Longwood University fielded two teams:

Virginia Schools in the Contest.  Listed below are all of the Virginia schools that completed the contest given by the name of the institution, the location of the institution, the team advisor’s name, the problem the team worked (A, B, or C), and the team's designation: