CRSOM-7 2020 7th CASPAM Regional Student Olympiad of Mathematics - Bahauddin Zakariya University

 
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7th CASPAM Regional Student Olympiad of Mathematics
                                     CRSOM-7 2020
                                       26th March 2020

                                         INTRODUCTION
Centre for Advanced Studies in Pure and Applied Mathematics (CASPAM), Bahauddin Zakariya
University (BZU), Multan, has planned to organize its traditional student Olympiad with title: 7th
CASPAM Regional Student Olympiad of Mathematics (CRSOM-7, 2020) at Jinnah Auditorium, BZU
on Thursday March 26, 2020.

7th CASPAM Regional Student Olympiad of Mathematics (CRSOM-7, 2020) will be the 7th event in
the series to be organized by CASPAM and is probably quite a unique event of its kind on
mathematical sciences in Pakistan. CRSOM-(1-6) were held successfully in March 2014, April 2015,
May 2016, April 2017, April 2018 and April 2019 respectively, in collaboration with National
Mathematical Society of Pakistan (NMSP). In each CRSOM over 600 Mathematics students and
faculty members participated, collectively engaging over 25 institutions nationwide.
Like previously, a variety of competitions among the contestants only from the classes of MSc
Mathematics and BS Mathematics (Semester 5 to 8) would be conducted during the event. Key
activities include: Game 1: Singles’ Qualifying round, Game 2: Singles’ Championship (Problem
Solving Tests among the top 25 winners of Game 1), Game 3: Open House Quiz Gala, Game 4:
Teams’ Championship, and Game 5: Poster Competition on the applications of MATHEMATICS
DRIVES CAREERS. An announcement poster, games/competitions format, and a tentative
schedule for your kind consideration have been attached herewith. The relevant details can also be
downloaded from caspam.bzu.edu.pk or from www.bzu.edu.pk/crsom.
The intended impact (that is experienced as well from CRSOM-(1-6)) is to bring motivation and
excitement among the students of Mathematics for enhancing and expressing their learning of
mathematical sciences at both individual and teams scale.

The students of MSc/BS Mathematics may be encouraged and motivated to participate in this event to
make it fruitful in promoting learning of mathematics in the region through the spirit of competition. It
may be noted that only the students of the current classes of MSc Mathematics and BS Mathematics
(Semester 5 to 8) at any participating institute in Pakistan are eligible to contest in any game.

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OLYMPIAD FORMAT
                                   (CRSOM-7, 26th March 2020)

Objective: To promote the learning of mathematics in the region.

Eligible Contestants/Participants: Current students of MSc Mathematics and BS Mathematics
                            (Semester 5 to 8) at any educational institution of Pakistan are eligible to
                            attend the Olympiad. However, to cultivate and promote the tradition, the
                            initiator and custodian of the Olympiad (CASPAM, BZU) allows its junior
                            students to participate in the competitions. The CASPAM students of classes
                            lower than BS Sem 5 will not be considered as winners of any of Game-1,
                            Game-2 or Game-4.

Olympiad Focus:             Assessment of basic degree level mathematical knowledge and skills (taught
                            in BSc and the first four semesters of BS Mathematics) with weights as:
                            Calculus (50%), Algebra (25%), and Miscellaneous (25%).

Basic information about the Games:

   Game               Type                                      Composition
                                        50-minute game for the individual contestants comprising 25
                                        MCQs. (A maximum of 400 students would be considered as
             Singles’ Qualifying
  GAME 1                                contestants. In case of more than 400 applicants, priority will
             Round
                                        be given to the students of ending semesters/year of BS/MSc.
                                        Top 25 contestants would qualify for the Game 2).

                                        Competition of the top 25 individuals of GAME 1 for the 3
  GAME 2     Singles’ Championship
                                        medals (1 hour test of problem solving skills).

                                        Open house game like a gala for all the audience with on-spot
  GAME 3     Marathon for all
                                        prizes.

                                        Quiz based contest of 4-member teams for the 3 medals. (A
                                        screening test consisting of 20 MCQs will be conducted for
  GAME 4     Teams’ Championship
                                        short-listing the teams. Top 8 teams would qualify for the
                                        Finals of Game 4).

                                        Competition of the posters submitted by the interested
  GAME 5     Poster Competition         candidate/s individually or in a group of 2 on the THEME
                                        Mathematics in Security.

Important Points:

      A team of 3 judges/referees would decide the correctness of questions/answers of team quizzes.
      Use of any kind of unfair means (especially getting direct support/signal from someone during
       the quizzes of Teams championship) may lead to disqualification from the game.
      A student can take part in any number of games.
      The organizing committee of the Olympiad reserves the right to resolve any issue. Its decision will
       be final and considered unchallengeable on any issue raised.

