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They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years
NPR ^ | 07/18/2015 | staff

Posted on 07/19/2015 1:05:47 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen

In one of this year's most intense international competitions, the United States has come out as best in the world — and this time, we're not talking about soccer.

This week, the top-ranked math students from high schools around the country went head-to-head with competitors from more than 100 countries at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Chiang Mai, Thailand. And, for the first time in more than two decades, they won.

Po-Shen Loh, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and head coach for Team USA, says the competition is held over the course of two days. Students work on three math problems eac

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To: Kid Shelleen

Bump....


41 posted on 07/19/2015 9:01:18 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Ed Condon

Yep! That’s it. LOL


42 posted on 07/20/2015 4:21:10 AM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: aquila48

It figures that there would be a stoner in that group!


43 posted on 07/20/2015 4:24:36 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: SunkenCiv
So it's your contention that some of these mathletes are attending U.S. high schools on H-1B visas? Or what's the relevance of your link?
44 posted on 07/21/2015 6:20:35 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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