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PRIZES FOR WINNERS (Amount in PKR):

                Game 1        Game 2        Game 3         Game 4        Game 5

                               GOLD:                        GOLD:         GOLD:
               At least 25     20000                       28000          15000
               prizes for                   At most 20
                 top 25       SILVER:      prizes in the   SILVER:       SILVER:
               winners of                  Open house
                               15000                       20000          10000
                GAME 1                       quiz gala
                              BRONZE:                      BRONZE:      BRONZE:
                               10000                       12000          7000

Games’ Pattern: The pattern of all the Games will be very similar to those followed in the
previous version of the Olympiads (CRSOM-1 to 6). The details are given below.
                                                       Number of              Time per
                      Nature of Questions
                                                       Questions              Question
     Game 1         MCQs                     25                                02 min
                    Long Questions /
     Game 2                                  2 out of 5                        30 min
                    Problem-Solving Question
                    Quiz related to IMU
     Game 3         (International           15-20                             03 min
                    Mathematical Union)
     Game 4
                 MCQs                            15                            01 min
     (Screening)
                                                 8-10 for each Quarter
      Game 4        Quiz for Team                Final; 10-12 for each
                                                                                01 min
      (Quiz)        Contestants                  Semi Final and
                                                 10-16 for Final.
As per the categorical weightage of the subjects of Calculus, Algebra and Miscellaneous in the
different games of Olympiad, the following will be the question division for the Games 1, 2 and 4.
          Broader Area          Sub-Areas            Game 1       Game 2       Game 4
          Calculus         Differential Calculus
                                                   05 out of 12              04 out of 10
                           in one variable
                                                                     01
                           Integral Calculus in
                                                   05 out of 12              03 out of 10
                           one variable
                           Calculus of Several
                           Variables /             02 out of 12      01      03 out of 10
                           Analytical Geometry
          Algebra          Groups                  02 out of 06              02 out of 5
                           Vector Spaces           02 out of 06              01 out of 5
                                                                     01
                           Matrices & System of
                                                   02 out of 06              02 out of 5
                           Linear Equations
          Miscellaneous Metric Spaces              02 out of 7               01 out of 5
                           Differential
                                                   01 out of 7       01      01 out of 5
                           Equations
                           Fourier Series          01 out of 7               01 out of 5
                           Numerical Methods       02 out of 7       01      01 out of 5
                           Probability Theory      01 out of 7               01 out of 5

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Guidelines for the GAME-5 (Poster Competition):
1. GAME-5 is a competition of poster presentation on the following theme in CRSOM-7:
                                 MATHEMATICS DRIVES CAREERS
   SCOPE: People with mathematical training and experience can flourish in careers
   in Business, Industry, and Government, where teamwork, collaboration, communication, problem-
   solving, and multiple perspectives are key.

2. The interested contestants may submit a poster individually or in a group of at most 2
   members.
3. In case of a group, select the group leader who will correspond with CASPAM.
4. Prepare poster in Vertical format. Preferable size is 32 x 40 inch.
5. A number of sample posters can be found at:
   https://www.craftofscientificposters.com/templates.html
6. The Deadline for poster submission (only soft copy) is 9th March, 2020.
7. The posters will be reviewed by a technical review committee. The poster be out rightly
   rejected if not made to be relevant to the theme. Only top graded posters will be accepted for
   display at the event for consideration in the competition. Acceptance will be issued by 16th
   March , 2020.
8. Submit the soft copy of the poster through email to crsom.caspam@bzu.edu.pk Submit the
   poster in more than one formats (including pdf and ppt). If the poster file is of more than 25 MB
   in size, then provide the soft copy through DVD, or flash-drive, or Google-drive or drop box or any
   similar link.
9. Organizing Committee of the Olympiad may facilitate the contestants in getting the hard copy
   prints of their posters submitted in soft form. However, the relevant contestant will have to pay
   the printing cost of the hard copy of the poster (Rs. 800 approximately per print). The contestants
   may request for additional hard copy prints of their posters for their personal or institutional use.
10. For further information about GAME-5, contact by e-mail to crsom.caspam@bzu.edu.pk
11. Poster evaluation will be carried out at the scale of 100 marks as per the details given below:

                                                                                           Maximum
 Sr. #                                       Sections
                                                                                            Marks
   1     Introduction: Background, Motivation and Literature Survey.                         10
         Problem Specification/ Statement: Clarity in the statement of the problem,
   2     assumptions, physical conditions, etc., is desirable. Visual description of the     20
         problem may be helpful in getting high score.
         Model/Algorithm/Mathematical Formulation: Level of mathematics used in
   3                                                                                         20
         this section will determine the level of score.
         Description and / or tabular/graphical presentation of the results/solution
   4     on the poster: Level of description and understanding and interpretation of         20
         the behaviour of model / results / solution will determine the level of score.
         Oral Presentation (5-7 minutes) in front of the evaluation committee
   5     standing by the displayed poster: Good presentation skills will help in             30
         achieving high score.

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
                                    (DEADLINE 9th March, 2020)

Registration Fee: (Lunch and High Tea included)
              For students of CASPAM, BZU PKR 1000 per person.
              For students other than CASPAM and accompanying teachers, registration fee will be PKR
               1200.
             Any winner of GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE medal of the previous CRSOM events (who are
               not eligible now) and MPhil/PhD scholars or Alumni of CASPAM can attend this event as a
               visitor by paying a fee of PKR 1200 per person.
             Late registration fee will be PKR 1500 from 10.03.2020 to 16-03-2020.
Selected Student Volunteers (of MPhil/PhD classes from BZU) are exempted from the registration fee.

Poster Submission Deadline: March 9, 2020 (both hard copy and soft copy of the poster)

Accommodation: The information about getting nearby-venue hotel accommodation (if needed) will be
posted on the website, later on.

Registration Acceptance Policy:
      All the contestants from outside BZU should currently be students of MSc Mathematics or BS
       Mathematics (Semester 5 to 8 only) at some educational institution of Pakistan. However, to
       cultivate and promote the tradition, the initiator and custodian of the Olympiad (CASPAM, BZU)
       allows its junior students to participate in the competitions. The CASPAM students of classes
       lower than BS Semester 5 will not be considered as winners of any of Game-1, Game-2 or Game-4.
      The number of participants from an institute should remain within the pre-specified limit for that
       institute. The organizing committee of CRSOM-7 reserves the right to limit/extend the number of
       participants or contestants of any game for some institute depending upon the number of
       applications received.
      The maximum numbers of registered participants is set as 800 (on first come first register basis).
      The Organizing Committee reserves all the rights to amend the rules/policies regarding the
       registration (or any other rule/policy regarding the Olympiad) as and when required.

Registration Procedure:
Each participating institute is required to send a collective application form nominating all the
participants/contestants from that institute. Download the soft copy of this form from the website:
caspam.bzu.edu.pk or bzu.edu.pk/crsom. Till the deadline, deposit /transfer collectively the
participation fee of all the participants into the following bank account and send the filled registration
form and bank deposit/online-transfer slip to the address below:

         Dr. Awais Younus (Olympiad Secretary),
         Centre for Advanced Studies in Pure and Applied Mathematics (CASPAM),
         Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan, Pakistan.
         Email: crsom.caspam@bzu.edu.pk
         Olympiad Secretariat: 0331-7040361, 0311-0032920

         HBL Bank Branch: BZU Main Campus, Multan.
         HBL Bank Account Title: “Departmental Account of Math”
         HBL Bank Account Number: 12710002331003

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For further details, visit: caspam-bzu.edu.pk or www.bzu.edu.pk/crsom

                                Tentative Programme
                                             26th March 2020
S. No.                                       Activity/Phase                                Time Line
  1      Breakfast (at the Guest House, only for the participant’s hosted by university)   0715 – 0750
  2      Welcome & Seating at the Venue (only for the Contestants for GAME 1)              0800 – 0830
         GAME 1: First Round of Singles’ Championship (Qualifying Game of all the
         Individual Contestants)
  3             MCQs based test of the individual contestants                             0830 – 0920
                Number of MCQs: 25
                Test Duration: 50 Minutes

  4      Seating for the Round 1 of GAME 4 (Screening test)                                0920 – 0935
         GAME 4: Qualifying Round of Teams’ Championship: Screening test to select 8
  5                                                                                        0935 – 0955
         teams (each having 4 members) for the Finals of GAME 4. (20 MCQs in 20 minutes)

  6      Sitting of the Participants & Guests in the Hall                                  0955 – 1010
         Opening Ceremony
  7             Recitation                                                                1010 – 1030
                Opening / Welcome Address
                National Song (by BS Students)
  8                          Tea Break & Visits of Displayed Posters                       1030 – 1100
  9      Declaration of Top 25 Contestants Qualified for Game 2                            1100 – 1110
         GAME 2: Second Round of Singles’ Championship (Competition of the top 25
 10                                                                                        1110 – 1210
         individuals of GAME 1 for 3 medals; 1 hour test of problem solving skills)

         GAME 3: Marathon for all (Open house game like a gala for all the audience in
 11      the main hall with on-spot prizes in the auditorium)                              1110 – 1240
         Mixed with Amusement activities on stage (MPhil Students) & (BS Students)
 12      GAME 5: Poster Competition (in parallel to the GAME 2 & 3)                        1110 – 1230
 13      Presentation of any THREE recommended posters on stage (5 min / poster)           1240 – 1300
 14                                     Lunch & Prayer Break                               1300 – 1400
         GAME 4: Finals of Teams’ Championship: (Quiz based contests for the 3
 15                                                                                        1400 – 1600
         medals) among the top 8 teams of the Qualifying Round
         Closing Ceremony
                Recitation (5 min)
                Address of Collaborators (5 min)
 16             Address of Director (10 min)                                                 1600
                Address of Chief Guest (10 min)
                Book Inauguration of Dr. Amjad Ali (5 min)
                Winners Declaration & Prize Distribution
 17                                   Tea for the Invited Guests                              1730

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